THE RELEVANCE OF BIOLOGY TO AGRICULTURE
CONTENT
1. Classification of Plants
(a) Botanical Classification of Plants
(b) Agricultural Classification of Plants
(c) Classification of Plants based on Life Cycle
2. Effects of Agricultural Activities on Ecological system
3. Pests and Diseases of Agricultural Importance
Classification of Plants
Classification of plants is based on botanical techniques and agricultural techniques. The botanical techniques where all plants are grouped into plant kingdom based mainly on structure, function and evolutionary trends is not very useful to a farmer. The agricultural techniques involve nature of the products and life cycle. Hence plant can be classified based on the following:
(i) Botanical classification
(ii) Nature and uses of products
(iii) Life cycle
(a) Botanical Classification of Plants
This is the classification system of flora and fauna that uses the binomial system of nomenclature in which every plant is given two names (generic and specific names). The generic names are always written first starting with capital letter while the Last which is the specific names are written in small letters.
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