Bresinsky A., Korner C., Kadereit J.W., Neuhaus G., Sonnewald U. Strasburger’s Plant Sciences

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. — 1302 p. — ISBN: 978-3-642-15517-8; ISBN: 978-3-642-15518-5; ISBN: 978-3-642-15519-2.This work is based on the 36th German language edition of Strasburger, Lehrbuch der Botanik, by Andreas Bresinsky, Christian Korner, Joachim Kadereit, Gunther Neuhaus, Uwe Sonnewald, published by Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg 2008.
The last English translation of Strasburger’s Lehrbuch der Botanik fur Hochschulen (Textbook of Botany for Universities) was published in 1976 (30th Ed.). Since then, six new German editions have been published and were partially translated into Italian, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, Turkish, and Russian. Considering that plant sciences have developed and expanded considerably since 1976, and that six more German editions have tried to keep pace with these changes, a new English translation was long overdue. The present edition represents a balanced and comprehensive work on the plant sciences, the book’s trademark and particular strength. The inclusion of bacteria, archaea, and the various lineages referred to as fungi may not be justified from a phylogenetic perspective when dealing with plants, but is necessary considering the important evolutionary and ecological interactions between plants and these organisms.Volume I.

Part I. Structure (Gunther Neuhaus).
Molecular Basics: The Building Blocks of Cells.
Structure and Properties of Water.
Nucleic Acids.
Proteins.
Polysaccharides.
Lipids.
The Structure and Ultrastructure of the Cell.
Cell Biology.
The Plant Cell.
Cell Structure in Prokaryotes.
The Endosymbiotic Theory and the
Hydrogen Hypothesis.
The Tissues of Vascular Plants.
Meristems.
Permanent Tissues.
Morphology and Anatomy of Vascular Plants.
Morphology and Anatomy.
The Stem.
Leaf Organs: Forms and Metamorphoses.
Roots.
Part II. Physiology (Uwe Sonnewald).
Physiology of Metabolism.
Energetics of Metabolism.
Mineral Nutrition.
Water Budget.
Photosynthesis: The Light Reaction.
Photosynthesis: The Path of Carbon.
Assimilation of Nitrate.
Assimilation of Sulfate.
Transport of Assimilates in Plants.
Energy Production from Breakdown of Carbohydrates.
Synthesis of Structural and Storage Lipids.
Mobilization of Storage Lipids.
Synthesis of Amino Acids.
Formation of Purines and Pyrimidines.
Synthesis of Tetrapyrroles.
Secondary Metabolism.
Basic Polymers Specific to Plants.
Excretion by Plants.
Physiology of Development.
Basic Principles of Developmental Physiology.
Genetic Basis of Development.
Cellular Basis of Development.
Interactions of Cells During Development.
Systemic Control of Development.
Control of Development by Phytohormones.
Control of Development by Environmental Factors.
Physiology of Movement.
Basic Concepts of Physiological Stimuli and Signals.
Free Movement Between Sites.
Movement of Living Organs.
Other Movements.
Allelophysiology.
Characteristics of Heterotrophic Nutrition.
Symbiosis.
Pathogens.
Herbivory.
Allelopathy.
General Articles Relating to Part II.Volume II.
Part III Evolution and Systematics (Joachim W. Kadereit, Andreas Bresinsky).
Evolution.
Variation.
Patterns and Causes of Natural Variation.
Speciation.
Macroevolution.
Systematics and Phylogeny.
Methods in Systematics.
Bacteria, Fungi, and Plants.
Vegetation History.
Part IV. Ecology (Christian Korner).
Basics of Plant Ecology.
Limitation, Fitness, and Optimum.
Stress and Adaptation.
Time as a Factor and Nonlinear Responses.
Biological Variation.
Ecosystems and Their Structure.
Approaches to Plant Ecology.
Plant–Environment Interactions.
Solar Radiation and Energy Balance.
Light as a Signal.
Temperature Resistance.
Mechanical Influences.
Nutrient Relations.
Growth and Carbon Relations.
Biotic Interactions.
Biomass and Land Use.
Ecology of Populations and Vegetation.
Ecology of Populations.
Plant Geography.
Vegetation Ecology.
Vegetation of the Earth.
Vegetation of the Temperate Zone.
Biomes of the Earth.