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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences

Name: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
Author: Michael Allaby
ISBN: 9780199600571

by Michael Allaby

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Overview

"This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date paperback dictionary of plant sciences available. The broad range of entries and accessible style make it invaluable to students, amateur botanists and naturalists, and everyone with an interest in plants and their environments." It contains: over 5,500 entries; wide coverage including biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics, evolution, biogeography, earth history, and the earth sciences; and world-wide coverage of taxonomic groups - one-third of the entries are devoted to taxa, from bacteria and fungi to the main groups of flowering and non-flowering plants.

Synopsis

Packed with more than 4,000 alphabetically arranged entries, A Dictionary of Plant Sciences is an essential resource for students of botany, plant sciences and plant biology, environmental science, and horticulture, as well as for amateur botanists and naturalists, and for the general reader with an interest in botany. Revised and updated to account for recent research, and with over 250 completely new entries, the third edition of this dictionary offers broad coverage of all aspects related to the field of plant sciences, including biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics, evolution, biogeography, earth history, and earth sciences. New entries such as evo-devo, sister relationship, polytomy, and parallel sequencing make this the most up-to-date and comprehensive dictionary available and forty-seven line drawings add to the clarity and accessibility of the text. In addition, useful appendices (The Universal Genetic Code, The Geologic Time-Scale, SI Units, Plant Classification, Fungi Classification) and a dedicated companion website (featuring links to relevant online resources) support and enhance the coverage found in the paperback.

About the Author, Michael Allaby

Michael Allaby has written many books on nature and environmental science, including The Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate, The Facts on File Weather and Climate Handbook, and The DK Guide to Weather. He is the General Editor of Oxford's dictionaries on the subjects of Zoology, Ecology, and Earth Sciences.