Parasitic flowering plants / by Henning S. Heide-Jørgensen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heide-Jørgensen, Henning S.

Series:

Brill eBook titles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Angiosperms.

Parasitic plants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (453 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Parasitic flowering plants are strikingly impressive and beautiful and hold many surprises of both general and scientific interest. Parasites also have great influence on the quality of human life when attacking crop plants. Some parasites have since early times appealed to our imagination and have been part of religious or folkloristic events and used as gifts to royalties. This beautifully illustrated book covers all parasitic families and most of the genera. It also discusses the establishment of the parasite, the structure and function of the nutrient absorption organ (haustorium), and how the parasites are pollinated and dispersed as well as their ecology, hosts, and evolution. The book is written in a mostly non-technical language and is provided with a glossary and explanatory boxes. For additional information about this book, including some sample photographs, as well as a list of corrections that have been incorporated in the 2011 reprint, please visit the author's web site . Parasitic Flowering Plants was nominated by The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries for the 2010 Annual Award for a Significant Work in Botanical or Horticular Literature, in the category ‘Technical Interest’. More information .

Contents:

Preliminary Material / H. Heide-Jørgensen

Chapter 1. Introduction / H. Heide-Jørgensen

Chapter 2. Hemiparasitic Santalales / H. Heide-Jørgensen

Chapter 3. Hemiparasitic Families Other Than Santalales / H. Heide-Jørgensen

Chapter 4. Holoparasitic Families / H. Heide-Jørgensen

Chapter 5. Establishment Of The Parasite / H. Heide-Jørgensen

Chapter 6. Host Ranges And Various Ecological Aspects Of Parasitism / H. Heide-Jørgensen

Chapter 7. Harmful Parasites And Control Methods / H. Heide-Jørgensen

Chapter 8. Ecology And Evolution / H. Heide-Jørgensen

Glossary / H. Heide-Jørgensen

Selected Literature / H. Heide-Jørgensen

List Of Photographers / H. Heide-Jørgensen

Index / H. Heide-Jørgensen.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-420) and index.

ISBN:

9786612948718

9781282948716

1282948717

9789047433590

9047433599

OCLC:

688186459

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004167506.i-438 DOI