Bidlack, James E. <br/><br/>
Stern's Introductory plant biology /  
 Introductory plant biology 
James E. Bidlack, Shelley H. Jansky. 
 - Fourteenth edition 
 - New York :  McGraw-Hill Education,  c2018. 
 - xvi, 612 pages :  color illustrations ;  28 cm 
<br/><br/> "McGraw-Hill Education International Edition"--Front cover 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>What is plant biology? -- The nature of life -- Cells -- Tissues -- Roots and soils -- Stems -- Leaves -- Flowers, fruits, and seeds --<br/>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 -- 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 --<br/>Appendix 5: Metric equivalents and conversion tables -- Appendix 6: Periodic table of the elements.<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781259921827 (paperback) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Botany
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QK47  / B47 2018