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CHAPTER 4. Dispersal Takes Seeds to New Pastures

© 2021 University of Chicago Press

© 2021 University of Chicago Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. CONTENTS 5
  3. Seed Banks Around the World 8
  4. Introduction 10
  5. CHAPTER 1. The Importance of Seeds to Humanity 14
  6. CHAPTER 2. How Plants Evolved on Planet Earth 42
  7. CHAPTER 3. How Seed Plants Reproduce 74
  8. CHAPTER 4. Dispersal Takes Seeds to New Pastures 104
  9. CHAPTER 5. Germination Brings Plants Back to Life 134
  10. CHAPTER 6. Using Seeds to Ensure Humanity’s Survival 160
  11. Glossary 186
  12. Further Reading 187
  13. Picture Credits 189
  14. Index 190
  15. Acknowledgments 192
Seeds
This chapter is in the book Seeds
https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226224497-006

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. CONTENTS 5
  3. Seed Banks Around the World 8
  4. Introduction 10
  5. CHAPTER 1. The Importance of Seeds to Humanity 14
  6. CHAPTER 2. How Plants Evolved on Planet Earth 42
  7. CHAPTER 3. How Seed Plants Reproduce 74
  8. CHAPTER 4. Dispersal Takes Seeds to New Pastures 104
  9. CHAPTER 5. Germination Brings Plants Back to Life 134
  10. CHAPTER 6. Using Seeds to Ensure Humanity’s Survival 160
  11. Glossary 186
  12. Further Reading 187
  13. Picture Credits 189
  14. Index 190
  15. Acknowledgments 192
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