Essentials of Developmental Plant Anatomy

The late Professor Taylor A. Steeves served as the department head for many years of the Biology Department at the University of Saskatchewan. He received his PhD from Harvard University. Professor Steeves passed away in 2011.Vipen K. Sawhney is Professor Emeritus and former Head of the Biology Department at the University of Saskatchewan. He received his PhD from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Both Professors Steeves and Sawhney are internationally known developmental botanists and have received several awards including the Lawson medal from the Canadian Botanical Association, and Master Teacher Award from the University of Saskatchewan.

Certainly, Essentials of Developmental Plant Anatomy would be a great addition to the bookshelves of both students and scientists interested in plant anatomy.

• Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. The Plant CellThe protoplastThe cell wallCell growthChapter 3. The Flower Inflorescence typesFlower morphology and variationsThe induction of floweringFlower developmentChapter 4. ReproductionVegetative reproductionSexual reproductionOverview of sexual reproductionApomixisChapter 5. Embryo, Seed and Fruit developmentPatterns of embryo development Somatic embryogenesisSeed developmentFruit developmentChapter 6. Shoot morphology and developmentGrowth of the shootShoot apex and the shoot apical meristemShoot expansionShoot modificationsReproductive shootsChapter 7. Plant Cells and TissuesCell types and tissuesChapter 8. Tissues of the stemThe dicotyledonous stemDifferentiation of tissues in the stemThe monocotyledonous stemThe steleChapter 9. The LeafLeaf form and typesTissues of the leafVariations related to the environmentLeaf developmentChapter 10. The RootRoot systemsRoot associationsRoot apex and the root apical meristemTissues of the rootRoot branchingShoot buds from rootsChapter 11. The Secondary bodyThe vascular cambiumSecondary xylem (The wood)Secondary phloemSecondary growth in monocotyledonsPeriderm