Keywords:
Botany-Outlines, syllabi, etc.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Instant 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.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (366 pages)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
9781000477146
Series Statement:
Instant Notes Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=6648943
DDC:
580
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Preface to Second Edition -- Acknowledgements -- Section A: Introduction -- A1 Introduction -- Section B: Understanding Plants - Methods in Plant Biology -- B1 Arabidopsis and Other Model Plants -- B2 Methods in Experimental Plant Science -- B3 Studying Plant Evolution and Ecology -- Section C: Plant Cells -- C1 The Plant Cell -- C2 The Cell Wall -- C3 Plastids and Mitochondria -- C4 Membranes -- C5 Nucleus and Genome -- C6 Cell Division -- Section D: Vegetative Anatomy -- D1 Meristems and Primary Tissue -- D2 Roots -- D3 Herbaceous Stems and Primary Growth -- D4 Woody Stems and Secondary Growth -- D5 Leaves -- Section E: Plants, Water and Mineral Nutrition -- E1 Plants and Water -- E2 Water Retention and Stomata -- E3 Movement of Nutrient Ions across Membranes -- E4 Uptake of Mineral Nutrients by Plants -- E5 Functions of Mineral Nutrients -- Section F: Metabolism -- F1 Photosynthetic Pigments and the Nature of Light -- F2 Major Reactions of Photosynthesis -- F3 C3 and C4 Plants and CAM -- F4 Respiration and Carbohydrate Metabolism -- F5 Amino Acid, Lipid, Polysaccharide and Secondary Product Metabolism -- Section G: Reproductive Biology -- G1 The Flower -- G2 Pollen and Ovules -- G3 Breeding Systems -- G4 Self Incompatibility -- G5 Ecology of Flowering and Pollination -- Section H: Seeds and Fruits -- H1 The Seed -- H2 Fruits -- H3 Fruit and Seed Dispersal -- H4 Seed Dormancy -- H5 Regeneration and Establishment -- Section I: Sensing and Responding to the Environment -- I1 Photoperiodism, Photomorphogenesis and Circadian Rhythms -- I2 Tropisms -- I3 Nastic Responses -- I4 Abscission -- I5 Stress Avoidance and Adaptation -- Section J: Growth and Development -- J1 Features of Growth and Development -- J2 Biochemistry of Growth Regulation.
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J3 Molecular Action of Plant Hormones and Intracellular Messengers -- J4 Physiology of Floral Initiation and Development -- Section K: Plant Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology -- K1 Plant Breeding -- K2 Plant Cell and Tissue Culture -- K3 Plant Genetic Engineering -- Section L: Plant Ecology -- L1 Ecology of Different Growth Forms -- L2 Physical Factors and Plant Distribution -- L3 Plant Communities -- L4 Populations -- L5 Polymorphisms and Population Genetics -- L6 Contribution to Carbon Balance and Atmosphere -- Section M: Interactions between Plants and Other Organisms -- M1 Mycorrhiza -- M2 Nitrogen Fixation -- M3 Interactions between Plants and Animals -- M4 Fungal Pathogens and Endophytes -- M5 Bacteria, Mycoplasma, Viruses and Heterokonts -- M6 Parasites and Saprophytes -- M7 Carnivorous Plants -- Section N: Human Uses of Plants -- N1 Plants as Food -- N2 Plants for Construction -- N3 Plants in Medicine -- N4 Plants for Other Uses -- N5 Bioremediation -- Section O: Algae and Bryophytes -- O1 The Algae -- O2 The Bryophytes -- O3 Reproduction in Bryophytes -- Section P: Spore-Bearing Vascular Plants -- P1 Early Evolution of Vascular Plants -- P2 Clubmosses and Quillworts -- P3 Horsetails -- P4 Ferns -- Section Q: Seed Plants -- Q1 Early Seed Plants -- Q2 Conifers -- Q3 Cycads, Ginkgo and Gnetopsida -- Q4 Evolution of Flowering Plants -- Q5 General Features of Plant Evolution -- Further Reading -- Index.
