Introduction to Botany's comprehensive coverage captures readers' attention by showing them why plants are a fascinating and essential part of their everyday lives. The clear, concise text focuses on four major themesÑplants and people, conservation biology, evolution, and biotechnologyÑand gives readers practical and relevant information about the world of botany. Thematic boxes throughout each chapter further highlight the relationship between plants and readers' lives. Nabors' clear and engaging writing style keeps students interested in the science without ever becoming encyclopedic. Plants & people, conservation biology, evolution, and biotechnology. For college instructors, students, and anyone interested in plant biology or botany.
Murray W. Nabors, Ph.D. is a Professor of Biology with a research interest in genetic engineering. He is Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Missouri Western State University. He grew up in Oklahoma and is a graduate of Yale University and Michigan State University. He lives with his family on a small farm near Saint Joseph, Missouri with numerous dairy goats, horses, cows, cats, and other animals.