History of the department and about it:

The Department of Botany was established with the beginning of the College of Science in 1969-AD to include now towards the end of the year 2020 up to 97 faculty members and their assistants (60 faculty members and 37 assisting staff members)

Scientific specializations in the department:

Botany Department includes 6 scientific disciplines, as follows:

1) Physiology (plant physiology)
2) Microbiology
3) Plant ecology
4) Plant Taxonomy
5) Genetics and cytology
6) Biotechnology and its applications