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A dictionary of plant sciences / edited by Michael Allaby.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Eng Series: Oxford paperback referencePublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.Edition: Rev. edDescription: 510 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 0198608918 (pbk.)
  • 9780198608912
Other title:
  • Plant sciences
  • Oxford dictionary of plant sciences [Cover title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 581.03 22
LOC classification:
  • R QK 9 D554 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Preface -- A dictionary of plant sciences -- Endangered plants -- The universal genetic code -- The geologic time-scale -- SI units.
Summary: "This wide-ranging and informative dictionary contains over 5,500 clear and concise entires on all aspects of botany. Invaluable to students, amateur botanists, and naturalists, it will also provide a useful reference tool for anyone with interests in agriculture, horticulture, physical geography, and related areas." "This book: covers plants, bacteria, fungi, lichens, and algae; comprehensive classification (approximately one-third of the entries are devoted to taxonomic groups from bacteria and fungi to the main groups of flowering and non-flowering plants; and multi-disciplinary coverage includes terms from biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics, evolution, biogeography, earth history, and the earth sciences."--Jacket.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Referencia Referencia (1er. Piso) R QK 9 D554 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000115839

Preface -- A dictionary of plant sciences -- Endangered plants -- The universal genetic code -- The geologic time-scale -- SI units.

"This wide-ranging and informative dictionary contains over 5,500 clear and concise entires on all aspects of botany. Invaluable to students, amateur botanists, and naturalists, it will also provide a useful reference tool for anyone with interests in agriculture, horticulture, physical geography, and related areas." "This book: covers plants, bacteria, fungi, lichens, and algae; comprehensive classification (approximately one-third of the entries are devoted to taxonomic groups from bacteria and fungi to the main groups of flowering and non-flowering plants; and multi-disciplinary coverage includes terms from biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics, evolution, biogeography, earth history, and the earth sciences."--Jacket.

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