Botanical Soceity of America
 

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The Society was founded in 1893. We represent professional botanists, plant scientists, educators, students and amateur plant science enthusiasts around the world. Our primary purpose is to promote botany, the field of basic science dealing with the study and inquiry into the form, function, development, diversity, reproduction, evolution, and uses of plants and their interactions within the biosphere.

Albert Einstein once said, "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." You're right, he wasn't a famous botanist, but his thinking is right on. More than ever, the world needs creative minds going into the plant sciences... Explore career options in the plant sciences through the Careers in Botany section and visit “BOTANY” - science from the students' perspective to find out more about the path to becoming a scientist.

 
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  Special Announcements

» Renew Membership / Join BSA
» SUMMER Plant Science Bulletin

  BOTANY 2008

» BOTANY 2008 UPDATE

» BOTANY 2008 Website
» Minority Undergraduate Participation Grants
» Exhibitor Information
» View Abstracts
» Conference Registration

  Students' Corner

» JULY STUDENT UPDATE
      from Mackenzie, Andrew and Jim
» Why should you join the Society as a student?

  BOTANY IN THE NEWS   Botany in the News RSS

» Honeybee decline can be offset
      by backyard plantings
» Damdei trade flourishes even as govt
      delays laboratory reports
» Push for green biofuels 'has put
      food prices up by massive 75%'
» Crop Fortunes Favor Chemical Companies
» Ugly weeds show true beauty, folks
» Asian orchid making itself at home here
» A vegetable with royal heritage
» Jatropha may provide seeds
      for future energy use
» Insect ID gives horticulture students
      a lead on plant eaters
» Bloedel honored for 'garden excellence'
» Help keep honeybees buzzing
      with these simple tips
» Extinct plant found in Australia

  Plant Science Bulletin Updates

In Memoriam
» R. C. Jackson (1928-2008)
» Arthur Galston (1920-2008)
» Charles Schexnayder (1926-2008)

» ANNOUNCEMENTS
» BOOKS REVIEWED
» BOOKS FOR REVIEW     Book Reviews RSS
» POSITIONS AVAILABLE

  Featured Educational Resources

» BOTANY - the students' perspective
    • Uromi, Yale University
    • Nathan, University of Maryland
    • Tatiana, University of Missouri
    • Janelle, Cornell University
    • Cheng-Chiang, Harvard University
    • Julia, University of British Columbia

Planting Science Project
Women in Science American Journal of Botany Plant Science Bulletin Careers in Botany BSA Image Collection www.PlantingScience.org

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