The Language of Plants
Title | The Language of Plants PDF eBook |
Author | Monica Gagliano |
Publisher | U of Minnesota Press |
Pages | 424 |
Release | 2017-04-25 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1452954127 |
The eighteenth-century naturalist Erasmus Darwin (grandfather of Charles) argued that plants are animate, living beings and attributed them sensation, movement, and a certain degree of mental activity, emphasizing the continuity between humankind and plant existence. Two centuries later, the understanding of plants as active and communicative organisms has reemerged in such diverse fields as plant neurobiology, philosophical posthumanism, and ecocriticism. The Language of Plants brings together groundbreaking essays from across the disciplines to foster a dialogue between the biological sciences and the humanities and to reconsider our relation to the vegetal world in new ethical and political terms. Viewing plants as sophisticated information-processing organisms with complex communication strategies (they can sense and respond to environmental cues and play an active role in their own survival and reproduction through chemical languages) radically transforms our notion of plants as unresponsive beings, ready to be instrumentally appropriated. By providing multifaceted understandings of plants, informed by the latest developments in evolutionary ecology, the philosophy of biology, and ecocritical theory, The Language of Plants promotes the freedom of imagination necessary for a new ecological awareness and more sustainable interactions with diverse life forms. Contributors: Joni Adamson, Arizona State U; Nancy E. Baker, Sarah Lawrence College; Karen L. F. Houle, U of Guelph; Luce Irigaray, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris; Erin James, U of Idaho; Richard Karban, U of California at Davis; André Kessler, Cornell U; Isabel Kranz, U of Vienna; Michael Marder, U of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU); Timothy Morton, Rice U; Christian Nansen, U of California at Davis; Robert A. Raguso, Cornell U; Catriona Sandilands, York U.
Plant Science Literature
Title | Plant Science Literature PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 718 |
Release | 1936 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN |
Reproductive Biology of Angiosperms
Title | Reproductive Biology of Angiosperms PDF eBook |
Author | Yash Mangla |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 534 |
Release | 2022-09-30 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1009184571 |
Reproductive Biology of Angiosperms: Concepts and Laboratory Methods will cater to the needs of undergraduate and graduate students pursuing core and elective courses in life sciences, botany, and plant sciences. The book is designed according to the syllabi followed in major Indian universities. It provides the latest and detailed description of structures and processes involved in reproduction in higher plants. The inclusion of colour photographs and illustrations will be an effective visual aid to help readers. Interesting and significant findings of the latest research taking place in the field of reproductive biology are also provided in boxes. At the end of each chapter, the methodology of hands-on exercises is presented for the implementation and practice of theoretical concepts.
Introduction to Plant Science
Title | Introduction to Plant Science PDF eBook |
Author | R. O. Parker |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 744 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 9781401841881 |
This revised text provides a comprehensive introduction to the fascinating world of plant science. From the basic requirements for plant growth, to genetic engineering and biotechnology, this easy- to- understand book is ideal for the high school level agriscience curriculum or college freshman level plant science course. Students will learn about the origins of cultivated plants, structure and anatomy, photosynthesis, respiration, propagation, production of major agronomic crops, and more.
Plant Science Literature
Title | Plant Science Literature PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 690 |
Release | 1935 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN |
Plant Science Literature
Title | Plant Science Literature PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Bureau of Plant Industry. Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1436 |
Release | 1935 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants
Title | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants PDF eBook |
Author | Bob B. Buchanan |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 1280 |
Release | 2015-08-31 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0470714220 |
With over 1000 original drawings and 500 photographs, this work offers complete coverage of cell biology, plant physiology and molecular biology.