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Principles of Plant Physiology / by James Bonner California Institute of Technology, Arthur W. Galston Yale University. Illustrations by Evan L. Gillespie.
LIBRA QK711 .B577
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bonner, James, 1910-1996.
- Galston, Arthur W. (Arthur William), 1920-2008, author.
- Series:
- Series of biology texts
- A Series of biology texts
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plant physiology.
- Plant Physiological Phenomena.
- Medical Subjects:
- Plant Physiological Phenomena.
- Penn Provenance:
- Blank, Fritz (donor)
- Corbett, James T. (previous owner)
- Physical Description:
- x, 499, [3] pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : W. H. Freeman and Company, 1952.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Plants and Plant Physiology
- Part I: Nutrition. 2. Photosynthesis; 3. Mineral Nutrition; 4. Permeability and the Absorption of Nutrients; 5. Water Economy; 6. The Soil as a Medium for Plant Growth; 7. Translocation: The Redistribution of Nutrients
- Part II: Metabolism. 8. Enzymes: The Machinery of Metabolism; 9. Carbohydrates: Their Nature, Functions, and Interrelations; 10. Respiration and the Mechanism of Biological Oxidations; 11. Nitrogen: Its Metabolism and Economy in Plant and Nature; 12. Lipids: Their Role in Structure and Function; 13. Highways and Byways in Plant Metabolism
- Part III: Growth and Development. 14. The Dynamics of Growth and Development; 15. The Integration of Growth; 16. Auxin and the Control of Growth; 17. The Physiology of Reproduction; 18. Dormancy and Arrested Development; 19. The Problem of Differentiation; 20. Plant and Environment.
- Notes:
- Questions and General Reading at the end of each chapter.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Fritz Blank in 2008.
- Kislak copy has signature of "James T. Corbett Sept. 1963".
- Kislak copy has underlines, marginal marks and ms. annotations.
- OCLC:
- 555441
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