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- catalog abstract ""This second edition of The Penguin Dictionary of Plant Sciences is a substantially revised edition of the former Penguin Dictionary of Botany. To take into account rapid developments in the fields of taxonomy, biotechnology and laboratory techniques, it contains not only over 600 new entries but also an extensive re-working of many definitions. In addition to adopting the Five Kingdoms classification system, the dictionary contains new information on genetics and biotechnology, up-to-date entries on DNA technology in horticulture and agriculture, descriptions of new investigative techniques, expanded coverage of bacteria and viruses, cross-referencing for ease of access to information, and helpful charts and diagrams." "This new dictionary will provide an invaluable reference both for students of plant sciences and for the interested layperson seeking explanations of scientific terms that are currently very much in the news."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Dictionary of plant sciences".
- catalog alternative "Penguin dictionary of botany.".
- catalog contributor b11259880.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""This second edition of The Penguin Dictionary of Plant Sciences is a substantially revised edition of the former Penguin Dictionary of Botany. To take into account rapid developments in the fields of taxonomy, biotechnology and laboratory techniques, it contains not only over 600 new entries but also an extensive re-working of many definitions. In addition to adopting the Five Kingdoms classification system, the dictionary contains new information on genetics and biotechnology, up-to-date entries on DNA technology in horticulture and agriculture, descriptions of new investigative techniques, expanded coverage of bacteria and viruses, cross-referencing for ease of access to information, and helpful charts and diagrams." "This new dictionary will provide an invaluable reference both for students of plant sciences and for the interested layperson seeking explanations of scientific terms that are currently very much in the news."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "504 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0140514031".
- catalog isPartOf "Penguin reference books".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Penguin books,".
- catalog subject "Botany Dictionaries.".
- catalog subject "QK9 .P465 1999".
- catalog title "Dictionary of plant sciences".
- catalog title "The Penguin dictionary of plant sciences / edited by Jill Bailey.".
- catalog type "Dictionaries. fast".
- catalog type "text".