Wisconsin Fast Plants Experiment
Reference Books
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, volume 14: Ref QH 302.5 .F84 2002 v. 14
(Hint: Look in index-v.20 for tems, then find the correct volume and page number.)
A Photographic Atlas for the Botany Laboratory: REF QK642 .V36 2008
Books to Check Out
Books about botany are located in the QK1-989 section of the stacks.
Books about plant culture are located in the SB1-1110 section of the stacks.
Subcategories are broken down as follows.
Use the words and phrases below to search the online catalog for books at Sauk and other I-Share libraries.
QK1-989 Botany or SB1-1110 Plant Culture
QK1-474.5 General (Including geographical distribution)
QK710-899 Plant physiology
QK900-989 Plant ecology
SB107-109 Economic Botany
SB183-317 Field crops
Print Books
Physiology of Plant Growth and Development: QK 731 W45
Introduction to Plant Physiology: QK 711 L39 1969
Plant Cell Physiology: A Physicochemical Approach: QK725 .N57
Plant Biochemistry: QK861 .H4513 2011
Plant Science: Growth, Development, and Utilization of Cultivated Plants: SB91 .P18 2011
Growth and Mineral Nutrition of Field Crops: SB185.5 .F34 2010
Reaching for the Sun: How Plants Work: QK50 .K46 2011
eBooks
Micronutrients Deficiency in Soils and Plants
Water Deficits and Plant Growth, v. 2: Plant Water Consumption and Response
Water Deficits and Plant Growth, v. 3: Plant Responses and Control of Water Balance
Water Deficits and Plant Growth, v. 5: Water and Plant Disease
Photosynthesis, Photorespiration, and Plant Productivity
Searching Book Indexes
An index is an alphabetical listing of topics usually in the back of a book
Try searching indexes for the following terms, specific to each topic
Plants in the Dark
Auxins (plant hormones)
Chlorophyll (lack of)
Chlorosis (lack of chlorophyll)
Dark grown plants
Etiolation (use physiology books or plant science books)
Internodes (long)
Light – effect on growth
Photomorphogenesis (use physiology books)
Skotomorphogenesis
Plants with Limited Water
Carbon Dioxide (decreased)
Drought injury
Nutrients (decreased)
Photosynthesis (decreased)
Stomata (stomatal closure)
Stress hormones (increased)
Temperature control (decreased cooling of leaves)
Turgor pressure (loss)
Transpiration (lowered)
Water strain
Water stress
Plants with No Fertilizer
Nitrogen
Nutrient uptake
Nutrition
Phosphorous
Potassium
Rooting (decreased)
Root formation
Crowded / Multiple Plants
Disease (increased susceptibility)
Light (deficiency)
Nitrogen (deficiency)
Self-thinning
Temperature (cooling)
Water (deficiency)
Competition
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