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An introduction to plant structure and development : plant anatomy for the twenty-first century / Charles B. Beck.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxii, 441 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780521518055
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 571.32 BEC
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Contents:
Chapter 1 Problems of adaptation to a terrestrial environment Chapter 2 An overview of plant structure and development Chapter 3 The protoplast of the eukaryotic cell Chapter 4 Structure and development of the cell wall Chapter 5 Meristems of the shoot and their role in plant growth and development Chapter 6 Morphology and development of the primary vascular system of the stem Chapter 7 Sympodial systems and patterns of nodal anatomy Chapter 8 The epidermis Chapter 9 The origin of secondary tissue systems and the effect of their formation on the primary body in seed plants Chapter 10 The vascular cambium: structure and function
Summary: A plant anatomy textbook unlike any other on the market today. Carol A. Peterson described the first edition as 'the best book on the subject of plant anatomy since the texts of Esau'. Traditional plant anatomy texts include primarily descriptive aspects of structure, this book not only provides a comprehensive coverage of plant structure, but also introduces aspects of the mechanisms of development, especially the genetic and hormonal controls, and the roles of plasmodesmata and the cytoskeleton. The evolution of plant structure and the relationship between structure and function are also discussed throughout. Includes extensive bibliographies at the end of each chapter. It provides students with an introduction to many of the exciting, contemporary areas at the forefront of research in the development of plant structure and prepares them for future roles in teaching and research in plant anatomy.
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Chapter 1 Problems of adaptation to a terrestrial environment Chapter 2 An overview of plant structure and development Chapter 3 The protoplast of the eukaryotic cell Chapter 4 Structure and development of the cell wall Chapter 5 Meristems of the shoot and their role in plant growth and development Chapter 6 Morphology and development of the primary vascular system of the stem Chapter 7 Sympodial systems and patterns of nodal anatomy Chapter 8 The epidermis Chapter 9 The origin of secondary tissue systems and the effect of their formation on the primary body in seed plants Chapter 10 The vascular cambium: structure and function

A plant anatomy textbook unlike any other on the market today. Carol A. Peterson described the first edition as 'the best book on the subject of plant anatomy since the texts of Esau'. Traditional plant anatomy texts include primarily descriptive aspects of structure, this book not only provides a comprehensive coverage of plant structure, but also introduces aspects of the mechanisms of development, especially the genetic and hormonal controls, and the roles of plasmodesmata and the cytoskeleton. The evolution of plant structure and the relationship between structure and function are also discussed throughout. Includes extensive bibliographies at the end of each chapter. It provides students with an introduction to many of the exciting, contemporary areas at the forefront of research in the development of plant structure and prepares them for future roles in teaching and research in plant anatomy.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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