The content of this module is based on the Basic Botany chapter in the Master Gardener Handbook. This online module is being used for Web-based delivery of instruction in conjunction with the annual Master Gardener training program.
After completing the Web-based Basic Botany module, Master Gardener trainees should:
- Have a basic understanding of plant growth and development
- Have a basic understanding of plant anatomy and the functions of these organs
- Be able to explain the different life cycles of plants
- Have an increased knowledge of roles plants play in our everyday lives
- Know how to manipulate plants to achieve certain outcomes (e.g., greater flower and fruit production, better branching habit)
- Have an understanding of how the major plant processes of photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration are carried out in a plant and how the delicate balance among the three must be managed by a plant
- Have a sense of how environmental factors of light, temperature, and water affect plant growth and development
- Have a general understanding of plant hormones and the roles they play in a plant
- Have a general understanding of how plants grow in a natural setting versus a human-made environment
