Explain the scope of Botany taking plant physiology as example.

Explanation

1) The role of Minerals in plant nutrition is useful in rational usage of chemical fertilizers and control of mineral deficiencies to improve Agricultural productivity.
2) Knowledge on the role of plant hormones in plant growth and development is highly significant to improve Agriculture and horiculture through herbicidal control of weeds, breaking of seed dormancy, enhancement of shelf-life period of leafy vegetables like spinach, artificial ripening of fruits like apple, banana and rooting of stem cuttings for Vegetative propagation.