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Books reviewed in this article:
Speciation in Tropical Environments . Ed. by R. H. L owe -M c C onnell .
Determination of Angiosperm Families by means of a Punched-Card System . By B. H ansen and K. R ahn.
Numerical Taxonomy . Ed. by A. J. C ole.
Flowers of Europe—a Field Guide . By O. P olunin.
Spring Flora of Minnesota, including Common Cultivated Plants . By T homas M orley.
The Early Development of Irish Society: the Evidence of Aerial Photography . By E. R. N orman and J. K. S. S t J oseph.
Plant Pathology . By G. N. A grios.
Mycological Studies honoring John N. Couch . Ed. by W. J. K ock.
Common Edible Mushrooms . By C lyde M. C hristensen .
Fungal Parasitism . By B rian J. D everall.
The Algae—A Review . By G. W. P rescott .
An Introduction to the Principles of Plant Physiology , By W. S tiles and E. C. C ocking .
Perspectives in Phytochemistry . Ed. by J. B. H arborne and T. S wain .
Introduction to Plant Physiology . By J acob L evitt .
Root Growth . Ed. by W. J. W hittington .
Statistics and Experimental Design . By G eoffrey M. C larke .
Ecological Aspects of the Mineral Nutrition of Plants . Ed. by I. H. R orison et al.
Evolution and Phylogeny of Flowering Plants . By J. H utchinson .     

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Transport of photoassimilates. Ed. by D. A. B aker and J. A. M ilburn.
Plant Lipids : Targets for Manipulation (British Plant Growth Regulator Group, Monograph No. 17). Ed. by N. J. P infield and A. K. S tobart.
Experimental Techniques in Plant Disease Epidemiology. Ed. by J. K ranz and J. R otem.
The Names of Plants. By D. G ledhill
Plant Form and Vegetation Structure. Ed. by M. J. A. W erger , P. J. M. V an der A art , H. J. D uring and J. T. A. V erhoeven.
Vegetation Structure in Relation to Carbon and Nutrient Economy. Ed. by J. T. A. V erhoeven , G. W. H eil and M. J. A. W erger .
Diversity and Pattern in Plant Communities. Ed. by H. J. D uring , M. J. A. W erger and J. H. W illems .     

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Advances in Botanical Research . Vol. 14. Ed. by J. A. C allow .
Inorganic Nitrogen Metabolism . Ed. by W. R. U llrich , P. J. A paricio , P. J. S yrett and F. C astillo .
A Centry od Nitrogen Fixation Research . Ed. by F. J. B ergersen and J. R. P ostgate .
Horizons in Lichenology . Ed. by D. H. D alby , D. L. H awksworth and S. L. J ury .
Introduction to Ecological Biochemistry , By J. B. H arborne .
Russell's Soil Conditions and Plant Growth, Ed. by A lan W ild .
Disease and Plant Population Biology . By J. J. B urdon.
Molecular Determinants of Plant Diseases . Ed. by S. N ishimura , C. P. V ance and N. D oke.
British Fungus Flora, Agrics and Boleti 5. Strophariaceae & Coprinaceae P.P.: Hypholoma, Melanotus, Psilocybe, Stropharia, Lacrymaria & Panaeolus, Psilocybe, Stropharia, Lacrymaria & Panaeolus, By R W atling and M. N. G regory .
Mechanisms of Woody Plant Defenses Against Insects . Ed. by W. J. M attson , J. L evieux and C. B ernard -D agan .
Air Pollution and Acid Rain. The Biological Impact . By A. W ellburn .
The Australian Paniceae (Paniceae) . By R. D. W erster .
Kew Index for 1986 . Compiled by R.A. D avies and K.M. L loyd .
Kew Index for 1987 . Compiled by R. A. D avies and K. M. L loyd .
Index Kewensis Supplement XVII . Compiled by J. L. M. P inner , T. A. B ence , R. A. D avies and K. M. L loyd .
Index Kewensis Supplement XVIII . Compiled by J. L. M. P inner , T. A. B ence , R. A. D avies and K. M. L loyd . Edited by R. A. D avies .
The Botany of Mangroves . By P. B. T omlinson .
Floweroing Plants in West Africa . By M argaret S teentoft .
Plants in Danger . By S. D. D avies     

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Growth Regulators in Plant Science, Monograph 8. Ed. by M. B. J ackson , B. G rout and I. A. M ackenzie .
An Introduction to Plant Taxonomy. By C. J effrey .
Pest and Diseases of Tropical Crops , Vol. 1. By D. S. H ill and J. M. W aller .
Flora of Turkey , Vol. 7 ( Orobanchaceae to Ceratophyllaceae and Ruhiaceae ). Ed. by P. H. D avis , assisted by J. R. E dmondson , R. R. M ill and K. T an .
Plant Growth Curves. The Functional Approach to Plant Growth Analysis. By R oderick H unt .
Bryophyte Ecology. Ed. by A. J. E. S mith . Bryophyte Ecology. Ed. by A. J. E. S mith . Bryophyte Ecology. Ed. by A. J. E. S mith . Bryophyte Ecology. Ed. by A. J. E. S mith .
Forest Succession: concepts and application. Ed. by D. C. W est , M. H. S hugart and D. B otkin .     

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Review in this article:
Annual Review of Plant Physiology . Vol. XI. Ed. L. M achlis .
Zygnemaceae by M. S. R andhawa .
Cyanophyta by T. V. D esikachary .
Plant Physiology: A Treatise . Vol.11. Ed. F. C. S teward .
Aquatic Phycomycetes . By F rederick K. S parrow , J r .     

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Flowering Plants, Origin and Dispersal . By A. T akhtajan. Translated from the Russian by C. J effrey.
Camellias of Japan . By T. T uyama.
Studies in Biology , No. 15. Developmental Plant Anatomy. By A lan R. G emmell.
Quaternary Ecology . Ed. by E. J. C ushing and H. E. W right J r .
Écologie appliquée à l'agriculture dans le nord vaudois . By K.-F. S chreiber. Translated from the German by M. V illard .
Welsh Ferns , 5th edn. By H. A. H yde and A. E. W ade .
Flora of Derbyshire . Ed. by A. R. C lapham .
Studies in Biology , No. 16. Plant Symbiosis. By G eorge D. S cott .     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Crop Evolution, Adaptation and Yield. By L. T. EVANS.
The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants. By P rzemyslaw PRUSINKIEWICZ and A ristid LINDENMAYER.
Plant–Soil Interactions at Low pH: Principles and Management. Ed. by R. A. DATE, N. J. GRUNDON, G. E. RAYMENT and M. E. PROBERT.
Soils, Sustainability and the Natural Heritage. Ed. by A. G. TAYLOR, J. E. GORDON and M. B. USHER.
Crassulacean Acid Metabolism: Biochemistry, Eco-physiology and Evolution (Ecological Studies: vol. 114). Ed. by K. WINTER and J. A. C. SMITH.
Centres of Plant Diversity. A Guide and Strategy for their Conservation. WWF and IUCN.
Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants, Vol. 3: Gymnosperms. Ed. by S. M. JAIN, P. K. GUPTA AND R.J. NEWTON.
In Vitro Embryogenesis in Plants. Ed. by T. THORPE.
The Cambial Derivatives. Ed. by M. IQBAL.
Leaf Structure: Montane Regions of Venezuela with an Excursion into Argentina. By I ngrid ROTH.
The Plant Viruses (vol. 5: Polyhedral Virions and Bipartite RNA Genomes). Ed. by B. D. HARRISON and A. F. MURANT.     

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Inducible Plant Proteins. Their Biochemistry and Molecular Biology . Society for Experimental Biology Seminar Series, Vol. 49. Ed. by J. L. W ray .
The Action Plant. Movement and Nervous Behaviour in Plants . By P aul S imons .
Plants and Microclimate. A Quantitative Approach to Environmental Plant Physiology , 2nd edn. By H. G. J ones .
Acidic Deposition. Its Nature and Impacts . By F. T. L ast and R. W atling .
Biology of the Grapevine . By M ichael G. M ullins , A lain B ouquet and L arry E. W illiams .
Sweet Potato – An Untapped Food Resource . By J. A. W oolfe .
Algae and Symbioses: Plants, Animals, Fungi, Viruses, Interactions Explored . Ed. by W. R eisser .
Vegetation of New Zealand . By P. W ardle .
Microspores: Evolution and Ontogeny . Ed. by S. B lackmore and R. B. K nox .     

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Book Reviwed in this article:
The History of the British Flora. By Sir H arry G odwin .
The Euphorbiaceae of Borneo. By H. K. A iry S haw .
Ecology of Plants in the Tropics. (Studies in Biology No. 58, Institute of Biology.) By D aniel H. J anzen .
Pacific Plant Areas. Volume 3. Ed. by M. M. van B algooy .
The Liverworts of New Zealand. By K. W. A llison and J ohn C hild .
Paleoecology of Terrestrial Plants. Basic principles and techniques. By V. A. K rasilov .
Plant Propagation , 3rd edn. By H udson T. H artmann and D ale E. K ester .
The Lytic Compartment of Plant Cells. By PH. M atile .
Plant Pathogenesis. By H. W heeler .
Phytotronics in Agricultural and Horticultural Research. Ed. by P. C houard and N. de B ilderling .
Phytoplankton. By A. D. B oney .
Krankheiten und Schädlinge an Getreide und Mais. By C. B uhl .     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Die Orchideen. By R udolf S chlechter . Ed. by F. G. B rieger , R. M aatsch and K. S enghas .
A Gardener's Dictionary of Plant Names . By A. W. S mith . Revised and enlarged by W illiam T. S tearn and I. L. L. S mith .
Plant Geography of the Pacific. By M. M. J. van B algooy .
Einführung in die Pflanzensoziologie. By R. K napp .
Taxonomy of Fungi Imperfecti (Proceedings of the First International Specialists' Workshop Conference on Criteria and Terminology in the Classification of Fungi Imperfecti, Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada). Ed. by B ryce K endrick .
Introduction to Plant Biochemistry. By T. W. G oodwin and E. I. M ercer .
Symposium on the Biochemical and Ecological Aspects of Plant-Parasite Relations. Ed. by Z. K iráaly and L. S zalay -M arzsó .
IVth Meeting of the International Council for the Study of Viruses and Virus Diseases of Grapevine, Colmar.
Some Common Flowering Plants of Uganda. By E. M. L ind and A. C. T allantire .     

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Book Reviewed in this article:
The Structure of New Zealand Woods . By B. A. M eylan and B. G. B utterfield .
Rice in Africa . Ed. by I. W. B uddenhagen and G. J. P ersley .
Plant Life in Anaerobic Environments . Ed. by D. D. H ook and R. M. M. C rawford .
Jes mécanismes de l'évolution . By J. G énermont .
Crassulacean Acid Metabolism. Analysis of an Ecological Adaptation . By M. K luge and I. P. T ing
Plant Disease: an Advanced Treatise. Volume 3. How Plants Suffer from Disease . Ed. J.G. H orsfall and E.B. C owling     

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Book Reviewed in this article:
Patterns in Plant Development. By T. A. S teeves and I. M. S ussex .
Plant Growth Substances 1970. Ed. by D. J. C arr .
Methods in Enzymology. Vol. XXIV. Photosynthesis and Nitrogen Fixation , Part B. Ed. by A nthony S an P ietro (Series Ed. by S idney P. C olman and N athan O. K aplan ).
Biochemistry of Photosynthesis. By R. P. F. G regory .
The Growth of Bulbs. By A. R. R ees .
Annual Review of Plant Physiology ,
Ecology of Heathlands. By C. H. G imingham .
Anatomy of the Monocotyledons. VI. Dioscoreales. By E. S. A yensu . Ed. by C. R. M etcalfe .
A Computer-Mapped Flora. A Study of the County of Warwickshire. By D. A. C adbury , J. G. H awkes and R. C. R eadett .     

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Book review in this article
Botanical Latin . By W. T. S tearn .
Laboratory Manual of Tropical Mycology and Elementary Bacteriology . By A. T hompson and G loria L im .
Agriculture in the Tropics . By C. C. W ebster and P. N. W ilson .
Bananas . By N. W. S immonds .
Rice . By D. H. G rist .
Tea . By T. E den .
Lowson's Botany . By E. W. S imon , K. J. D ormer and J. N. H artshorne .
Annual Review of Plant Physiology , Vol. 16. Ed. by L. M achlis and W. K. B riggs .
Ultrastructural Plant Cytology . By A. F rey -W yssling and K. M ühlethaler .
Drawings of British Platits . Part XXII, Scrophulariaceae (1). By S tella R oss
Molecules and Cells .By D. A. C oult . The Principles of Modern Biology. Ed. by D. A. C oult .
The Growth of Cereals and Grasses . Ed. by F. L. M ilthorpe and J. D. I vins .
Origins of Metidelism . By R. C. O lby .
Fungal Genetics . By J. R. S. F incham and P. R. D ay . Botanical Monographs, Vol. 4, ed. by W. O. J ames .
Genetik der Pilze . by K. E sser and R. K uenen .
Microbial and Molecular Genetics . By J. R. S. F incham . Modern Biology Series, ed. by J. E. W ebb .
Index Kewensis Plantarum Phanerogamarum, Supplementum XIII . Compiled at the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, under the direction of Sir G eorge T aylor .
A Flora of Northeastern Minnesota . By O lga L akela .
Stephen Hales, D.D., F.R.S. An Eighteenth Century Biography . By A. E. C lark -K ennedy .     

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Books reviewed in this article:
Cellular Interactions in Symbiosis and Parasitism. Ed. by C. B. C ook , P. W. P appas and E. D. R udolph.
Adaptation of Plants to Water and High Temperature Stress. Ed. by N eil C. T urner and P aul K ramer.
Physiological Plant Ecology. By W. L archer.
Atlas of Flowering Plant Structure . By J ean -C laude R oland and F rançoise R oland     

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Book Reviewed in This Article:
Tropische Nutzpflanzen. By H einz B rücher .
The Molecular Biology of Plant Cells. Ed. by H. S mith .
Plant Metabolism. By H. D. K umar and H. N. S ing h.
The Ribonucleic Acids. Ed. by P. R. S tewart and D. S. L etham .
Transport Phenomena in Plants. By D. A. B aker .
Transport of Ions and Water in Animals. Ed. by B. L. G upta , R. B. M oreton , J. L. O scham and B. J. W all .
Water in Plants Bibliography. Ed. by J. P ospisilova and J. S olarova .
Advances in Botanical Research. Vol. 4. Ed. by R. D. P reston and H. W. W oolhouse .
Progress in Botany: Morphology: Physiology: Genetics: Taxonomy: Geobotany. Ed. by H einz E llenerg , K arl E sser , H ermann M erxmuller , E berhard S chnepf and H ubert Z eigler .
Progress in Botany – Morphology, Physiology, Genetics, Taxonomy, Geobotany. Ed. by H. E llenberg , K. E sser , H. M erxmüller , E. S chnepf and H. Z iegler .
Plant Root Systems. By R. S cott R ussell .
Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises. Edited by K enneth S. N orris .     

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Books Reviewed in this Article:
The Molecular and Hormonal Basis of Plant-Growth Regulation. By Y a 'A cov L eshem
Plant Tissue and Cell Culture. Ed. by H. E. S treet .
Evolution in the Microbial World. Ed. by M. J. C arlile and J. J. S kehel .
Selected Papers in Phycology. Ed. by J. R. R osowski and B. C. P arker .
The Biology of the Algae. By F. E. R ound .
Biology of Plant Utter Decomposition. 2 volumes. Ed. by C. H. D ickinson and G. J. F. P ugh .
Palms of Malaya. By T. C. W hitmore .
Tree Flora of Malaya. A Manual for Foresters. Malayan Forest Records No. 26. vol. 1 Ed. T. C. W hitmore .
Thrips: their Biology, Ecology and Economic Importance. By T revor L ewis .
Australian Journal of Plant Physiology.
Acta Botanica Indica. Vol. 1, Nos. 1 and 2: 1973. Chief Editor V. S ingh .     

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Book Reviewed in this article:
Botanical Microtechnique and Cytochemistry. By G. P. Berlyn and J. P. Miksche.
Annual Review of Plant Physiology. Ed. by W. R. Briggs.
Mechanical Design in Organisms. By S. A. Wainwright, W. D. Biggs, J. D. Currey & J. M. Gosline.
Uptake of Ions by Plant Roots. By D. J. F. Bowling.
Phytochrome and Photomorphogenesis. By Harry Smith.
Water and Plants. By Hans Meidner and D. W. Sheriff.
Physiological Aspects of Dryland Farming. Edited by U. S. Gupta.
Pollen: Biology, Biochemistry, Management. By R. G. Stanley and H. F. Linskens.
The Evolutionary Significance of the Exine. Ed. by I. K. Ferguson and J. Muller.
Cell Division in Higher Plants. Ed. by M. M. Yeoman.
Intercellular Communication in Plants: Studies on Plasmodesmata Ed. by B. E. S. Gunning & A. W. Robards.
Methods in Plant Ecology. Ed. by S. B. Chapman
Ökologie DER Pflazen By Walter Larcher.
Progress in Botany. Vol. 37. Ed. by H. Ellenberg, K. Esser, H. Merxmüller, E. Schnepf & H. Ziegler.
British Botanical and Horticultural Literature before 1800. By Blanche Henrey.     

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Plant Lectins. By A. P ustzai .
Techniques for the Rapid Detection of Plant Pathogens . Ed. by J. M. D uncan and L. T orrance .
Ecological Genetics and Air Pollution. Ed. by G. R. T aylor , Jr., L. F. P itelka and M. T. C legg .
Arctic Ecosystems in a Changing Climate. Ed. By F. S. C hapin III, R. L. J efferies , J. F. R eynolds , G. R. S haver , J. S voboda and E. W. C hu .     

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Book Reviewed in this article:
Organelle Heredity. B y N icolas W. G illham .
Microbodies/Peroxisomen pflanzicher Zellen. By B. G erhardt .
Plant Metabolism. By G erhard R ichter .
Water in Plants Bibliography. Ed. by J. P ospisilova and J. S olarova .
Plant Growth Analysis. By R oderick H unt .
Progress in Botany. Morphology, Physiology, Genetics, Taxonomy, Geobotany. Ed. by H. E llenberg , K. E sser , H. Merxmüller, E. S chnepf and H. Z iegler .
Organisation in Plants. By W. M. M. B aron .
Plant Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance. By G. E. R ussell .
Incompatibility in Angiosperms. By D. D e N ettancourt .
Soybean Physiology, Agronomy and Utilization. Ed. by A. G. N orman .
Flora of Turkey , Volume 6 ( Lobehaceae to Scrophulariaceae ). Ed. by P. H. D avis , assisted by J. R. E dmondson , R. R. M ill and B.S.P arris .
Tropical Trees and Forests. An Architectural Analysis. By F.H allé , R.A.A. O ldeman and P. B. T omlinson .
Vegetation Mitteleuropas mit den Alpen. By H einz E llenberg .     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Nitrogen Fixation by Free-living Micro-organisms. Ed. by W. D. P. S tewart .
International Biological Programme. Volume 7: Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Plants. Ed. by P. S. N utman .
Gibberellins and Plant Growth. Ed. by H. M. K rishnamoorthy .
Cytodifferentiation in Plants. By L. W. R oberts .
Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, New Series. Ed. by A. P irson and M. H. Z immerman .
Traité de Paléobotanique : Volume 4, fascicle 2: Pteridophylla (ist part). By E. B oureau and J. D oubinger .
Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Volume 5. Ed. by P. H. D avis , assisted by V. A. M atthews , F. K. K upicha & B. S. P arris .
Physiological Plant Ecology. By W. L archer . Translated from the German by M. A. B iederman -T horson .
The Biology of Eucalypts , By L. D. P ryor .
The Morphology of Pteridophytes. By K. R. S porne .
European Floristic and Taxonomic Studies, B.S.B.I. Conference Report No. 15. Ed. by S. M. W alters (with the assistance of C. J. K ing ).