An Introduction to Plant Structure and Development: Plant Anatomy for the Twenty-First Century - Hardcover

Beck, Charles B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521518059 ISBN 13: 9780521518055

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

A plant anatomy textbook unlike any other on the market today. Carol A. Peterson described the first edition as 'the best book on the subject of plant anatomy since the texts of Esau'. Traditional plant anatomy texts include primarily descriptive aspects of structure, this book not only provides a comprehensive coverage of plant structure, but also introduces aspects of the mechanisms of development, especially the genetic and hormonal controls, and the roles of plasmodesmata and the cytoskeleton. The evolution of plant structure and the relationship between structure and function are also discussed throughout. Includes extensive bibliographies at the end of each chapter. It provides students with an introduction to many of the exciting, contemporary areas at the forefront of research in the development of plant structure and prepares them for future roles in teaching and research in plant anatomy.

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Book Description

A complete introduction to plant anatomy for undergraduates, with comprehensive coverage of basic plant structure and contemporary aspects of plant development. In addition, discussions of the mechanisms of development, the roles of the cytoskeleton, the evolution of plant structure and the relationship between structure and function occur throughout the book.

About the Author

Charles B. Beck, Professor Emeritus, received the PhD degree from Cornell University where he developed an intense interest in the structure of fossil and living plants under the influence of Professor Harlan Banks and Professor Arthur Eames. Following post-doctoral study with Professor John Walton at Glasgow University in Scotland, he joined the faculty of the University of Michigan. At Michigan he served one term each as Chairman of the Department of Botany and Director of the Museum of Paleontology. He also served one year as President of the International Organization of Paleobotany. His graduate students pursued research in either plant structure and development or paleobotany. He taught courses in plant anatomy, plant morphology and paleobotany over a period of 35 years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521518059
• ISBN 13: 9780521518055
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 459