BIOS Instant Notes in Plant BiologyInstant Notes in Plant Biology covers all aspects of modern plant biology. The scope and depth of this text are suitable for a first and second year undergraduate student of plant biology, including molecular biologists and biotechnologists. |
Contents
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Section C Vegetative anatomy | 23 |
Section D Reproductive anatomy | 41 |
Section E Physiology and regulation | 55 |
Section F Growth and development | 63 |
Section G Sensing and responding to the environment | 83 |
Section H Floral development and reproductive physiology | 101 |
Section L Reproductive ecology | 183 |
Section M Interactions between plants and other organisms | 201 |
Section N Human uses of plants | 227 |
Section O Plant genetic engineering and biotechnology | 245 |
Section P Plant diversity | 257 |
Section Q Sporebearing vascular plants | 273 |
Section R Seed plants | 293 |
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algae amino acids angiosperms arabidopsis archegonia auxin bryophytes Ca2+ cambium carpels cell division cell wall chlorophyll chloroplasts chromosomes compounds conifers contain crops cycle cytokinin cytoplasm dispersal dormancy embryo endodermis enzymes epidermis ethylene families ferns fertilization fibers first fleshy floral flow flowering plants flowers fossil fruits function fungi gametophyte gene genetic genome germination grow growth H+ H+ H+ herbaceous heterosporous hormones identified insects involved ions Key Notes layer leaf leaves lipid mainly mature meristem metabolism modified molecules mosses mutants mycorrhizae nitrogen nutrients occurs organs ovule parasites petals phloem photosynthetic phytochrome plant cell plant communities plasma membrane plasmodesmata plastids pollen grains pollen tube produced protein proton region regulation Related topics reproductive response root hairs secondary seed plants seedling sepals shoot soil species specific sporangia spores sporophyte stamens stem stomata structure surface synthesis toxic transport trees turgor vacuole vascular tissue vegetative whorls woody xylem