ISE PLANTS AND SOCIETY. 8TH EDITION

I Plants and Society: The Botanical Connections to Our Lives
1 Plants in Our Lives
II Introduction to Plant Life: Botanical Principles
2 The Plant Cell
3 The Plant Body
4 Plant Physiology
5 Plant Life Cycle: Flowers
6 Plant Life Cycle: Fruits and Seeds
7 Genetics
8 Plant Systematics and Evolution
9 Diversity of Plant Life
III Plants as a Source of Food
10 Human Nutrition
11 Origins of Agriculture
12 The Grasses
13 Legumes
14 Starchy Staples
15 Feeding a Hungry World
IV Commercial Products Derived from Plants
16 Stimulating Beverages
17 Herbs and Spices
18 Materials: Cloth, Wood, and Paper
V Plants and Human Health
19 Medicinal Plants
20 Psychoactive Plants
21 Poisonous and Allergy Plants
VI Algae and Fungi: The Impact of Algae and Fungi on Human Affairs
22 The Algae
23 Fungi in the Natural Environment
24 Beverages and Foods from Fungi
25 Fungi that Affect Human Health
VII Plants and the Environment
26 Plant Ecology
Appendix A Metric System
Appendix B Classification of Plants

This introductory, one quarter/one-semester text takes a multidisciplinary approach to studying the relationship between plants and people. The authors strive to stimulate interest in plant science and encourage students to further their studies in botany. Also, by exposing students to society's historical connection to plants, Levetin and McMahon hope to instill a greater appreciation for the botanical world. Plants and Society covers basic principles of botany with strong emphasis on the economic aspects and social implications of plants and fungi.

• The seventh edition of Plants and Society has been updated to spotlight exciting discoveries and update major advancements in the science of plants, algae, and fungi with special emphasis on how these organisms impact humanity. Nearly 90 new photographs, as well as several new or revised figures and tables, have been added to the seventh edition.
• Plants and Society focuses primarily on how humans interact with plants in their lives instead of the more typical general botany topics of A&P, diversity, and ecology. Eight introductory, general botany chapters (2-9) provide the instructor with plenty of foundational material before moving on to the engaging applied chapters.
• Numerous learning aids for students include chapter outlines, key concepts, boxed readings, summaries, review questions, and glossary.