Plant Biology (Non-InfoTrac Version) (Wadsworth biology series) [Hardcover]

Thomas L. Rost (Author), Michael G. Barbour (Author), C. Ralph Stocking (Author), Terence M. Murphy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 23, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0534249302 | ISBN-13: 978-0534249304 | Edition: 1

This text provides a complete introduction to the science of plant biology. It provides all the content of a typical first course at undergraduate level, and uses the modern classification system.

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About the Author

Thomas L. Rost is a professor of plant biology at the University of California, Davis and is currently the Executive Associate Dean there in the Division of Biological Sciences. He received his B.S. in biology from St. John's University, his M.A. in biology from Mankato State University, and his Ph.D. in botany from Iowa State University. He has taught developmental plant anatomy for almost 30 years. His primary research interests include the structure and development of roots in vascular plants and structural aspects of Pierce's disease in grape vines.

Michael Barbour is a plant ecologist in the Environmental Horticulture Department at the University of California, Davis. His research blends ecophysiology, population biology, and vegetation science. His current research projects include a state-wide survey of vernal pool vegetation in California for conservation purposes, a search for vegetation and soil traits that define "old-growth" status for montane mixed conifer forest and a continuum of values for those traits that correlate with successional distance from old-growth status, and a reconstruction of pre-contact old-growth Californian mixed conifer forest. These projects have been supported by the USDA Forest Service, the National Science Foundation, the Packard Foundation, the California Department of Fish and Game, and the California Department of Transportation.

Ralph Stocking received his degrees in plant nutrition and plant physiology from University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Davis. His research background concerns water relations of plants, photosynthesis, and chloroplast structure and development, on which subjects he has published over 80 scientific papers. He has also been a coauthor of nine editions of the UC Davis series of botany/plant biology books.

Terence Murphy is a professor of plant biology at the University of California, Davis. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego in cell biology, and has taught courses in introductory biology, plant physiology, and plant molecular biology. His research areas include the effects of stress on plant cells, particularly on DNA, membrane transport, and oxygen metabolism. Terence Murphy has over 30 years of experience teaching introductory biology courses.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 568 pages
• Publisher: Brooks Cole; 1 edition (January 23, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534249302
• ISBN-13: 978-0534249304
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 9.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,521,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book is a great visual help to botany, October 25, 2004

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L. Haney "Book lover and botany student" (California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plant Biology (with InfoTrac) (Paperback)

I bought this book as a additional resource to a basic plant science course that I was taking. It has great pictures, and explanations on the basic proceses in plants. This is not a book that a begining self taught person could learn from easily. This is a textbook, not a home gardener's type book. The only drawback is the binding. All the books that I have seen have been falling apart. I would recommend the spiral bound edition or just live with the binding

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This book is junk, April 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Plant Biology (with InfoTrac) (Paperback)

I'm a UC Davis student who took the plant biology course that uses this book. The professor doesn't even follow the book because it's so bad. It's unorganized, confusing, and useless for my class. Even some of the illustrations in the book are wrong. Don't buy this book if you just plan to learn plant biology. If you have to buy this book because course requirement, good luck