Plants and Society

Name: Plants and Society
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ISBN: 9780072528428

ISBN-10: 0072528427

ISBN-13: 9780072528428

Edition: 4th 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Estelle Levetin

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Book details

List price: $117.81
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English

Estelle Levetin is a professor at University of Tulsa.




Plants and Society: The Botanical Connections to Our Lives



Plants in Our Lives



Introduction to Plant Life: Botanical Principles



The Plant Cell



The Plant Body



Plant Physiology



Plant Life Cycle: Flowers



Plant Life Cycle: Fruits and Seeds



Genetics



Plant Systematics and Evolution



Diversity of Plant Life



Plants as a Source of Food



Human Nutrition



Origins of Agriculture



The Grasses



Legumes



Starchy Staples



Feeding a Hungry World



Commercial Products Derived from Plants



Stimulating Beverages



Herbs and Spices



Materials: Cloth, Wood, and Paper



Plants and Human Health



Medicinal Plants



Psychoactive Plants



Poisonous and Allergy Plants



Algae and Fungi: The Impact of Algae and Fungi on Human Affairs



The Algae



Fungi in the Natural Environment



Beverages and Foods from Fungi



Fungi that Affect Human Health



Plants and the Environment



Plant Ecology



Metric System



Classification of Plants