The Gramineae: A Study of Cereal, Bamboo and Grass

by Agnes Arber

Book Overview

Agnes Arber (1879-1960) was a prominent British botanist specialising in plant morphology and comparative anatomy. In 1946 she became the first female botanist to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. First published in 1934, this volume provides a detailed comparative study of the Gramineae family of plants, which includes cereals, grasses and bamboos. Arber focuses on the general morphological features of these plants as shown by anatomical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108017312
• ISBN13: 9781108017312
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 506 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"