by Stefano Mancuso · Giunti · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788809790698
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«Uomini che amano le piante» is the popular science essay by Stefano Mancuso, published by Giunti in paperback (156 pages, in Italian).
Stories of naturalists, botanists and scientists who transformed our view of the plant world: Darwin and cross-pollination, Delpino and the collaboration between plants and ants, and Leonardo da Vinci and the arrangement of leaves. Mancuso covers five centuries of discoveries up to the beginnings of modern botany.
The book bears the subtitle «Storie di scienziati del mondo vegetale» and belongs to the Orizzonti collection by Giunti; it appeared on October 8, 2014.
Recommended for readers curious about botany, the history of science and naturalist popularization.
Stefano Mancuso is an Italian botanist and writer, best known for his research on plant intelligence. He is professor of the Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry department at his alma mater, the University of Florence. He is the director of the International Laboratory of Plant Neurobiology, steering committee member of the Society of Plant Signaling and Behavior, editor-in-chief of the Plant Signaling & Behavior journal and a member of the Accademia dei Georgofili.
