What Is Botany?

• Obtained from Greek word meaning “herb”.


• Defined as study of plant life dealt mainly with plants as food.


• Branches of Botany:
  a) Plant Anatomy – deals with the structure of plants and how they are related.
  b) Ecology – deals with distribution of plants throughout the world.
  c) Paleobotany – works out plant evolution for evidence of fossil remains.
  d) Plant Physiology – studies the way plants breathe and make food.
  e) Plant Pathology – concerned with study of plant diseases.