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Plant science / John A. Barden, R. Gordon Halfacre, David J. Parrish.

By: Barden, John AContributor(s): Halfacre, R. Gordon, 1941- | Parrish, David J. (David Joseph), 1943-Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1987. McGraw Hill Education (India) 2015Description: xii, 551 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: 0070036691; 9780070036697Subject(s): Crops | Plants | Botany | Botany | Crops | Plants | Botanik | Botanik | BotanyDDC classification: 631 LOC classification: SB91 | .B37 1987Other classification: BIO 400f | WB 9287
Contents:
Introduction -- Form and Function -- Plant Morphology -- Plant Anatomy -- Plant Growth and Development -- The Chemistry of Plants -- Genetics and Reproduction -- Environmental Factors -- Light -- Temperature -- Water -- Soils -- Nutrition -- Pest Management -- Crop Ecology -- Crop Manipulations -- Crop Improvement -- Plant Propagation -- Directing Plant Growth -- Cropping Systems -- Crops: Classification and Groups -- Taxonomy -- Grains and Pulses -- Vegetable Crops -- Fruits, Nuts, and Beverage Crops -- Oil, Sugar, and Fiber Crops -- Forages and Turf -- Floricultural and Nursery Crops -- Forests and Forestry.
Summary: This introductory level text in plant science is for students in agronomy and horticulture. It covers a general biological overview of life on earth, plant form and function, environmental factors, modern production practices, and plant classification systems.
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Includes index.

1. Introduction -- Part One. Form and Function -- 2. Plant Morphology -- 3. Plant Anatomy -- 4. Plant Growth and Development -- 5. The Chemistry of Plants -- 6. Genetics and Reproduction -- Part Two. Environmental Factors -- 7. Light -- 8. Temperature -- 9. Water -- 10. Soils -- 11. Nutrition -- 12. Pest Management -- 13. Crop Ecology -- Part Three. Crop Manipulations -- 14. Crop Improvement -- 15. Plant Propagation -- 16. Directing Plant Growth -- 17. Cropping Systems -- Part Four. Crops: Classification and Groups -- 18. Taxonomy -- 19. Grains and Pulses -- 20. Vegetable Crops -- 21. Fruits, Nuts, and Beverage Crops -- 22. Oil, Sugar, and Fiber Crops -- 23. Forages and Turf -- 24. Floricultural and Nursery Crops -- 25. Forests and Forestry.

This introductory level text in plant science is for students in agronomy and horticulture. It covers a general biological overview of life on earth, plant form and function, environmental factors, modern production practices, and plant classification systems.

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