Applied Plant Science: FULL COLOR EDITION - Couverture souple

Chilton, Trevor

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1904728960 ISBN 13 : 9781904728962

Editeur : Highfields Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

‘Applied Plant Science’ bridges the gap between plant biology and studies in agriculture at a higher level, making it a readable introduction for students at (UK) Advanced Level and beyond. The reader is assumed to have a grounding in biology but no more than a rudimentary knowledge of plant structure and reproduction. Common crop plants are used to illustrate the principles of seed and vegetative plant propagation and topics like plant anatomy and physiology are brought alive through the context of commercial applications. The problems of weeds, fungi and insects are considered from both biological and agricultural standpoints. This book also takes the reader on a basic but comprehensive journey through the most recent developments in cell culture and genetic manipulation, exploring a number of potential applications for these techniques. The author recognizes the contentious issues surrounding the environmental impact of the use of many of the chemicals and techniques described in the text but the consideration of such issues in more than a cursory way remains the subject of another work. It is hoped that this volume will serve rather to inform the debate.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Trevor Chilton is a very experienced teacher of biology at all levels of secondary education. He is co-author of ‘A Level Biology’ by Phillips and Chilton, published by Oxford University Press, and ‘Biology and Human Biology – AS level texts and teaching resources for all boards’ by Clegg and Chilton published by Feltham Press. He began his career in tropical forestry and maintains an active interest in farming and forestry in Central America.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Highfields Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1904728960
• ISBN 13: 9781904728962
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 234
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg