Vascular Organization of Angiosperms: A New Vision

This study of plant anatomy is based on newly available data on the structure and spatial organization of the vascular system of plants. Many examples are chose from among the major groups of the plant system, to illustrate the vast field of applications of histological moulding: anatomical structures that have so far been little understood or unknown are described and hypotheses relative to the cambial functioning are presented. Following a summary of basic concepts of xylem anatomy, the text is illustrated with many diagrams and photographs of moulds made, for the most part, with scanning electron microscope. The successive steps of the technical implementation of moulding are described with precision. The book is addressed to scientists, students and professionals.