An introduction to plant structure and development : plant anatomy for the twenty-first century /Charles B. Beck. — 2nd ed. — Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010. – (58.83/B393/2nd ed.) |
Contents
Contents
Preface to the second edition
Preface
Acknowledgements
General references
Chapter 1 Problems of adaptation to a terrestrial environment
Chapter 2 An overview of plant structure and development
Chapter 3 The protoplast of the eukaryotic cell
Chapter 4 I Structure and development of the cell wall
Chapter 5 Meristems of the shoot and their role in plant growth and development
Chapter 6 Morphology and development of the primary vascular system of the stem
Chapter 7 Sympodial systems and patterns of nodal anatomy
Chapter 8 The epidermis
Chapter 9 The origin of secondary tissue systems and the effect of their formation on the primary body in seed plants
Chapter 10 The vascular cambium: structure and function
Chapter 11 Secondary xylem
Chapter 12 The phloem
Chapter 13 Periderm, rhytidome, and the nature of bark
Chapter 14 Unusual features of structure and development in stems and roots
Chapter 15 Secretion in plants
Chapter 16 The root
Chapter 17 The leaf
Chapter 18 Reproduction and the origin of the sporophyte
Glossary
Index