Description:The organization of topics, the depth and breadth of coverage and the incorporation of applied material throughout the book are all aimed at helping students learn. This approach for both majors and non-majors is more successful than a hierarchical organization: molecules, cells, tissues, organisms and ecology. The number and titles of the chapters in the book reflect its depth and breadth. Fundamentals of Plant Science contains 22 chapters ranging from the importance of plants to plants and ecology, to biomes, to reproduction, to energy conversions, to plant, soil and water, to genetics and biotechnology, to traditional crops, to ornamentals, to wood, to fruits and nuts, to pastures and grasses.
Fundamentals of Plant Science helps every student develop an understanding of how plants, impact, grow, reproduce, and function. This understanding promotes informed decision making concerning the role of plants in a functional world. |
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Presents basic plant science information in a depth appropriate for beginning majors, while providing enough applications to keep the non-major interested.
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Full-color photographs and second color throughout add instructional value
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Key terms are printed in boldface type the first time they occur in the text, and in some cases the first time they occur in any given chapter, and also in the glossary at the back of the book
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Each chapter begins with learning objectives so the student/reader will know what essential knowledge should be gained from the chapter.
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Chapter Summaries provide a quick review and study aid.
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Additional resources materials, from books and journals to Internet sites, are provided at the end of each chapter.
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Tables summarize information and provide quick access of information.
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"Something to Think About" at the end of each chapter provides questions that allow the student to reflect on the learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter.
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Sidebars provide short, interesting applications of plant science throughout the chapters to add interest for the reader.
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The Instructor's Manual was prepared with the intent of making it the most complete and helpful resource available on the market.
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Includes companion study guide DVD
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