Botany
is also called Plant Science, Phytology, is the study of vegetation and a part
of science. A botanist, plant researcher
or Phytologist is a researcher who spends significant time in this field. The expression "herbal science"
originates from the Old Greek word βοτάνη (botanē) signifying
"field", "grass", or "grain"; βοτάνη is thusly
gotten from βόσκειν (boskein), "to take care of" or "to
graze".
Customarily,
organic science has likewise incorporated the investigation of growths and
green growth by mycologists and phycologists separately, with the investigation
of these three gatherings of living beings staying inside the circle of
enthusiasm of the International Botanical Congress. These days, botanists (in the exacting sense)
concentrate roughly 410,000 types of land plants of which around 391,000
species are vascular plants (counting around 369,000 types of blooming plants),
and roughly 20,000 are Bryophytes.
The
ancient Greek scholar Theophrastus, who lived during the 4th Century B.C., was
one of the most famous early botanists. He wrote two major sets of books on
plants, and his writings made him known as the “Father of Botany”. One set of
books was called Enquiry into Plants (Historia Plantarum), and it classified
plants into different categories like geographic ranges, sizes, ways of
growing, and uses. It covered all
aspects of plants, such as anatomy, reproduction and best methods of growing,
and included separate books for trees, herbs, shrubs, and plants that produced
food and useful resins or juices. The
other set of books was called On the Causes of Plants.
It was an in-depth guide on the best ways to
grow plants, and also went into detail about the physical properties of plants,
including their tastes and smells. On
the Causes of Plants was more about the economics of growing plants rather than
their medicinal uses. Theophrastus was
apparently the first to discover the process of germination in plants, and he
realized how important factors such as climate and soil type were to the proper
growing of plants.
The application of plant science
for purposes of civil or criminal law. Forensic botany has opened aspects of
the field of botany to novel avenues within criminal investigations. Today,
several sub-disciplines of plant science are being applied successfully in
criminal investigations—for example, plant systematics including identification
of plant species, plant anatomy, and plant ecology. Often, forensic applications come from
combinations of these areas in a given case.
Our
earliest human ancestors found plants to heal wounds, cure diseases, and ease
troubled minds. People on all continents
have long used hundreds, if not thousands, of indigenous plants, for treatment
of various ailments dating back to prehistory. Knowledge about the healing
properties or poisonous effects of plants, mineral salts, and herbs accumulated
from these earliest times to provide health and predates all other medical
treatment.
The study of applied plant sciences
encompasses breeding, agricultural uses, natural resource management, food
science, plant pathologist and biotechnology.
All humans rely on plants, which provide us with food, housing
materials, fiber for clothing and more, and the study of applied plant sciences
is an ever-evolving field that involves our efforts to enhance and protect our
plant resources.
Plant pathology is the scientific study of various diseases in plants. This topic can be of great interest to those
who opt for botany as their basic field of specialization. A research project on this topic could look
one or more plant diseases and the causes behind the diseases, or it could
focus more generally on the system of natural disease resistance in
plants. It could also investigate ways
to prevent, manage and cure plant diseases.
Mycology, the term made from the two words, mykes-mushroom & logous-
study. The study of fungal taxonomy,
fungal characteristics, industrial applications, etc. Mycologists can identify
fungal diseases of plants and having the knowledge of their biological control as
well as chemical control. Therefore,
there is a necessary of knowledgeable mycologists for the remedy of different
fungal diseases of medicinal herbs, commercial seeds, storage plant products,
post-harvest diseases etc.
Plant Biotechnology, includes reproducing to improve plants for different
explanation, for example, expanding yield and quality, warmth and dry spell
opposition, protection from phytopathogens, herbicide and creepy crawly
obstruction, expanding biomass for biofuel creation, and upgrading the
healthful nature of the harvests. Plant
rearing and biotechnology can be utilized to improve energy harvests to expand
yield, improve resistance to bugs and dry spell, to change the qualities of the
plants (for example level of lignin, oil content, cell structure) making it
more productive to change over them to fluid biofuels. There are many jobs available for Plant Biotechnologists
in many industries such as,
v
Pharmaceutical and
chemical companies.
v
Biotechnology and
genetic engineering companies.
v
Research institutions.
v
Agricultural and crop
production companies.
v
Food and drink
manufacturers.
Plant Breeding, is art & science to increase crop production which will be resistant to diseases so as to make wanted genotypes and aggregates for explicit purposes. This control includes either controlled fertilization, hereditary designing, or both, trailed by fake determination of offspring.
Posts
