Branches of Botany

Botany is divided into a number of branches:

Plant Pathology

It is the study of organisms and environmental conditions that are responsible for causing diseases in plants, the mechanisms by which the disease occurs, and the methods of controlling plant diseases.

Plant Ecology

Plant ecology studies the distribution of plants, how do the environmental factors affect plants and the interaction between plants and other organisms.

Palaeobotany

This is the branch of botany that deals with the recovery and identification of plant fossils, thereby, studying the evolutionary history of plants.

Archaeobotany

It is the branch of Botany in which the scientists study as to how were the plants used by the people in the past. Understanding a plant also helps in understanding the medicinal and spiritual significances of a plant in the past.

Forensic Botany

Forensic botany is the use of plants and parts of plants such as pollens, seeds, leaves, etc. to investigate criminal or non-criminal cases, legal disputes or questions, to discover the cause of death or former location.

Importance of Botany

Plants are an integral part of human life. They are used in various aspects of day to day lives. Botany studies the characteristics and uses of these plants and hence are very important.