Flowering plant embryology : with emphasis on economic species /

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Author / Creator:Lersten, Nels R.
Imprint:Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub. Professional, c2004.
Description:ix, 212 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5152729
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ISBN:0813827477 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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A very good introductory text on a very specialized topic, this book devotes ten chapters to a discussion of all aspects of angiosperm embryology. A unique aspect of this volume is its inclusion of many examples that focus on agricultural plants. Lersten (emer., Iowa State Univ., Ames) describes stamens and pollen development, pistil/carpel and embryo sac development, pollen germination, pollen tube growth and fertilization, and endosperm and embryo development. Unfortunately, the book does not include a glossary, which would have been very useful to the reader. Each chapter provides an excellent literature cited section. Figures and photographs aid in explaining topics. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers. K. Fescemyer Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus

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