Applied Science BTEC Nationals/Principles of Plant and Soil Science

Content On completion of this unit a learner should: 1. Understand the function of plant structures 2. Understand the main processes of plant physiology 3. Understand plant growth and development 4. Know the principles of soil science. Resources Edexcel recommend the following resources. Textbooks Barnes C and Poore N — Plant Science in Action (Hodder Arnold, 1994) 0340600993 Cutler D, Botha T and Stevenson D — Plant Anatomy: An Applied Approach (Blackwell Publishing, 2007) 1405126795 Davies B, Eagle D and Finney B — Soil (Resource Management Series) (Farming Press, 2002) 0852365594 Graham I — Soil (Earth’s Precious Resources Series) (Heinemann Library, 2004) 0431115540 Green N P O, Stout G W and Taylor D J — Biological Science 1 and 2, 3rd Edition (Cambridge University Press, 1997) 0521561787 Hay R K M — Chemistry for Agriculture and Ecology (Blackwell Science, 1981) 0632006994 Hill-Cottingham P and Hill-Cottingham D — Plant Science (Biology Advanced Studies Series) (Blackie Schools, 1992) 0216930316 Lockhart J A R et al — Lockhart and Wiseman’s Introduction to Crop Husbandry, 7th Edition (Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 1993) 0080420036 Raven P, Johnson G, Singer S and Losos J — Biology, 7th Edition (McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2004) 0071111832 Ridge I — Plants (Oxford University Press, 2002) 0199255482 Roberts M, Reiss M and Monger G — Biology: Principles and Processes (Nelson Thornes Ltd, 2004) 0174481764 Soffe R — The Agricultural Notebook, 20th Edition (Blackwell Science, 2003) 0632058293 Stern K — Introductory Plant Biology, 9th Edition (McGraw-Hill Education, 2002) 0071199004 Journals Arable Farming Crops Crop Science Landwards Websites AgriFor. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Health and Safety Executive. Botanical Society of America Online Image Collection. Lantra. Rothamsted Research. The Science and Plants for Schools Website. The Society for Experimental Biology.