TY - GEN AU - Darwin, Francis TI - Practical physiology of plants SN - 9780521230803 U1 - 581.1 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge N1 - Part I. General Physiology: 1. On some of the conditions affecting the life of plants; 2. Assimilation of carbon; 3. Further experiments on nutrition; 4. Transpiration; 5. Physical and mechanical properties; 6. Growth; 7. Curvatures; 8. Further experiments on movement; Part II. Chemistry of Metabolism: 9. Introduction. Solvents. Methods of extraction. General notes on apparatus and manipulations; 10. Proteids. Amides. Ammonia. Nitrates, etc.; 11. Oils and fats. Glycerine; 12. Tannins and glucosides; 13. Dextrins and sugars, glucoses, cane-sugar, maltose, etc.; 14. Starch. Cellulose; 15. Organic acids and salts; 16. Unorganised ferments (enzymes); 17. General experiments; Appendices ER -