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
Episode Runtime	59min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom
Production Companies	BBC Scotland
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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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