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Botany for gardeners, an introduction to the science of plants, written and illustrated by Brian Capon

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-266) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Botany for gardeners

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written and illustrated by Brian Capon

an introduction to the science of plants

"This is the 4th edition of a book exploring botanical techniques for gardeners"--, Provided by publisherWhat happens inside a seed after it is planted? How are plants structured? How do plants reproduce? The answers to these and other questions about complex plant processes can be found in the bestselling Botany for Gardeners. This updated edition addresses scientific advances, changes in nomenclature and taxonomy, and more. Botany for Gardeners shares accessible information about how plants are organized, how they have adapted to nearly all environments on earth, their essential functions, and how they reproduce. -- adapted from Amazon.com

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 -- Whit is a cell? -- Cell walls -- Wall 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