Branches of Botany

Cytology — cell structure, chromosome number

Epigenetics — Control of gene expression

Paleobotany — Study of fossil plants and plant evolution

Palynology — Pollen and spores

Plant biochemistry — Chemical processes of primary and secondary metabolism

Phenology — timing of germination, flowering and fruiting

Phytochemistry — Plant secondary chemistry and chemical processes

Phytogeography — Plant Biogeography, the study of plant distributions

Phytosociology — Plant communities and interactions

Plant anatomy — Structure of plant cells and tissues

Plant ecology — Role and function of plants in the environment

Plant evolutionary deve

Agronomy — Application of plant science to crop production

Arboriculture — Culture and propagation of trees

Biotechnology — Use of plants to synthesize products

Dendrology — Study of woody plants, shrubs, trees and lianas

Economic botany — Study of plants of economic use or value

Ethnobotany — Plants and people. Use and selection of plants by humans

Forestry — Forest management and related studies

Horticulture — cultivation of garden plants

Marine botany — Study of aquatic plants and algae that live in seawater

Micropropagation — rapid propagation of plants using cell and tissue culture

Pharming (genetics) — Genetic engineering of plants to produce pharmaceuticals

Plant breeding — Breeding of plants with desirable genetic characters

Plant pathology (Phytopathology) — Plant diseases

Plant propagation — propagation of plants from seed, bulbs, tubers, cuttings and grafting

Pomology — Fruit and nutslopmental biology — Plant development from an evolutionary perspective

Plant genetics — Genetic inheritance in plants

Plant morphology — Structure of plants

Plant physiology — Life functions of plants

Plant reproduction — Processes of plant reproduction

Plant systematics — Classification and naming of plants

Plant taxonomy — Classification and naming of plants