The Botanists: Who are they?

People who study and work with plants are called botanist. They study how plants work and what they do to stay alive. They even observe how plants grow, make food, and reproduce. They also study how plants get water and other nutrients from the soil. But do you know that there are different kinds of botanists? Let us meet them!

Botanist who are interested in different kinds of plants and how they are grouped are called morphologist. Morphologists also study the cells and tissues that make up the plants.

There are over 270,000 different kinds of plants and each one has its own unique name. If our parents gave us names, then plants also get theirs from a plant taxonomist, who names plants and group them together.

There are also plant ecologists, who study the relationship between plants and their home. They are very much interested in plant habitats and they find out how plants interact with other plants and animals as well.

Plant geographers study the places where plants live. They discover the reasons why certain types of plants grow in a particular place.

Studying the different uses of plants is the work of agronomist. They try to improve the quality of crop plants.

Foresters, on the other hand, study trees and how they can be used to make things out of it like lumber, paper, and other products.

Horticulturists grow fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental shrubs and trees.

Lastly, medical botanists look for ways to use plants to cure illnesses.

Botanist work for government agencies or private companies. They can work as research scientists, laboratory technicians and field botanists.