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100 1 _aThatcher, Roscoe Wilfred,
_d1872-1933
245 1 4 _aThe Chemistry of Plant Life
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-08-09
508 _aProduced by Bryan Ness, Jens Nordmann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Million Book Project)
520 _a"The Chemistry of Plant Life" by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work aims to provide a comprehensive foundation for students in plant science, emphasizing the importance of understanding the chemical processes that underpin plant growth and development. The book discusses various components and processes within plant life, including plant nutrition, photosynthesis, and the biochemical transformations that occur in plant cells. The opening of the book establishes the author's dual objectives—first, to serve as an educational resource for collegiate students, and second, to stimulate further research in phytochemistry, which is acknowledged as an emerging field at the time. Thatcher references his predecessors and their impact on his understanding while highlighting the need for more chemists who can apply their knowledge to botany. In this initial section, he also outlines the fundamental differences between plant and animal life, emphasizing that despite distinct roles, their chemical processes share significant similarities. This sets a tone for exploring the intricate relationship between chemical reactions and vital activities within plants throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBotanical chemistry
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33394
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