Stern, Kingsley Rowland. <br/><br/>
Introductory plant biology. / 
Kingsley R. Stern ; with contributions by James E. Bidlack, Shelley H. Jansky, Gordon E. Uno. 
 - 10th ed. 
 - Boston :  McGraw-Hill Higher Education,  c2006. 
 - xvi, 624 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.) ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: What is plant biology? -- The Nature of life -- Cells -- Tissues -- Roots and soils -- Stems -- Leaves -- Flowers, fruits and seeds -- Water in plants -- Plant metabolism -- Growth -- Meiosis and alternation of generations -- Genetics -- Plant breeding and propagation -- Evolution -- Plant names and classification -- Domain (kingdom) bacteria, domain (kingdom) archaea and viruses -- Kingdom protista -- Kingdom fungi -- Introduction to the plant kingdom: bryophytes -- The Seedless vascular plants: ferns and their relatives -- Introduction to seed plants: gymnosperms -- Seed plants: angiosperms -- Flowering plants and civilization -- Ecology -- Biomes -- Appendix 1: Scientific names of organisms mentioned in the text -- 2: Biological controls -- 3: Useful and poisonous plants, fungi and algae -- 4: House plants and home gardening -- 5: Metric equivalents and conversion tables -- Glossary. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0072528400 (hard copy : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005001785 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Botany.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QK47.S836   /   
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>580