Stern's Introductory Plant Biology

James E. Bidlack teaches at the University of Central Oklahoma. Shelley H. Jansky teaches at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Kingsley Stern is currently Professor Emeritus of Botany at California State University, Chico.  He received his Ph.D. in botany from the University of Minnesota.  He is a member of the Botanical Society of America, American Society of Plant Taxonomists, and the California Botanical Society.

1 What Is Plant Biology2 The Nature of Life3 Cells4 Tissues5 Roots and Soils6 Stems7 Leaves8 Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds9 Water in Plants10 Plant Metabolism 11 Growth and Development12 Meiosis and Alternation of Generations13 Genetics and Molecular Biology14 Plant Breeding, Propagation, and Biotechnology15 Evolution16 Plant Names and Classification17 Domain (Kingdom) Bacteria, Domain (Kingdom) Archaea, and Viruses 18 Kingdom Protista19 Kingdom Fungi20 Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: Bryophytes21 The Seedless Vascular Plants: Ferns and Their Relatives22 Introduction to Seed Plants: Gymnosperms 23 Seed Plants: Angiosperms24 Flowering Plants and Civilization25 Ecology26 BiomesAppendix 1 Scientific Names of Organisms Mentioned in the TextAppendix 2 Biological ControlsAppendix 3 Useful and Poisonous Plants, Fungi, and AlgaeAppendix 4 House Plants and Home GardeningAppendix 5 Metric Equivalents and Conversion Tables Appendix 6 Periodic Table of the ElementsGlossaryIndex