The Plant Stem A Microscopic Aspect /

This unique and attractive open access textbook combines the beauty of macroscopic pictures of plant stems with the corresponding colorfully stained images of anatomical micro-structures. In contrast to most botanical textbooks, it presents all the stem characteristics as photographs and shows the m...

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Main Authors: Schweingruber, Fritz H. (Author), Börner, Annett (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Preparation techniques - Making anatomical structures visible
  • Morphology of the plant body
  • Cellular composition of the plant bodies
  • Structure of cell walls and cell contents
  • Primary, secondary and tertiary meristem
  • Stem anatomical structures of major taxonomic units
  • Evolution of stems
  • Anatomical adaptions to permanent changed environmental conditions
  • Anatomical adaptions to temporarily changed environmental conditions
  • Coexistence of algae, fungi and vascular plants
  • Wood decay
  • Fossilization, permineralization, coalification, carbonization and wetwood conservation
  • Technically altered wood products.