Course Textbooks
Plants and Society by Call Number: QK47 .L48 2016 TEXTBOOKSISBN: 9780078023033Publication Date: 2015"A multidisciplinary approach to studying the relationship between plants and people. [...] Plants and Society covers basic principles of botany with strong emphasis on the economic aspects and social implications of plants and fungi." Available on reserves.
The Botany of Desire by Call Number: QK 46.5 .H85 P66 2001ISBN: 0375501290Publication Date: 2001"In telling the stories of four familiar plant species that are deeply woven into the fabric of our lives, Pollan illustrates how they evolved to satisfy humankind's most basic yearnings -- and by doing so made themselves indispensable."
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Call Number: GT 2850 .P65 2007ISBN: 9780143038580Publication Date: 2007"What should we have for dinner? Ten years ago, Michael Pollan confronted us with this seemingly simple question and [...] demonstrated that how we answer it today may determine not only our health but our survival as a species."
Browse for Books in OU Libraries
Plant Science books are located in Bizzell Memorial Library in the following call number locations.
Library of Congress Call Numbers
- QK 1-989 Botany
- QK 640-707 Plant Anatomy
- QK 710-899 Plant Physiology
- QK 900-989 Plant Ecology
- QH 1-278.5 Natural History
- QH 301-705 General Biology
- QH 359-425 Evolution
- QH 540-549.5 Ecology
- S Agriculture
- SB Plant Culture
Recommended by Your Librarian
The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms by Call Number: Bizzell Memorial Library Reference Collection (QK 10 .H53 2000)ISBN: 0521790808Publication Date: 2000"Arranged in two sections: the glossary, which provides clear definitions for over 2400 of the most commonly used botanical and horticultural terms, and illustrations, which can be cross-referenced to the glossary. The illustrations section comprises over 120 large format pages packed with accurate, well labelled line drawings that complement the definitions."
Ethnoecology by Call Number: GN 476.7 .E75 1999ISBN: 0820320676Publication Date: 1999"Examines subjects ranging from pastoralism to the use of medicinal plants to show that understanding the knowledge system of any people is essential to understanding their relation to their environment."
Ethnobiology and Biocultural Diversity by Call Number: GN 476.7 .I68 2000ISBN: 0820323497Publication Date: 2002"Covering a wide range of ecosystems and world regions, the papers center on global change and the relationships among traditional knowledge, biological diversity, and cultural diversity."
The Power of Feasts by Call Number: GT 3930 .H39 2014ISBN: 9781107042995Publication Date: 2014"Explores recurring patterns in the dynamics of feasts as well as linkages to other aspects of culture such as food, personhood, cognition, power, politics, and economics. "
The GMO Handbook by Call Number: QH 442.6 .G657 2004ISBN: 1592598013Publication Date: 2004"A comprehensive and accessible survey of the best current accomplishments of GMO research in all their complexity and ramifications." Available online or in the stacks.
The Cultural History of Plants by Call Number: SB 71 .C86 2005ISBN: 0415927463Publication Date: 2004Describes "the role of plant in social life, regional customs, the arts, natural and covers all aspects of plant cultivation and migration and covers all aspects of plant cultivation and migration. The text includes an explanation of plant names and a list of general references on the history of useful plants."
Spice: the history of a temptation by Call Number: TX 406 .T87 2004ISBN: 0375407219Publication Date: 2004"A history of the spice trade told not in the conventional narrative of politics and economics, nor of conquest and colonization, but through the intimate human impulses that inspired and drove it. [...] We follow spices back through time, through history, myth, archaeology, and literature. "
