Botany Bistro Archive
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Basic Botany
The scientific study of plants, including their physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, classification and economic importance.
Plant Morphology
The study of the physical form and external structure of plants.
Plant Anatomy
The study of the internal structure of plants, frequently investigated at the cellular level and often involving the sectioning of tissues and microscopy.
Plant Systematics & Taxonomy
The science that finds, identifies, describes, classifies and names plants.
Plant Physiology
The study of the chemical and physical processes associated with life as they occur in plants.
Plant Pathology
The scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens and environmental conditions.
Plant Breeding & Genetics
The study of genes, genetic variation and heredity specifically in plants.
Paleobotany
The branch of botany dealing with the recovery and identification of plant remains from geological contexts.
Ethnobotany
The study of a region's plants and their practical uses through the traditional knowledge of a local culture and people.
Agronomy
The science and technology of producing and using plants by agriculture for food, fuel, fiber, chemicals, recreation or land conservation.
Plant Biotechnology
The integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services.
Plant Ecology
A subdiscipline of ecology that studies the distribution and abundance of plants, the effects of environmental factors upon the abundance of plants, and the interactions among plants and between plants and other organisms.