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Abbreviations | |
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Preface to second edition | |
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Introduction | |
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Introduction | |
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Understanding plants - methods in plant biology | |
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Arabidopsis and other model plants | |
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Methods in experimental plant science | |
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Studying plant evolution and ecology | |
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Plant cells | |
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The plant cell | |
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The cell wall | |
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Plastids and mitochondria | |
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Membranes | |
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Nucleus and genome | |
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Cell division | |
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Vegetative anatomy | |
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Meristems and primary tissue | |
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Roots | |
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Herbaceous stems and primary growth | |
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Woody stems and secondary growth | |
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Leaves | |
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Plants, water and mineral nutrition | |
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Plants and water | |
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Water retention and stomata | |
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Movement of nutrient ions across membranes | |
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Uptake of mineral nutrients by plants | |
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Functions of mineral nutrients | |
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Metabolism | |
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Photosynthetic pigments and the nature of light | |
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Major reactions of photosynthesis | |
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C3 and C4 plants and CAM | |
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Respiration and carbohydrate metabolism | |
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Amino acid, lipid, polysaccharide and secondary product metabolism | |
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Reproductive biology | |
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The flower | |
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Pollen and ovules | |
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Breeding systems | |
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Self incompatibility | |
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Ecology of flowering and pollination | |
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Seeds and fruits | |
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The seed | |
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Fruits | |
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Fruit and seed dispersal | |
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Seed dormancy | |
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Regeneration and establishment | |
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Sensing and responding to the environment | |
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Photoperiodism, photomorphogenesis and circadian rhythms | |
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Tropisms | |
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Nastic responses | |
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Abscission | |
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Stress avoidance and adaptation | |
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Growth and development | |
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Features of growth and development | |
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Biochemistry of growth regulation | |
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Molecular action of plant hormones and intracellular messengers | |
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Physiology of floral initiation and development | |
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Plant genetic engineering and biotechnology | |
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Plant breeding | |
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Plant cell and tissue culture | |
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Plant genetic engineering | |
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Plant ecology | |
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Ecology of different growth forms | |
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Physical factors and plant distribution | |
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Plant communities | |
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Populations | |
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Polymorphisms and population genetics | |
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Contribution to carbon balance and atmosphere | |
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Interactions between plants and other organisms | |
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Mycorrhiza | |
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Nitrogen fixation | |
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Interactions between plants and animals | |
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Fungal pathogens and endophytes | |
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Bacteria, mycoplasma, viruses and heterokonts | |
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Parasites and saprophytes | |
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Carnivorous plants | |
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Human uses of plants | |
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Plants as food | |
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Plants for construction | |
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Plants in medicine | |
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Plants for other uses | |
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Bioremediation | |
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Algae and bryophytes | |
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The algae | |
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The bryophytes | |
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Reproduction in bryophytes | |
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Spore-bearing vascular plants | |
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Early evolution of vascular plants | |
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Clubmosses and quillworts | |
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Horsetails | |
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Ferns | |
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Seed plants | |
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Early seed plants | |
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Conifers | |
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Cycads, ginkgo and Gnetopsida | |
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Evolution of flowering plants | |
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General features of plant evolution | |
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Further reading | |
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Index | |