A Dictionary of Plant Sciences

by Allaby, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780198608912
• ISBN10: 0198608918
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780199600571
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-14
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date paperback dictionary of botany available. It contains over 5,500 clear and concise entries on all aspects of botany including biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics, evolution, biogeography, earth history, and the earthsciences. Classification is comprehensive and wide ranging: approximately one-third of the entries are devoted to taxonomic groups from bacteria and fungi, to the main groups of flowering and non-flowering plants.This fascinating dictionary is invaluable to students, amateur botanists and naturalists, and essential reading for anyone with an interest in plants and their environments. It will also provide a useful reference tool for students and others with interests in agriculture, horticulture, physicalgeography, and related fields.

Author Biography

Michael Allaby has written many books on nature and environmental science, including The Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate, The Facts on File Weather and Climate Handbook, and The DK Guide to Weather. He is the General Editor of Oxford's dictionaries on the subjects of Zoology, Ecology, and Earth Sciences.

Table of Contents

Preface

Contents

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences

Endangered Plants

The Universal Genetic Code

The Geologic Time-ScaleSI Units

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