Botany: A Blooming History
Documentary

Botany: A Blooming History

Series which tells the story of how people came to understand the natural order of the plant world, and how the quest to discover how plants grow uncovered the secret to life on the planet.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Botany: A Blooming History

First Air Date

June 7, 2011

Last Air Date

June 21, 2011

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

Language

English

Production Companies

BBC Scotland

Networks

S01E03

Hidden World

For 10,000 years or more, humans created new plant varieties for food by trial and error and a touch of serendipity. Then 150 years ago, a new era began. Pioneer botanists unlocked the patterns found in different types of plants and opened the door to a new branch of science - plant genetics.

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