Bidlack, James E. <br/><br/>
Stern's Introductory plant biology / 
 Introductory plant biology 
James E. Bidlack, Shelley H. Jansky 
 - 12th ed. 
 - New York :  McGraw-Hill,  c2011 
 - xviii, 622 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.) ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/> Earlier editions entered under Stern, now deceased 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>What is plant biology -- The nature of life -- Cells -- Tissues -- Roots and soils -- Stems -- Leaves -- Flowers, fruits, and seeds -- Water in plants -- Plant metabolism -- Growth -- Meiosis and alternation of generations --  Genetics -- Plant breeding and propagation -- Evolution Plant names and classification -- Domain (Kingdom) Bacteria, domain (Kingdom) Archaea, and viruses -- Kingdom Protista -- Kingdom Fungi -- Introduction to the plant   kingdom: Bryophytes -- The seedless vascular plants: Ferns and their relatives -- Introduction to seed plants: Gymnosperms -- Seed plants: Angiosperms -- Flowering  plants and civilization -- Ecology -- Biomes 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780073040523 (hbk.) 9780071222129 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Botany<br/>Botany--Textbooks