Publisher's Note -- Introduction -- List of Contributors -- Adaptive Radiation -- African Flora -- Algae -- Allelopathy -- Anaerobic Photosynthesis -- Angiosperm Cells and Tissues -- Angiosperm Evolution -- Angiosperm Life Cycle -- Angiosperm Plant Formation -- Angiosperms -- Animal-Plant Interactions -- Antarctic Flora -- Aquatic Plants -- Ascomycetes -- Asian Flora -- Australian Flora -- Biochemical Coevolution in Angiosperms -- Biogeography -- Biological Invasions -- Botany -- Bromeliaceae -- Bryophytes -- Bulbs and Rhizomes -- C4 and CAM Photosynthesis -- Cacti and Succulents -- Caribbean Flora -- Carnivorous Plants -- Central American Flora -- Chloroplast DNA -- Chloroplasts and Other Plastids -- Cloning of Plants -- Coevolution in Plants -- Colonization of the Land -- Community Structure and Stability -- Community-Ecosystem Interactions -- Competition -- Complementation and Allelism: The Cis-Trans Test -- Compositae -- Cycads and Palms -- Deforestation -- Dendrochronology -- Desertification -- DNA in Plants -- DNA: Recombinant Technology -- Dormancy in Plants -- Ecosystems -- Endangered Species -- Endophytes -- Energy Flow in Plant Cells -- Estrogens From Plants -- Eudicots -- European Flora -- Eutrophication -- Evolution: Convergent and Divergent -- Evolution of Plants -- Ferns -- Flower Structure -- Flower Types -- Flowering Regulation -- Forests -- Fossil Plants -- Fruit: Structure and Types -- Gas Exchange in Plants -- Germination and Seedling Development -- Ginkgos -- Grain Crops -- Grasses and Bamboos -- Green Algae -- Growth Habits in Plants -- Gymnosperms -- Halophytes -- Hardy-Weinberg Theorem -- Heliotropism -- Herbicides -- Herbs (Botany) -- History of Plant Science -- Hybridization (Botany) -- Hydrologic Cycle -- Invasive Plants -- Leaf Abscission -- Leaf Anatomy -- Leaf Arrangements -- Leaf Lobing and Division -- Leaf Margins, Tips, and Bases -- Leaf Shapes -- Legumes -- Liquid Transport Systems -- Logging and Clear-Cutting -- Marine Plants -- Medicinal Plants -- Monocots vs. Dicots -- Monoculture -- Mosses -- Mushrooms -- Mycorrhizae -- Nastic Movements -- Nitrogen Cycle -- Nitrogen Fixation -- North American Flora -- Nutrient Cycling -- Nutrient Requirements in Plants -- Oil Bodies in Plants -- Old-Growth Forests -- Oomycetes -- Orchids -- Pacific Island Flora -- Paleobotany -- Parasitic Plants -- Petrified Wood -- Phosphorus Cycle -- Photoperiodism in Plants -- Photorespiration -- Photosynthesis -- Pigments in Plants -- Plant Adaptations -- Plant Cells at the Molecular Level -- Plant Genetics: Mendelian -- Plant Genetics: Mutations -- Plant Genetics: Post-Mendelian -- Plant Growth -- Plant Science -- Plant Tissues -- Plantae -- Plants with Economic Potential -- Poisonous and Noxious Plants -- Pollination -- Rain Forests and the Atmosphere -- Reforestation -- Reproduction in Plants -- Reproductive Isolating Mechanisms -- Resistance to Plant Diseases -- Respiration -- Root Uptake Systems -- Roots -- Seeds -- Shoots -- Soil -- South American Flora -- Species and Speciation -- Stems -- Succession -- Systematics and Taxonomy -- Thigmomorphogenesis -- Water and Solute Movement in Plants -- Wood -- Glossary -- General Bibliography and Further Reading -- Index.