What is Botany? The science of plant life A branch of biology Term explanation Meaning of botany Disciplines of botany Scope of botany Importance of botany Scope of botany in daily life Human plant interaction Why study of plants is important Importance of botany in daily life The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek word βοτάνη (botanē) meaning pasture, grass, or fodder βοτάνη is in turn derived from βόσκειν (boskein), to feed or to graze The study of fungi and algae by mycologists and phycologists respectively Approximately 410,000 species of land plants 391,000 species are vascular plants Approximately 369,000 species of flowering plants Approximately 20,000 are bryophytes

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2. What is Botany?
• The science of plant life
• A branch of biology
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3. Also known as
• Plant science(s)
• Plant biology
• Phytology
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4. Term explanation
• The term "botany" comes from the
Ancient Greek word βοτάνη
(botanē) meaning pasture, grass,
or fodder
• βοτάνη is in turn derived from
βόσκειν (boskein), to feed or to
graze
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5. Disciplines of
Botany
• The study of fungi and algae by
mycologists and phycologists
respectively
• Approximately 410,000 species of
land plants
• 391,000 species are vascular
plants
• Approximately 369,000 species of
flowering plants
• Approximately 20,000 are
bryophytes
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6. Scope and
importance
• Virtually all staple foods come either
directly from plants, or indirectly from
animals that eat them
• At the base of most food chains
• Botanists study how plants produce food
and how to increase yields
• Feed the world and provide food
security for future generations
• Control of plant pathogens in
agriculture and natural ecosystems
• The relationships between plants and
people
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