PLANT SCIENCE BULLETIN
PLANT SCIENCE BULLETIN

Plant Science Bulletin

The Plant Science Bulletin (Print: ISSN 0032-0919, Electronic: ISSN 1537-9752) is an informal communication published four times a year, with information on upcoming meetings, courses, field trips, news of colleagues, new books, and professional opportunities. It provides a means of advertising items or materials wanted. It also serves as a forum for circulating BSA committee reports, for distributing innovative teaching approaches and methods, and for discussing issues of concern to Society members such as environmental policy and educational funding.

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Books Received for Review

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If you would like to review a book or books for PSB, the easiest way to do so is to: highlight and copy the book details, click on the Reviewer Requested link to the right of the book's details and paste the information into the email form that pops up. Remember to include your name, University/Department, all of your mailing details and the date by which the book will be reviewed (15 January, 15 April, 15 July or 15 October). Alternatively, email, write or call the Editor, including the details noted above, as soon as you notice the book of interest in this list because they go quickly! - Editor (psb@botany.org, Ph 620-341-5605)

Grasslands of Wales: A Survey of Lowland Species-Rich Grasslands, 1987-2004. Stevens, D.P., S.L.N.Smith, T.H. Blackstock, S.D.S. Bosanquet, and J.P. Stevens. 2010. ISBN 978-0-7083-2255-0 (Cloth US$85.00) 336 pp. University of Wales Press, distributed by the University of Chicago Press, 1427 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637.
Habitats of Wales: A Comprehensive Field Survey, 1979-1997. Blackstock, T.H., E.A. Howe, J.P. Stevens, C.R> Burrows, and P.S. Jones. 2010. ISBN 978-0-7083-2257-4 (Cloth US$85.00) 240 pp. University of Wales Press, distributed by the University of Chicago Press, 1427 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637.
Ethnoveterinary Botanical Medicine: Herbal Medicines for Animal Health. Katerere, David R. and Dibungi Luseba (eds.). 2010. ISBN.978-1-4200-4560-4 (Cloth, US$139.95) 434 pp. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway, NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742.
Science and Technology of Organic Farming. Barker, Allen V. 2010. ISBN 978-4398-1612-7 (Cloth US$69.95) 224 pp. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway, NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742.
Nova Hedwigia Beiheft 135, Diatom Taxonomy, Ultrastructure and Ecology: Modern Methods and Timeless Questions. A tribute to Eugene F. Stoermer. 2009. ISBN 978-3-443-51057-2 (Paper €139.00) 369 pp, J. Cramer in Borntraeger Science Publishers, Johannesstrasse 3 A, 70176 Stuttgart, Germany.
Marine Phytoplankton: Selected Phytoplankton species from the North Sea around Helgoland and Sylt. Hoppenrath, Mona, Malte Elbrächter, and Gerhard Drebes. ISBN 978-3-510-61392-2 (Paper €18.80) 264 pp. E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Nägele u. Obermiller), Johannesstrasse 3 A, 70176 Stuttgart, Germany.
Diversity and Ecology of Lichens in Polar and Mountain Ecosystems. Hafellner, Josef, Ingvar Kärnefelt and Volkmar Wirth (eds). 2010. ISBN 978-3-443-58083-4 (Paper €104.00) 389 pp. J. Cramer in Borntraeger Science Publishers, Johannesstrasse 3 A, 70176 Stuttgart, Germany.
Dictionary of Plant Breeding, 2nd ed. Schlegel, Rolf H.J. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4398-0242-7. (Cloth UD$99.95) 571 pp. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway, NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742.
Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation. Ghazoul, Jaboury and Douglas Sheil. 2010. ISBN 978-0-19-928587-7 (Cloth £65.00) 516 pp. Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, Great Britain.
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Seeds of Amazonian Plants. Cornejo, Fernando and John Janovec. 2010. ISBN 978-0-691-14647-8 (Paper US$24.95) 186 pp. Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540-5237.
Plant Physiology, 5th ed. Raiz, Lincoln and Eduardo Zeiger. 2010. ISBN 0-87893-866-4. (Cloth US$124.95) 782 pp. Sinauer Associates, Inc. P.O. Box 407, Sunderland, MA 01375-0407.
An Introduction to Plant Structure and Development: Plant Anatomy for the Twenty-First Century, 2nd ed. Beck, Charles B. 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-51805-5 (Cloth US$75.00) 441 pp. Cambridge University Press, 32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013.
Systema Naturae 250: The Linnaean Ark. Polaszek, Andrew. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4200-9501-2 (Cloth US$99.95) 276 pp. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway, NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742.
Ladies in the Laboratory III. South African, Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian Women in Science, Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries. Cresse, Mary R.S. with Thomas M. Cresse. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8108-7288-2. (Cloth US$75.00) 258 pp. The Scarecrow Press, 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, Maryland 20706.
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In Splendid Isolation: A History of the Willie Commelin Scholten Phytopathology Laboratory 1894-1992. Faase, Patricia E. (translated by Beverley Jackson) 2010. ISBN 978-90-69840541-8 (Cloth US$60.00) 304 pp. Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Press, distributed by The University of Chicago Press, 1427 E. 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637.
Flora of China, Illustrations Volume (7) Seven, Menispermaceae through Capparaceae. Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2009. ISBN: 978-1-930723-88-7 (Cloth, US$125.00) 570 pp. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299 USA
A Fifth Checklist of Tennessee Vascular Plants. Chester, Edward W., B. Eugene Wofford, Dwayne Estes, and Claude Baileu. 2009. ISBN 13-978-1889878-26-3 (Paper US$20.00) 102 pp. Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Inc., 500 East 4th St., Fort Worth, Texas 76102-4025.
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Palms of Southern Asia. Henderson, Andrew. 2009. ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 (Cloth US$ 90.00) 264 pp. Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, NY 08540-5237.
Flora of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 3, Mimosaceae-Lentibulariaceae. Sell, Peter and Gina Murrell. 2009. ISBN 978-0-521-55337-7 (Cloth US$260.00) 595 pp. Cambridge University Press, 32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013.
Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia. Corrick, Margaret G. and Bruce A. Fuhrer. 2009. ISBN 9781877058844 (Paper US$39.95) 224 pp. Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd. PO Box 6125, Dural Delivery Centre NSW 2158, Australia.
Ecology and Evolution of the Grass-Endophyte Symbiosis. Cheplick, Gregory P. and Stanley Faeth. 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-530808-2 (Cloth US$75.00) 256 pp. Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
Field Guide to Tidal Wetland Plants of the Northeastern United States and Neighboring Canada. Tiner, Raplh W. 2009. ISBN 978-155-489-666-8 (Paper US$29.95) 416 pp. University of Massachusetts Press, P.O. Box 429, Amherst, MA 01004.
Plants of Central Texas Wetlands. Fleenor, Scott B. and Stephen Welton Taber. 2009. ISBN 978-0-89672-639-0 (Paper US$27.95) 288 pp. Texas Tech University Press, Box 41037, Lubbock, TX 79409-1037.
OUT FOR REVIEW
The Ecophysiology of Plant-Phosphorus Interactions. Series: Plant Ecophysiology , Vol. 7. White, Philip J.; Hammond, John P. (Eds.) 2008 ISBN: 978-1-4020-8434-8 (Cloth US$209) 292 p. Springer. 233 Spring Street , New York, NY 10013.
Flora of China ILLUSTRATIONS, Volume (13) thirteen, Clusiaceae through Araliaceae. Flora of China Editorial Committee 2008. ISBN: 978-1-930723-80-1 (Cloth US$125.00) 492 + i-xii pages. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, P.O. Box, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299
Flora of China,Text Volume (7) Seven, Menispermaceae through Capparaceae. Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2008. ISBN: 978-1-930723-81-8 (Cloth US$125.00) 500 + i-xii pages. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, P.O. Box, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299
Moss Flora of China, English Version, Volume 7, Amblystegiaceae—Plagiotheciaceae. Hu Ren-liang, Wang You-fang, and Marshall R. Crosby (eds.) 2008. ISBN 978-1-930723-77-1(Cloth US$85) Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, MO
Flora of China ILLUSTRATIONS, Volume (12) twelve, Hippocastancaceae through Theaceae. Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2008. ISBN: 978-1-930723-79-5 (Cloth US$125.00) 487 + i-xii pages. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, P.O. Box, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299
Intracellular Signaling in Plants. Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 33. Yang, Zhenbiao (ed). ISBN 1-4054-6002-0 (Cloth US$225.00) 430 pp. Wiley-Blackwell, 2121 State Avenue, Ames, Iowa, 50014-8300.
Plant-Bacteria Interactions: Strategies and Techniques to Promote Plant Growth. Ahmad, Iqbal, John Pichtel and Shamsul Hayat (eds.) 2008. ISBN 3-527-31901-5 (Cloth US$195.00) 310 pp. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany.

 

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