Plant Structure: A Colour Guide - Couverture souple

Bowes, Bryan G; Mauseth, James D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0763763861 ISBN 13 : 9780763763862

Editeur : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Bowes Bryan G Mauseth James D

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

This is a revised edition of a fundamental guide to understanding plant structure. The book deals with the development and mature form of plants, focusing on structure at anatomical, histological and fine structure levels. Appropriate emphasis is given to plants of economic importance. The book contains superb colour photos and drawings with over 194 new photos. Key elements of the revised book include: recent findings (supplemented by DNA analysis) on the classification of flowering plants; current concepts of plant wall structure; detailed description of eg. leaves as insectivorous traps; spines in cacti, desert plants adapted for water storage, saltmarsh and aquatic plants; a new section on asexual plant multiplication; additional bibliography and website resources.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book is a fundamental guide to understanding plant structure offering plant scientists, plant biologists and horticulturalists in practice, academic life and in training. It includes a combination of concise scientific text and superb color photographs and drawings, focusing on structure at anatomical, histological and fine structure levels.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0763763861
• ISBN 13: 9780763763862
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 288