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BOTANYHow it effects our lives
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What is Botany? Study of plants Different Fields
Agronomy Crop Production
Phytochemistry Plant chemistry/products
Phytopharmacology Plants in medicine
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Agronomy – Crop Production Insecticides/Fertilizers/Higher Producing
Crops Major successes
World Population Continues to grow Need more crops in less space
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Phytochemistry – More than just food
Thousands of products derived from plants Clothes/Textiles Latex Shampoo/Cosmetics Turpentine Rubber/Plastics Inks/Paints/Dyes/Crayons Biodiesels
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Phytopharmacology – Medicine Herbal Remedies in past Developed into investigative science Today hundreds of drugs derived from
plants Aspirin Narcotics Anticancerous drugs Caffeine Contraceptives Hundreds more
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Botany Affects Us Everyday What we eat What we use
Medicine we take
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Works Cited www.botany.org/bsa/careers/car-what.html www.encyclo.co.uk/define/Phytopharmacology www.ers.usda.gov/publications/aib786/aib786d.p
df www.agronomy.org/about-agronomy medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/
phytochemistry www.rain-tree.com/plantdrugs.htm