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root, in botany, that part of a vascular plant normally underground. Its primary functions are anchorage of the plant, absorption of water and dissolved minerals and conduction of these to the stem, and storage of reserve foods.

Botany deals with the study of different kinds of plants, its uses and characteristics to influence the fields of science, medicine and cosmetics. Botany is the key to the development of biofuels such as biomass and methane gas that are used as alternatives to fossil fuels.

To prepare for a career in botany, you should take a college preparatory curriculum including: English, foreign language, mathematics, chemistry, physics, and biology.

Theophrastus, a Greek naturalist is known as the Father of Botany, the Father of Zoology, and the Father of Embryology. Botany deals with the study of plants and their characteristics.

The origin of the word botany came from the Greek word botane, which means “grass” or “pasture.” Since the original meaning focused on the idea of a pasture, it’s possible the study of botany came about from herdsmen needing to know what plants were safe for their herds to eat.

Palynology is the study of modern and fossil pollen and spores, with particular reference to their identification; plant pathology deals with the diseases of plants; economic botany deals with plants of practical use to humankind; and ethnobotany covers the traditional use of plants by local peoples, now and in the

Botany is the scientific study of plants—how plants function, what they look like, how they are related to each other, where they grow, how people make use of plants, and how plants evolved.