👉 Botany is a branch of plant science that focuses on the study of plants and their characteristics, including morphology, physiology, genetics, ecology, and biogeography. It encompasses the scientific investigation of the physical properties, chemical composition, biological processes, and evolutionary relationships of plants and other organisms. Botanists use a variety of tools and techniques to understand these complex systems, from microscopy and spectroscopy to molecular biology and comparative genomics.
Botany is often divided into two main categories: vascular (
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