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Botany

The scientific study of plants is called botany "Plants," to
most people, means a wide range of living organisms from
the smallest bacteria to the largest
tree - the giant sequoia trees. By this
definition, plants include algae,
fungi, lichens, mosses, ferns,
conifers and flowering plants.
Though scientists now believe
bacteria, algae and fungi are
distinct kingdoms. However,
most general botany courses, and
most Botany Departments at colleges
and universities, still teach about these groups within the plant kingdom.

Since the field of plant study is so broad, there are many kinds of plant
biologists and many different opportunities available. Botanists are interested in
ecology study interactions of plants with other organisms and the environment.
Other field botanists search to find new species or do experiments to discover
how plants grow under different conditions. Some botanists study the structure
of plants while others may work in the field, concentrating on the pattern of the
whole plantBotany deals with the scientific study of plants.

• Botanists are in great demand in academia, the industry as well as R&D
• Minimum Degree required Bsc/Msc/PhD with science (biology) in 10+2
• William Roxburgh is the father of Indian botany who was appointed by the
British East India Company to document the Indian flora
• Find out more about Indian plants in Botanical Survey of India
https://bsi.gov.in/

Plants have intrigued people for thousands of years. Plants provide
aesthetic beauty as well as material for our basic needs. Today our world
presents new and complex problems that were never dreamed of a
century ago. Air and water pollution increase while biological diversity is
reduced. Recent progress in technology and molecular biology has
provided powerful new tools that can help us solve these and other
challenging problems. Some of the tools you might learn include electron

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