Book ID: 86007
Lersten, Nels R.
Flowering Plant Embryology. With Emphasis on Economic Species. 2004. illus. IX, 212 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Floweringplant embryology is the study of structures and processes involved insexual reproduction in plants. This richly illustrated reference presents general angiosperm embryology as it applies to economicallyimportant plants. - Contents (chapter headings): Introd./ Stamen andAndroecium/ Pollen Development: Theme and Variations/ Pollen Develop-ment: Details of Stages/ Carpel and Gynoecium/ Ovule and Embryo Sac/Pollination and Pollen - Stigma Interaction/ Pollen Germination,Pollen Tube Growth, and Double Fertilization/ Endosperm/ The Embryo/Index.