PLANT DIVERSITY AND CLASSIFICATION

The course targets teachers and people working in the area of Botany and Conservation in Government and non-government organizations.  The aim is provide the learners with a basic background of plant diversity, structure and classification.  The course starts with lower plants, following the purported evolutionary progression to higher plants.  All groups initially classified as plants in the two-kingdom system are included; the six-kingdom system of classification is used.  Local examples are emphasized and economic importance of the various groups.