HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Botany, also called plant science(s), plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field.

Detailed explanation-2: -botany, branch of biology that deals with the study of plants, including their structure, properties, and biochemical processes.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Botany is the branch of Biology that deals with the study of plants.” The term ‘botany’ is derived from an adjective ‘botanic’ that is again derived from the Greek word ‘botane’. One who studies ‘botany’ is known as a ‘botanist’.

Detailed explanation-4: -Conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants or trees, shrubs, and nursery stock, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth.