Flowering Plant Embryology by Nels R. Lersten - 9780813827476

Flowering Plant EmbryologyWith Emphasis on Economic Species\nAuthor(s): Nels R. Lersten\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9780813827476, 978-0813827476\nSynopsis\nDrawing from a lifetime of teaching botany, Dr. Nels Lersten presents the study of the structures and processes involved in the reproduction of plants in his text Flowering Plant Embryology. This richly illustrated reference text, with more than 350 figures and illustrations, presents general angiosperm embryology as it applies to economically important plants. The unique focus on economically important species increases the relevance of this book to todays students and researchers in the plant sciences. \n Lersten emphasizes the plant species that affect human livelihood, including weeds and other cultivated plants that are used for commercial products. Selected from the thousands of economically important plants, the examples chosen for illustration a.