Stern's introductory plant biology /
James E. Bidlack, Shelley H. Jansky.
- Fourteenth edition. McGraw-Hill Education International edition.
- New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, c2018.
- xvi, 519 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
"Printed in the Philippines".--Copyright page. Includes glossary and index.
About the authors -- Preface -- What is biology? -- The nature of life -- Cells -- Tissues -- Roots and soils -- Stems -- Leaves -- Flowers, fruits, and seeds -- Water in plants -- Plant metabolism -- Growth and development -- Meiosis and alternation of generations -- Genetics and molecular biology -- Plant breeding, propagation, and biotechnology -- 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 -- Appendix 2: Biological controls -- Appendix 3: Useful and poisonous plants, fungi, and algae -- Appendix 4: House plants and home gardening -- Appendix 5: Metric equivalents and conversion tables -- Appendix 6: Periodic table of the elements -- Glossary -- Index.