Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany

Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany [2278-2222(e)] is a peer-reviewed hybrid open-access journal launched in 2012 focused on the publication of current research work carried out under Botany. This journal covers all major fields of applications in Botany.

• Plant Biology and Botanical Sciences: Research on the structure, function, development, diversity, evolution, and ecological relationships of plants, including integrative studies that advance fundamental and applied understanding of plant systems.
• Plant Physiology and Functional Biology: Studies on photosynthesis, respiration, mineral nutrition, water relations, transport, plant growth, development, reproduction, signaling, stress physiology, and physiological responses of plants to environmental conditions.
• Plant Morphology, Anatomy, and Cytology: Research on external and internal plant structure, root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit and seed development, tissue organization, cell structure, cytogenetics, reproductive anatomy, and structural adaptations across plant groups.
• Plant Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding: Studies on heredity, genetic variation, molecular genetics, population genetics, quantitative genetics, genome analysis, gene expression, crop improvement, plant breeding, introgression, molecular markers, and genetic engineering.
• Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Botany: Research on plant tissue culture, transformation, genome editing, molecular breeding, recombinant technologies, gene regulation, plant molecular biology, and biotechnological approaches for crop, horticultural, and medicinal plant improvement.
• Phytochemistry and Plant Metabolites: Studies on primary and secondary metabolites, flavonoids, phenolics, terpenoids, alkaloids, carotenoids, phytosterols, essential oils, bioactive compounds, metabolomics, biosynthetic pathways, and chemical diversity in plants.
• Plant Pathology and Plant–Microbe Interactions: Research on fungal, bacterial, viral, nematode, and other plant diseases; pathogen biology; disease diagnosis; host resistance; plant–microbe interactions; epidemiology; and integrated approaches to disease management.
• Plant Ecology and Ecophysiology: Studies on plant populations, communities, ecosystems, landscape ecology, plant–environment interactions, ecological adaptation, biodiversity, succession, habitat relationships, and physiological responses to biotic and abiotic factors.
• Biodiversity, Taxonomy, and Systematics: Research on plant identification, classification, nomenclature, floristics, phylogenetics, molecular systematics, species diversity, biogeography, taxonomic revisions, and documentation of regional and global plant diversity.
• Agronomy and Crop Science: Studies on crop production, soil–plant relationships, water management, agroecology, crop physiology, productivity, cropping systems, sustainable agriculture, nutrient management, and plant-based solutions for food and agricultural systems.
• Horticulture and Economic Botany: Research on fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, medicinal plants, plantation crops, post-harvest biology, propagation, cultivation, plant utilization, ethnobotany, and economically important plant resources.
• Arboriculture, Forestry, and Woody Plant Sciences: Studies on trees, shrubs, silviculture, afforestation, dendrology, forest regeneration, tree health, pruning, propagation, transplanting, urban forestry, and management of woody plant resources.
• Palynology and Palaeobotany: Research on pollen, spores, palynomorphs, fossil plants, palaeoecology, archaeobotany, taphonomy, palaeogeography, evolutionary history, and applications of palynological evidence in ecological and geological reconstruction.
• Forensic Botany: Studies applying plant science to forensic investigation, including plant morphology, anatomy, palynology, dendrochronology, plant systematics, forensic ecology, plant-derived trace evidence, and botanical evidence in medicolegal contexts.
• Plant Conservation and Restoration Biology: Research on threatened plants, conservation genetics, habitat restoration, seed banks, ex situ and in situ conservation, invasive species, restoration ecology, and strategies for preserving plant biodiversity.
• Plant Responses to Climate and Environmental Stress: Studies on drought, salinity, temperature extremes, flooding, pollution, nutrient stress, climate change, oxidative stress, and molecular, physiological, and ecological mechanisms of plant adaptation and resilience.
• Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Research on taxonomy, cultivation, phytochemistry, pharmacognosy, bioactive compounds, conservation, sustainable utilization, and biological properties of medicinal and aromatic plant species.
• Emerging and Interdisciplinary Plant Sciences: Research integrating botany with bioinformatics, remote sensing, nanotechnology, environmental science, computational biology, omics, data science, and other emerging approaches where the principal contribution advances plant science. These updated headings retain the journal’s established coverage of plant science, ecology, physiology, morphology, genetics, phytochemistry, agronomy, arboriculture, palynology, and forensic botany while organizing them into clearer contemporary research domains.