Study Guide to the Science of Botany

Practical Botany II

This note covers the following topics: Study of Taxonomical Features of Plants, Plant Tissue System, Secondary Growth in Plants , Microsporogenesis, Pollen Germination and Pollen Viability, Ovules, Embryo sac, Endosperm and Embryo, Protandry, Protogyny and Heterostyly, Seed Dormancy, Ecological Study of Different Life-forms , Study of Soil Features , Economic Botany of Plant Fibers and Vegetable oils , Scientific Visit , Technique of Plant Tissue Culture.

Author(s): Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota

528 Pages

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.

Author(s): Wikibooks.org

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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.

Author(s): Hany El-Shemy

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Botany for Ladies

Jane Loudon, the Mrs Beeton of the Victorian gardening world, wrote several popular books on horticulture and botany specifically for women. In the 18th century, botany books were mostly written for a female audience. Women were encouraged to study botany as it was considered to be an acceptable activity for women.

Author(s): Jane Loudon

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Advances in Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is one of the most important reactions on Earth. It is a scientific field that is the topic of many research groups. This book is aimed at providing the fundamental aspects of photosynthesis, and the results collected from different research groups.

Author(s): Mohammad Najafpour

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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): Charles Darwin

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The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants

Charles Darwin was an English naturalist and author best-known for his revolutionary theories on the origin of species, human evolution, and natural selection. This book is first printed in book form in 1875 by John Murray. Originally, the text appeared as essay in the 9th volume of the Journal of the Linnean Society, therefore the first edition in book form is actually called the ‘second edition, revised.’ Illustrations were drawn by Charles Darwin’s son, George Darwin.

Author(s): Charles Darwin

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The Elements of Botany

This volume takes the place of the author's Lessons in Botany and Vegetable Physiology, published over a quarter of a century ago. It is constructed on the same lines, and is a kind of new and much revised edition of that successful work.

Author(s): Asa Gray

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Plant Physiology Lecture Notes/Materials

This note contains the following subtopics of Plant physiology , Plant Cells, Water and Transport, Growth/Development and Hormones, Plant Responses to the Environment and Metabolism.

Author(s): Dr. Stephen G. Saupe; College of St. Benedict/ St. John's University

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Concepts of Botany Algae (PDF 21P)

This note contains explanation of algae, structure of alage and its classification. The contents of this documents are Dichotomous Key to Freshwater Algae, Groups of Cyanobacteria & Algae, Dinoflagellates, Euglenoids, Brown, Golden brown, and Yellow  brown Algae and Glaucophytes.

Author(s): Drs. Hardy, Ambler, Wagner, and Zhong

21 Pages