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Plant Biology encompasses the extensive depth and breadth of the different subfields of biology that share a common focus on plants. At the highest level, Plant Biology can be divided into two major categories: first, Plant Biology that is basic foundational research and second, applied plant sciences that builds on the discoveries of basic science and develops leading-edge technologies through innovation and translation into agriculture.

This module introduces students to contemporary plant biology. It focuses on flowering plants (angiosperms), one of the most successful groups of plants supporting life on earth, and examines how they are organised, their classification, morphology, constituent tissues, anatomy and different modes of reproduction.

This module can be taken on its own as a general introduction to modern plant biology or as a foundation module for more specialised modules on plants or genetics.