Field of studyPlant Anatomy and Physiology

This field of study focuses on the internal structure and function of plant cells, tissue, and organs. This includes the problem of use of external sources of matter and energy in the processes of metabolism, as well as the growth and development processes and their internal regulation. Plant physiology focuses on explaining the behavior of plants as a whole (as biological systems). To these ends it makes use of its own experimental data, as well as deeper knowledge from the fields of biochemistry, biophysics, molecular biology, and genetics. Research results find practical use in causal analysis and quantification of ecological processes taking place under natural and agricultural ecosystems.