Overview

Originally published in 1915, this textbook provides a comprehensive and readily understandable treatment of botany. Principally aimed at secondary school plant science students and botanists in preparation for examinations, the book assumes no prior scientific knowledge and identifies and describes the different types of plant communities and the biology behind how these communities flourish and thrive. The book is divided into six sections: 'The functions of plant organs', 'Form and structure', 'Reproduction', 'The classification of plants', 'Plants in relation to their environment' and 'Seedless plants'. Clearly written, self contained, detailed and replete with illustrations and photographs, this book will serve as an indispensable reference guide for those who are beginners in the subject but also as a trustworthy compendium for students, scholars and specialists, and will be of considerable value to anyone interested in horticulture, phycology and ecology.

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Author:   D. Thoday
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781107586314

ISBN 10:   1107586313
Pages:   548
Publication Date:   19 November 2015
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Secondary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the fifth edition; 1. Introductory; Section I. The Functions of Plant Organs. The Food of Plants: 2. The chemistry of nutrition; 3. Nutrition: the leaf; 4. Conveyance and storage of food; 5. Twofold use of food: growth and respiration; 6. Transpiration; 7. The work of the root; 8. How root-hairs absorb water. Osmosis; 9. The mineral food of plants; 10. The balance of functions. Adaptation; Section II. Form and Structure: 11. Internal structure or anatomy; 12. Special forms and functions; Section III. Reproduction: 13. The flower; 14. Fruits; 15. Seeds and seedlings; 16. Fertilisation and the development of the seed; 17. The conditions of germination and growth; Section IV. The Classification of Plants: 18. Evolution and the principles of classification; 19. Some other families; 20. General survey; Section V. Plants in Relation to their Environment: 21. 'Fitness'; 22. Trees; 23. Climbing plants; 24. Water-plants; 25. The distribution of plants and the factors which govern it; Supplement. Seedless Plants: 26. Algae; 27. Fungi; 28. Mosses and liverworts (bryophyta); 29. Pteridophyta; Index.

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