Name: Subdisciplines of Botany
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 7 min 7 s
Description: Botanical science has many branches. Most explored and lucrative of them is economic botany and medicinal botany. Agriculture is an important branch, as well...

Question

Give a comprehensive account of the scope of Botany in different fields giving an example for each.

Accepted Answer

The scope of Botany in different fields are as follows:

Progress in applied fields like agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, etc. Example: In Agriculture, it is possible through experiments in hybridisation and genetic engineering to develop new hybrid varieties for various needs. The modern technique of plant breeding gives benefits to the farmers.

Plant physiology is the science of Botany that is helpful in studying different biophysical and metabolic activities of plants. Knowledge of plant physiology helps us in understanding the role of different mineral nutrients.

Knowledge gained through various researches in phytopathology helps in the prevention and eradication of several plant tissues.

Knowledge of plant hormones in plant growth and development plays an important role to improve agriculture, and horticulture through control of weeds, breaking the seed dormancy, etc.

The scope of botany extends to solve environmental issues. Example: Control of greenhouse effect by afforestation, usage of biofertilisers to avoid soil and water pollution caused due to chemical fertilisers.

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