Learning Objectives
- Appreciate the relationship between humans and plants.
- Recognise the origin of agriculture.
- Perceive the importance of organic agriculture.
- Understand the different conventional methods of plant breeding.
- Realize the importance of seed protection and seed storage.
- Compare the traditional methods of seed storage with modern methods.
Economic botany is the study of the relationship between people and economically important plants. It explores the ways by which humans use plants for food, medicines and other uses. Economic botany intersects many fields including established disciplines such as agronomy, anthropology, archaeology, chemistry, trade and commerce.