Plants and Society

Name: Plants and Society
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ISBN: 9780077221256

ISBN-10: 0077221257

ISBN-13: 9780077221256

Edition: 5th 2008

Authors: Estelle Levetin, Karen McMahon, Business Week Magazine

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This introductory, one quarter/one-semester text takes a multidisciplinary approach to studying the relationship between plants and people. The authors strive to stimulate interest in plant science and encourage students to further their studies in botany. Also, by exposing students to society's historical connection to plants, Levetin and McMahon hope to instill a greater appreciation for the botanical world. "Plants and Society" covers basic principles of botany with strong emphasis on the economic aspects and social implications of plants and fungi.

Book details

List price: $157.33
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 10/15/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.486
Language: English

Estelle Levetin is a professor at University of Tulsa.

Karen McMahon 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