Early botany
Botany originated as herbalism, the study and use of plants for their possible medicinal properties. The early recorded history of botany … See more

The study of plants is vital because they underpin almost all animal life on Earth by generating a large proportion of the oxygen and food that provide humans and other organisms with aerobic respiration with the chemical energy they need to exist. Plants, See more

Plant ecology is the science of the functional relationships between plants and their habitats – the environments where they complete their life cycles. Plant ecologists study the … See more

The chloroplasts of plants have a number of biochemical, structural and genetic similarities to cyanobacteria, (commonly but incorrectly known … See more

Botany is divided along several axes.
Some subfields of botany relate to particular groups of organisms. Divisions related to the … See more

Plant biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes used by plants. Some of these processes are used in their primary metabolism like … See more

Inheritance in plants follows the same fundamental principles of genetics as in other multicellular organisms. Gregor Mendel discovered the genetic laws of inheritance by studying inherited traits such as shape in Pisum sativum (peas). What Mendel learned … See more