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Annals of Botany 91: 940-941, 2003
© 2003 Annals of Botany Company

Ridge, I. (ed) Plants

MIKE JACKSON

Plants.
Irene Ridge, ed. 2002.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
£26·99 (softback). 352 pp.

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This book for students new to plant biology emphasizes the functional side of plant life. Although the topic is large, Irene Ridge and her five co-writers (Mary Bell, Hilary Denny, Jeremy Roberts, Sue Downs and Phil Parker) have kept the size down to a length that is well suited to the study desk rather than the coffee table. Careful reading of this thoughtfully prepared text by any reasonably diligent student should establish a sound but flexible framework on which to base future years of botanical learning. The book distils many of the essentials but still leaves the reader feeling in touch . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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