Introduction to Botany

Name: Introduction to Botany
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ISBN: 9780805344165

ISBN-10: 0805344160

ISBN-13: 9780805344165

Edition: 2004

Authors: Murray W. Nabors

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Introduction to Botany 's comprehensive coverage captures readers' attention by showing them why plants are a fascinating and essential part of their everyday lives. The clear, concise text focuses on four major themesplants and people, conservation biology, evolution, and biotechnologyand gives readers practical and relevant information about the world of botany. Thematic boxes throughout each chapter further highlight the relationship between plants and readers' lives. Nabors' clear and engaging writing style keeps students interested in the science without ever becoming encyclopedic. Plants & people, conservation biology, evolution, and biotechnology. For college instructors, students,…

Book details

List price: $168.40
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company
Publication date: 12/8/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 656
Size: 9.25" wide x 11.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 3.498
Language: English



The World of Plants


The Structure of Plants


Cell Structure and the Cell Cycle


An Introduction to Plant Structure


Roots, Stems, and Leaves: The Primary Plant Body


Secondary Growth in Plants


Life Cycles and Reproductive Structures


The Functions of Plants


Basic Plant Biochemistry


Photosynthesis


Respiration


Transport in Plants


Plant Responses to Hormones and Environmental Stimuli


Genetics and Gene Expression


Genetics


Gene Expression and Activation


Plant Biotechnology


Evolution and Diversity


Evolution


Classification


Viruses and Prokaryotes


Protists


Fungi


Bryophytes


Seedless Vascular Plants


Gymnosperms


Angiosperms: Flowering Plants


Ecology


Ecology and the Biosphere


Ecosystem Dynamics: How Ecosystems Work


Conservation Biology