Bidlack, James E.

Stern's introductory plant biology / Introductory plant biology James E. Bidlack, Shelley H. Jansky. - 12th ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill, 2011. - xviii, 622 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Earlier editions entered under Stern, now deceased. Includes index.

What is plant biology -- The nature of life -- Cells -- Tissues -- Roots and soils -- Stems -- Leaves -- Flowers, fruits, and seeds -- Water in plants -- Plant metabolism -- Growth -- Meiosis and alternation of generations -- Genetics -- Plant breeding and propagation -- Evolution -- Plant names and classification -- Domain (Kingdom) Bacteria, domain (Kingdom) Archaea, and viruses -- Kingdom Protista -- Kingdom Fungi -- Introduction to the plant kingdom: Bryophytes -- The seedless vascular plants: Ferns and their relatives -- Introduction to seed plants: Gymnosperms -- Seed plants: Angiosperms -- Flowering plants and civilization -- Ecology -- Biomes.

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