A color atlas of plant structure / Bryan G. Bowes ; with color drawings by Jo Nicholson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowes, Bryan G.

Contributor:

Nicholson, Jo, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plants--anatomy & histology.

Plant anatomy--Atlases.

Plant anatomy.

Medical Subjects:

Plants--anatomy & histology.

Genre:

Atlases.

Physical Description:

192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Edition:

Softcover edition.

Other Title:

Plant structure

Place of Publication:

Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University Press, 2000.

Summary:

This fundamental guide to understanding plant structure offers plant scientists, plant biologists and horticulturalists -- in practice, in academic life and in training -- a combination of concise scientific text and superb color photographs and line drawings. It is designed as a tool for teaching and revision at undergraduate and graduate levels, as a complement to traditional textbooks and as a general reference for professionals and researchers.

The book, containing over 380 illustrations, deals with the development and mature form of plants, focusing on structure at the anatomical, histological and fine structure levels. Appropriate emphasis is given to plants of economic importance.

Contents:

The assortment of land plants 9

Transpiration and translocation in vascular plants 9

General morphology of angiosperms 9

Vascular anatomy of angiosperms 10

Floral and reproductive features of angiosperms 10

Theme of the atlas 11

2 The plant cell 26

Cell membranes 26

Nucleus 26

Plastids 27

Mitochondria 28

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) 28

Golgi apparatus 28

Vacuoles 29

Microbodies 29

Ribosomes 29

Microtubules and microfilaments 29

The cell wall 30

3 Plant histology 57

Distribution of cells and tissues 57

Parenchyma 57

Collenchyma 57

Sclerenchyma 58

Secretory tissues 58

Phloem 58

Xylem 59

Structure of wood 60

4 Apical meristems: genesis of primary shoot and root 84

Vegetative shoot apex 84

Early leaf and bud development 84

Tissue differentiation in the young stem 85

Root apex 85

Tissue differentiation in the young root 85

5 The green leaf 97

Morphology and venation 97

Anatomy of the lamina 98

Anatomy of the petiole 100

6 The stem 117

Primary growth 117

Anatomy of the mature primary stem 117

Secondary growth 118

Anatomy of the woody stem 118

Periderm 119

Thickened monocotyledonous stem 119

7 The root 133

Anatomy of the mature primary root 133

Lateral and adventitious roots 133

Mycorrhizae and root nodules 134

Secondary growth in roots 134

8 Sexual reproduction 145

General features of flowers 145

Perianth 145

Androecium 146

Gynoecium 146

Fertilisation 147

Development of the seed 148

The fruit 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 173) and index.

ISBN:

0813826934

OCLC:

45167306