| Description |
1 online resource (567 pages) : illustrations |
| 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 |
| Summary |
"We interact with plants every day, from our food to flower gardens. Yet, understanding how plants work can seem like a mystery. In this book, straightforward descriptions and plentiful images will help you discover the plant science essentials including plant structures and functions, classification, flowers, fruits, and seeds. From there, you’ll explore requirements for plant growth such as light, water, soil, and nutrients. Finally, you’ll delve into plant genetics and reproductive processes, and discover how people harness natural processes to propagate plants and breed new varieties. 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." |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from title PDF, viewed July 31, 2024 |
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Plants -- Textbooks
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Plants, Cultivated -- Textbooks
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Botany -- Textbooks
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Growth (Plants) -- Textbooks
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Biology -- Textbooks
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Horticulture -- Textbooks
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Biology
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Textbooks
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Textbooks.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tepe, Emily, author
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Hoover, Emily, author
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Irish, Laura, author
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Clark, Matt, author
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Smith, Alan, author
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University of Minnesota. Libraries. Publishing, publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781946135872 |
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1946135879 |
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