An Introduction to Plant Structure and Development

Hardback  450 pp, 116 line diagrams 198 half-tones  ISBN 0521837405      £30.00

• Incorporates traditional botanical anatomy with the latest research
• Beautifully illustrated throughout with line drawings and photographs
• Contains an extensive glossary and comprehensive lists of further reading
• Opposing viewpoints are presented in order to provide the student with an understanding of scientific method
• Includes details not included in other plant anatomy textbooks

An Introduction to Plant Structure and Development provides a comprehensive introduction to plant anatomy incorporating basic knowledge with information and ideas about the development of plant structure and form. Unlike many other plant anatomy textbooks, the 18 chapters incorporate information from the latest research in cellular and molecular biology as related to plant development. Topics include the integrative significance of plasmodesmata and the concept of the symplast, the concept of multicellularity, the role of the cytoskeleton in development, signal transduction, and the genetic control of development. Brief sections on evolution and function are also included. This textbook has been designed for undergraduate and graduate students with a basic knowledge of plant science. It is richly illustrated with numerous line drawings and photographs, closely integrated with the text, to aid students' understanding. In addition there is a comprehensive glossary and extensive bibliographies for further reading.

Contents

• 1. Problems of adaptation to a terrestrial environment
• 2. General aspects of plant structure and development
• 3. The protoplast of the eukaryotic cell
• 4. Structure and development of the cell wall
• 5. Meristems of the shoot and their role in plant growth and development
• 6. Morphology and development of the primary vascular system of the stem
• 7. Sympodial systems and patterns of nodal anatomy
• 8. The epidermis
• 9. The origin of secondary tissue systems and the effect of their formation on the primary body in seed plants
• 10. The vascular cambium: structure and function
• 11. Secondary xylem
• 12. The phloem
• 13. Periderm, rhytidome, and the nature of bark
• 14. Unusual features of structure and development in stems and roots
• 15. Secretion in plants
• 16. The root
• 17. The leaf
• 18. Plant reproduction and the origin of the sporophyte
• Bibliography
• Glossary
• Index.
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