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These time capsules of life for plants familiar and strange are presented in minute, beautiful detail. Microphotographs of the tiniest seeds and extraordinarily detailed cutaway images of larger seeds are combined with text that explains the formation and maturation of seeds and describes how they find their way to becoming a copy of the parent plant.
These time capsules of life for plants familiar and strange are presented in minute, beautiful detail. Microphotographs of the tiniest seeds and extraordinarily detailed cutaway images of larger seeds are combined with text that explains the formation and maturation of seeds and describes how they find their way to becoming a copy of the parent plant.
1 de jan. de 2006 · The breath-taking architectural design of seeds has been showcased in the book Seeds: Time Capsules of Life (Kesseler et al., 2006), and some of these exquisite electron micrographs are on display ...
Buy Seeds: Time Capsules of Life by Stuppy, Wolfgang, Kesseler, Rob, Papadakis, Alexandra, Hrh the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles (ISBN: 9781608871117) from Amazon's Book Store.
- Wolfgang Stuppy, Rob Kesseler
Seeds, the most complex organs produced by plants, ensure the biodiversity of our planet. They vary from the impressive Seychelles nut that weighs twenty kilos to the dust-like seeds of the orchids. The evolution of their highly sophisticated structures from prehistoric times to today makes fascinating reading as do the wiles plants use to attract and deceive their chosen pollinators.
Time Capsules of Life. March 3 2019. Seeds are the most complex organs produced by plants, capable of traveling space and time to ensure the biodiversity of our planet. Their astonishing diversity of forms and structures are revealed through a unique collection of colored micrographs and scientific texts on the natural history of seeds.
No matter how small, packed into every seed is the complete genetic information needed to give rise to a new plant, whether it is a tiny herb or a giant rainforest tree. True time capsules of life, seeds may travel thousands of miles and, if necessary, wait for hundreds of years before germinating.
- Wolfgang Stuppy Rob Kesseler
