This famous book on botany was published for the first time in 1894 by Eduard Strasburger and his co-workers. The present edition is based on a translation of the 36th edition of the German "Strasburger" and contains additional contributions by renowned experts in the field.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• List of Topical Insights
• List of Boxes
• Introduction
• Part I Structure - Gunther Neuhaus
• Preface
• 1 Molecular Basics: The Building Blocks of Cells
• 2 The Structure and Ultrastructure of the Cell
• 3 The Tissues of Vascular Plants
• 4 Morphology and Anatomy of Vascular Plants
• Part II Physiology - Uwe Sonnewald
• Preface
• 5 Physiology of Metabolism
• 6 Physiology of Development
• 7 Physiology of Movement
• 8 Allelophysiology
• Part III Evolution and Systematics - Joachim W. Kadereit and Andreas Bresinsky
• Preface
• 9 Evolution
• 10 Systematics and Phylogeny
• Part IV Ecology - Christian Körner
• Preface
• 11 Basics of Plant Ecology
• 12 Plant–Environment Interactions
• 13 Ecology of Populations and Vegetation
• 14 Vegetation of the Earth
• Timeline
• Sources