Mauseth, James D

Botany : - 3rd ed - Boston : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2003 - xvii, 848, [42] p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Introduction to plants and botany -- Introduction to the principles of chemistry -- PART 1: PLANT STRUCTURE: Cell structure -- Growth and division of the cell -- Tissues and the primary growth of stems -- Leaves -- Roots -- Structure of woody plants -- Flowers and reproduction -- PART 2: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT: Energy metabolism: photosynthesis -- Energy metabolism: respiration -- Transport processes -- Soils and mineral nutrition -- Development and morphogenesis -- Genes and the genetic basis of metabolism and development -- PART 3: GENETICS AND EVOLUTION: Genetics -- Population genetics and evolution -- Classification and systematics -- Kingdom Monera: Prokaryotes -- Kingdom Myceteae: Fungi -- Algae and the origin of Eukaryotic cells -- Nonvascular plants: Mosses, :Liverworts, and Hornworts -- Vascular plants without seeds -- Seed plants I: Gymnosperms -- Seed plants II: Angiosperms -- PART 4: ECOLOGY: Populations and ecosystems -- Biomes

"In biology, three topics are so important, so fundamental, that they must permeate every aspect of an introductory botany textbook and should be mentioned or alluded to on every page: they are evolution by natural selection, analysis of botanical phenomena, and diversity of organisms and their components." --

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