Ray, Peter M. <br/><br/>
Botany / 
Peter M. Ray, Taylor A. Steeves & Sara A. Fultz ; with the assistance of Mark Jacobs. 
 - Philadelphia :  Saunders College Pub.,  c1983. 
 - xiii, 784 p. :  ill. (some col.) ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/> Contents;<br/><br/>Part I: Plants and plant science <br/>1. Basic plant functions: Discovery and utilization <br/>2. Nature, kinds, and names of plants <br/>3. The seed plant plan and its development<br/><br/>Part II: The cell: Basis of plant life <br/>4. Organization and function of the cell <br/>5. Cell matter and information <br/>6. Cell metabolism, energy, and transport <br/>7. Photosynthesis: the chloroplast <br/><br/>Part III: Vascular plant structure and function <br/>8. The leaf: Structure and photosynthetic activity <br/>9. Leaf transpiration and water balance <br/>10. The stem and vascular system <br/>11. The root: the soil, and plant nutrients <br/><br/>Part IV: Plant growth and development <br/>12. Primary growth and its hormonal control <br/>13. Secondary growth: Formation and structure of wood and bark <br/>14. Environmental and genetic control of development <br/><br/>Part V: Flowering plant reproduction <br/>15. Vegetative reproduction <br/>16. Sexual reproduction: the flower <br/>17. Embryo, seed, and fruit <br/>18. Inheritance <br/><br/>Part VI: Evolution and adaptation <br/>19. Ecological adaptation <br/>20. Evolution <br/>21. Plants through time: Origin, evolutionary history, and classification  <br/><br/>Part VII: Non-vascular plants <br/>22. Prokaryotes <br/>23. The algae <br/>24. Fungi <br/>25. Symbiotic associations <br/>26. Pathogens and plant diseases<br/>27. Bryophytes: Nonvascular land plants <br/><br/>Part VIII: Vascular plants <br/>28. Early vascular plants: Evolution and modern survivors <br/>29. The ferns <br/>30. The seed plants: Gymnosperms <br/>31. The seed plants: Angiosperms <br/>32. Plants and people <br/><br/>Part IX: Ecosystems and plant communities <br/>33. Dynamics of ecosystems <br/>34. Nature and diversity of plant communities <br/><br/> 
<br/><br/>Bibliography : p. 721-739 . _ Index : p. 747-784.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0030899427 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>81053072  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Botany.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>581  / RAY