BSCI 442 Plant Physiology

Book and Web Reference

TEXT required: 

Taiz & Zeiger (2006) Plant Physiology. 4th Edition. Sinauer

Taiz L & Zeiger E (2002)  Plant Physiology.  3^rd Edition.  Sinauer. 
Read chapter assigned. 

 Web sites

Review of general biology.

            From U MD, BSCI 105 Gen biol

http://www.life.umd.edu/classroom/bsci105/higgins/

Online Biology book.  A great book with simple and attractive figures.

http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookTOC.html  [9/03]

Plant biology

            From U Md, BSCI 124. Plant biology for non science majors

http://www.life.umd.edu/classroom/bsci124/main.html

Introduction to plant biology.  Use this site especially if you have no previous exposure to plant biology.

Photosynthesis:  Great site:

 http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookPS.html

References 

A.  General books : 

Hopkins WG (1998 or 2004 ed).  Introduction to Plant Physiology.  2^nd  or 3rd Ed. Wiley. Used previously for course.  This is a good introductory text, but it is not a substitute for Taiz. 

Stern KR (1997)  Introductory Plant Biology. 7^th Ed. Wm C Brown Publishers

 B.  Books for more in-depth coverage

Fosket (1994)  Plant Growth and Development:  A molecular approach.  Acad. Press.  More details on how plants grow and develop. 

Buchanan R., Gruissem W. and Jones R. (eds) 2000.  Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants.  An excellent new text by leading plant biologists in the world.  The book provides a contemporary view of molecular biology, cell biology and plant physiology.  Valuable reference for teaching and research.

Chrispeels MJ and DE Sadava (2002)   Plants, Genes and Crop Biotechnology.  2^nd Ed.  Jones and Bartlett.  Understanding plant biology and the potential of agricultural biotechnology.  Highly recommended.

Somerville CR , Meyerowitz EM , eds, The Arabidopsis Book. American Society of Plant Biologists, Rockville, MD, doi: 10.1199/tab.0009, www.aspb.org/publications/arabidopsis/
The Arabidopsis Book (TAB). TAB in its initial stage is a compilation of over 100 invited chapters, each reviewing in detail an important and interesting aspect of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana, with reference to what is known in other plants and in other kingdoms.

 C.  High-Impact Journals  e-journals at U Md