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Chemical Research on Plant Growth A translation of Théodore de Saussure's Recherches chimiques sur la Végétation by Jane F. Hill /
Nicholas-Théodore de Saussure, a Swiss plant physiologist and plant chemist, was the last of the early pioneers of photosynthesis research. His most important contributions were the demonstration that water is a component of plant dry matter; that plants obtain their carbon from the carbon dioxide...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2013. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- About the Translator
- Brief Biography of Théodore de Saussure
- 1.Introduction
- A. Plant nutrition concepts before the pioneering research on photosynthesis
- B. Contributions to knowledge of plant nutrition and physiology by the photosynthesis pioneers who preceded Théodore de Saussure
- C. De Saussure provides extensive quantitative data to address the important questions
- D. De Saussure's work enables completion of the overall chemical equation for photosynthesis
- E. Critical reception of Recherches chimiques sur la Végétation, its legacy, and historical perspectives
- F. Some errors and misinterpretations in Recherches chimiques sur la Végétation
- G.The life and scientific background of Théodore de Saussure
- References Cited
- 2.Chapter Summaries
- A Note on the Translation
- Translation of Recherches chimiques sur la Végétation
- Preface by Théodore de Saussure
- Table of Contents of the text
- The Text
- Appendices
- 1. Glossary of Terms
- 2. Conversions of Units of Measurement
- 3. Expanded Bibliography of References Cited by de Saussure
- Index.