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SUBDISCIPLINES OF BOTANY
Agronomy and Crop Science
It is an agricultural science that deals with the production of field crops and soil management.
Algology and Phycology
This is the study of algae.
Bacteriology
This is the study of bacteria (also considered part of microbiology).
Bryology
This is the study of mosses and liverworts.
Mycology
This is the study of fungi.
Paleobotany
This is the study of plant fossils.
Anatomy and Plant Physiology
This is the study of the structure and function of plants.
Plant Cell Biology
This is the study of the structure and function of cells.
Plant Genetics
This is the study of genetic inheritance in plants.
Pathology of plant
This is the study of diseases in plants.
Pteridology
This is the study of ferns and their relatives.