Biology BooksBotany Books

Insectivorous Plants

Insectivorous Plants

Insectivorous Plants

Insectivorous Plants is a book by British naturalist and evolutionary theory pioneer Charles Darwin. The book chronicles Darwin's experiments with various carnivorous plants, in which he carefully studied their feeding mechanisms. Darwin tried several methods to stimulate the plants into activating their trap mechanisms, including feeding them meat and glass, blowing on them and prodding them with hair.

Author(s):

sNA Pages
Similar Books
Horticulturist Identify Plants and Plant Requirements

Horticulturist Identify Plants and Plant Requirements

This PDF covers the following topics related to Botany : Introduction to Plant Identification, Introduction to Taxonomy,Introduction to Taxons, Introduction to Binomial Nomenclature, Conventions for Binomial Nomenclature, Nomenclature Review, The Meaning of Plant Names, Plant Growth, Introduction to Plant Classification, Classify Plants by Life Cycle, Introduction to Dichotomous Keys, Key to Plant Classification, Introduction to Plant Morphology, Plant Family Characteristics, Plant Requirements and Use, Plant Habitats, Plant Use Categories, Plant Growth Characteristics, Characteristics of weedy species, Plant Hardiness, Plant Requirements.

sNA Pages
Plant Nomenclature and Taxonomy

Plant Nomenclature and Taxonomy

This PDF Plant Nomenclature and Taxonomy covers the following topics related to Botany : Introduction, Taxonomy and Systematics, Wild and Cultivated Plants, Species Concepts in Wild Plants, Morphological Species Concepts, Interbreeding Species Concepts, Ecological Species Concepts, Cladistic Species Concepts, Eclectic Species Concepts, Nominalistic Species Concept.

s60 Pages
Study Guide to the Science of Botany

Study Guide to the Science of Botany

This note covers the following topics: Living Systems, Plants and their Uses, Introduction to Classification, Plant cells, Plant tissue, Plant organs, Plant reproduction, Plant Systematics, Division Pterophyta, Division Magnoliophyta.

sNA Pages
Plants for the Future

Plants for the Future

This book will add to the scientific knowledge of the readers on the molecular aspects of plants. This book will help to strengthen the scientific background of the readers on plants and deliver the message regarding plants for the future, in food security, health, industry, and other areas.

sNA Pages
Pollination in Plants

Pollination in Plants

Pollination process is the transfer of pollen grains from the anther, which is the male structure of the flower, to the sigma on the female structure of the flower. The chapters of this book present results in research undertaken to improve productivity in crops such as Actinidia chinensis, Theobroma cacao, and Manicaria saccifera.

sNA Pages
Neem A Tree For Solving Global Problems

Neem A Tree For Solving Global Problems

This book explains more about neem trees and the many uses for their fruits and leaves. The purpose of this book is to marshal the various facts about neem, to help illuminate its future promise, and to speed realization of its potential.

sNA Pages