The Science of Plants Tom Michaels

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Michaels, Tom, author.

Hoover, Emily, author.

Irish, Laura, author.

Contributor:

Open Textbook Library, distributor.

Series:

Open textbook library.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biology--Textbooks.

Biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Distribution:

Minneapolis, MN Open Textbook Library

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

An approachable guide to the fundamentals of plant science. Created for horticulture students, gardeners, science teachers, and anyone interested in understanding plants and how they grow. This is the required text for HORT 1001/6001 Plant Propagation at the University of Minnesota Department of Horticultural Science.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Plants in our Lives

1.1 What is horticulture?

1.2 Science and Experimentation

1.3 Plant Parts we Eat

Chapter 1: Terms

Chapter 2: Taxonomy and Seed Germination

2.1 Plant Taxonomy

2.2 Introduction to Seed Germination

Chapter 2: Terms

Chapter 3: How Plants Grow, Part 1

3.1 Leaves

3.2 Shoots

3.3 Roots

Chapter 3: Terms

Chapter 4: How Plants Grow, Part 2

4.1 Growth Patterns and Inflorescences

4.2 Plant Hormones

Chapter 4: Terms

Chapter 5: Inside Plants

5.1 Inside Leaves

5.2 Inside Stems

5.3 Inside Roots

Chapter 5: Terms

Chapter 6: Cells, Tissues, and Woody Growth

6.1 Plant Cells and Tissues

6.2 Woody Growth

Chapter 6: Terms

Chapter 7: Meristems and Flowers

7.1 Meristem Morphology

7.2 Flower Morphology

Chapter 7: Terms

Chapter 8: Fruit

8.1 Fruit Morphology

Chapter 8: Terms

Chapter 9: Seeds

9.1 Seed Morphology

9.2 Seed Physiology

Chapter 9: Terms

Chapter 10: Grafting

10.1 Grafts and Wounds

10.2 Unique Storage Organs

Chapter 10: Terms

Chapter 11: Water and Light

11.1 Plants and Water

11.2 Light and Photosynthesis

Chapter 11: Terms

Chapter 12: Soils, Fertility, and Plant Growth

12.1 Soils, Fertility, and Plant Growth

Chapter 12: Terms

Chapter 13: Sexual Reproduction

13.1 DNA

13.2 Mitosis

13.3 Meiosis

Chapter 13: Terms

Chapter 14: Variation and Plant Breeding

14.1 Gametogenesis

14.2 Inheritance of Big Differences

14.3 Linkage and Inheritance of Small Differences

14.4 Plant Breeding

Chapter 14: Terms

Chapter 15: Invasive plants and GMOs

15.1 Invasive plants

15.2 GMOs

Chapter 15: Terms

Glossary of Terms

Notes:

Description based on print resource

ISBN:

9781946135872