A Dictionary of Plant Science (3rd edition)

摘要

Michael Allaby has written many books on environmental science and especially on climatology and meteorology. He has produced, with this publication, a very useful dictionary for biologists with an interest in plants or for anyone whose profession or interest includes botany. The dictionary includes entries on all aspects of plant science including biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics and evolution from Aapa mires (a type of bog) to zymogenous (organisms whose presence is transient). It has been revised and updated from the second edition (published in 2006 (RR 2007/181)) with over 250 new entries. All entries have been scrutinised and modified to make them clearer or bring them up to date. Many of the new entries are related to plant systematics with others relating to molecular biology.