Explain the scope of Botany taking plant physiology as example.

Explanation

1) The efforts made in plant physiology have helped the development of agriculture.
2) It provided the knowledge about role of minerals in plant nutrition and importance of hormones in plant growth.
3) Auxins at low concentration can form roots, so it is applied in agriculture and horticulture, 4) Gibberellins induce seed germination.
5) Cytokinins are used to enhance the shelf life period of leafy vegetables like spinach, lettuce etc.
6) Abscisic acid is used for delaying the sprouting of potato tubers under storage.
7) Ethylene accelerates the ripening of fruits like apple, banana, watermelons etc.