Reaching for the sun : how plants work / John King.
"From their ability to use energy from sunlight to make their own food, to combating attacks from diseases and predators, plants have evolved an amazing range of life-sustaining strategies. Written with the non-specialist in mind, John King's lively natural history explains how plants function, from...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Part I. Plants and energy. 1. Photosynthesis: the leitmotiv of life
- 2. Plant respiration: breathing without lungs
- Part II. Plant nutrition. 3. Plants are cool, but why?
- 4. Nutrition for the healthy lifestyle
- 5. Nitrogen, nitrogen, everywhere ...
- 6. Transport of delights
- Part III. Growth and development. 7. Growth: the long and the short of it
- 8. The time of their lives
- 9. A dash of seasoning
- 10. Dormancy: a matter of survival
- 11. Color, fragrance, and flavor
- Part IV. Stress, defense, and decline. 12. Stressful tranquility
- 13. Chemical warfare
- 14. Senescence and death
- Part V. Plants and the environment. 15. Elemental cycles
- 16. The human touch
- Appendix : Genetic engineering : an essential tool in a rapidly changing world.