Flowering Plant Embryology
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: March 19, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780813827476
Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; Developmental biology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Biology - Developmental Biology; Life Sciences - Botany; Life Sciences - Horticulture; Science / Botany; Angiosperms; Embryology; Plant embryology
Description: "This illustrated reference text, with more than 350 figures, presents general angiosperm embryology using examples from economically important plants. The focus of this book on economically significant plants makes Flowering Plant Embryology a "must-have" for all plant science researchers and students." "Drawing from his career of teaching botany, and his original embryological research, Lersten emphasizes the plant species that affect human livelihood, including weeds, ornamentals, and other cultivated plants that are used for commercial products. Topics are treated with a uniformity of style that boosts comprehension, and technical terms are well-defined. The book presents research results, hypotheses, and speculations about why things are as they are, and also offers supporting facts and specific examples. This book provides a firm foundation for thorough understanding of embryological diversity among economic plants."--BOOK JACKET.