What are the branches of Botany?

Branches of Botany

The subject botany is a wide area that includes all information related to plants ranging from smallest microorganism to the largest living organism, the giant Sequoia trees. This subject considers the in-depth knowledge that includes morphological, physiological, cytological etc details of plants.

Henceforth on the basis of the above aspect Botany has been subdivided into the following branches:

1.       Plant Morphology

2.       Plant anatomy

3.       Histology

4.       Cytology

5.       Plant genetics

6.       Plant Physiology

7.       Biochemistry

8.       Plant Taxonomy

9.       Plant Ecology

10.     Plant Breeding

11.     Embryology

12.     Palaeobotany

13.     Phytopathology

14.     Economic Botany

15.     Plant Biotechnology

16.     Genetic Engineering

17.     Molecular Biology

18.     Microbiology

19.     Palynology

20.     Biometrics

Apart these there are also specific study of certain groups of plants such as:

·        Phycology- study of algae

·        Mycology- study of fungi

·        Bryology- study of bryophytes

·        Pteridology-  study of pteridophytes

Allied branches of botany

·        Agronomy

·        Horticulture

·        Pharmacognosy

·        Forestry