ABSTRACT
The second edition of Instant Notes in Plant Biology, has been both updated and reorganized and gives an insight into the whole of plant science, integrating structure, function and physiology. A major addition is the section on understanding plants which introduces the major techniques in plant science and shows how advances are made. Molecular techniques are used in all areas of plant science and are included throughout.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section A|4 pages
Introduction
section Section B|16 pages
Understanding plants – methods in plant biology
section Section C|19 pages
Plant cells
section Section D|18 pages
Vegetative anatomy
section Section E|20 pages
Plants, water and mineral nutrition
section Section F|25 pages
Metabolism
section Section G|20 pages
Reproductive biology
section Section H|17 pages
Seeds and fruits
section Section I|20 pages
Sensing and responding to the environment
section Section J|22 pages
Growth and development
section Section K|13 pages
Plant genetic engineering and biotechnology
section Section L|24 pages
Plant ecology
section Section M|25 pages
Interactions between plants and other organisms
section Section N|19 pages
Human uses of plants
section Section O|13 pages
Algae and bryophytes
section Section P|19 pages
Spore-bearing vascular plants
section Section Q|27 pages
Seed plants
