Botany for gardeners An introduction to the science of plants
Book - 2022
"This is the 4th edition of a book exploring botanical techniques for gardeners"--
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Portland, Oregon :
Timber Press
2022.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- Fourth edition
- Physical Description
- 279 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-266) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781643261430
- Introduction
- The Structure and Growth of Plants
- What Is Botany?
- The Language of Botany
- Botanical Disciplines
- The Plant Kingdom
- Characteristics of Living Things
- Growth Patterns
- Coordination of Plant Growth
- What Is a Cell?
- Cell Walls
- Wail Structure and Cell Growth
- Growth Processes
- Meristems
- Seeds
- A Seed's Food-Storage Structures and Embryo
- Seed Dormancy
- Seed Germination
- Using the Seed's Stored Food
- Other Germination Requirements
- The Mature Plant: Root Systems
- Root Growth
- Root Hairs and Branches
- The Mature Plant: Shoot Systems
- The Formation of Wood
- Features of a Woody Twig
- The Mature Plant: Leaves
- The Internal Structure of Plants
- The Anatomy of Herbaceous Stems
- Stem Thickening
- An Outer Layer of Cork
- Branching in a Woody Stem
- Other Features of Wood
- A Record of Past Growth
- Monocot Stems
- A Root's Primary Tissues
- Secondary Growth in Roots
- Leaf Anatomy
- Plant Cell Types
- Adaptations
- Survival in a Restless World
- Natural Selection
- The Migration of Species
- Other Evolutionary Factors
- Artificial Selection in the Garden
- Human Selection of Plants for Food
- Environmental Modification
- Limiting Factors
- Adaptation to Extreme Environments
- Protection against Animals
- Protection by Camouflage
- Protection by Ants: Symbioses
- Wound Healing
- Chemical Protection
- How Chemical Protectants Work
- Other Methods of Defense
- Competition between Plants
- Reaching toward the Sun
- Spreading Stems
- Climbing Structures
- Lianas and Epiphytes
- Supportive Roots
- Special Methods of Water Uptake
- Adaptations for Water Storage
- Underground Food- and Water-Storage Organs
- Saprophytes and Parasites
- Mycorrhizae and Root Nodules
- Insectivorous Plants
- How Plants Function
- Plant Physiology
- The Scientific Method
- Fields of Plant Physiology
- Plant Hormones
- Growth Responses to Light
- Responses to Gravity and Touch
- Other Growth Movements in Plants
- Hormones and the Aging Process
- Control of Branching and Adventitious Root Formation
- Other Hormone Effects: Synthetic Growth Regulators
- Environmental Control: Temperature
- Vernalization
- Environmental Control: Photoperiod
- The Uptake and Use of Water, Minerals, and Light
- Osmosis: The Cell's Water Pump
- Development of Root Pressure
- Transpirational Pull
- Cold Hardening
- Mineral Nutrient Needs
- Soils
- The Photosynthetic Apparatus
- Leaf Pigments
- Light Transformed into the Energy in Food
- The Photosynthetic Process
- Chemical Products of Photosynthesis
- Gas Exchange with the Atmosphere
- Reproduction and Inheritance
- The Strategy of Reproduction
- Reproductive Cells
- Flower Parts and Their Functions
- Pollination by Animals
- Road Maps and Rewards
- Inflorescences
- Pollination by Wind and Water
- Pollination Alternatives
- The Reproductive Process
- Seedless Fruits and Unusual Embryos
- Fruit Types
- Seed Dispersal
- The Cost of Reproduction
- Genetics: The Science of Heredity
- The DNA Code
- Mitosis and Meiosis
- The Life Cycle of a Moss
- The Life Cycle of a Fern
- The Two Generations of Flowering Plants
- Chromosome Segregation during Meiosis
- Gene Segregation during Meiosis
- Consequences of Imperfection
- The Origins of Polyploidy
- Custom-Made Plants of the Future
- About Plant Names
- Glossary
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Photography Credits
- Index