Botany-I
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Paper Code
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213007
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Marks:
100
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Credits:
4
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Class Hours:60
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Paper Title:
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Botany-I
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1. Introduction:
Origin and evolution of life; differences between plants and animals; modern concepts of classification of living
organisms.
2. Microbiology:
a)
Introduction to Viroids, Prions, Rickettsia and Mycoplasms.
b) Virus: Physical and chemical nature of
phage, plant and animal viruses, multiplication of HIV virus and economic
importance.
c)
Bacteria:
Types, fine structure, reproduction and importance.
d)
Fungi:
Habitat, characteristics, classification up to class (Alexopoulos),
reproduction, importance, life history of Saccharomyces.
e)
Cyanobacteria:
Habitat, characteristics, structure, importance of Cyanobacteria .
f)
Algae:
Habitat, characteristics, classification up to class (Fritsch), reproduction,
importance; life history of Oeodogonium.
g)
Phytoplankton:
Habitat, characteristics, classification and importance.
3.
Lichen: Habitat, characteristics,
classification and importance.
4.
Limnology: Definition, scope, importance and
classification of lakes.
5.
Bryophyta: Habitat, characteristics,
classification up to classes and reproduction; life history of Riccia and Anthoceros.
6.
Pteridophyta: Habitat, characteristics,
classification up to classes, importance; life history of Selaginella and Christella.
7.
Gymnosperms: Habitat, characteristics and
importance; life history of Cycas and
Gnetum.
8.
Angiosperms: Habitat, characteristics, ICBN,
classification systems of plant kingdom. (Artificial, natural &
phylogenetic). Identifying characters and economic importance of the following
families: (a) Fabaceae, (b) Solanaceae and (c) Malvaceae and (d) Poaceae.
9.
Plant Pathology: Concept of diseases in plants,
causes, diagnosis, classification and importance of plant diseases,
symtomatology and control measures; forecasting of plant diseases.
Causal organisms, symptoms and control measures of brown
spot of rice, stem rot of jute, citrus canker and tungro disease of rice.
10.
Economic
Botany: Local and scientific names, parts used and importance of at least 8
prominent plants of each of the following groups: (a) Food, (b) medicine, (c)
timber, (d) fibre, (e) oil and (f) vegetables. Cultivation and processing of
tea and rubber.
Books Recommended:
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1.
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Agrios, G.N. 1997 :
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Plant
Pathology (4th ed.). Academic Press, London.
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2.
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Bold, H.C.
and
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M.J. Wynne. 1978 :
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Introduction
to the Algae, Prentice Hall, India
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3.
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Hawker, Lilian, E. 1967 :
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Fungi,
Hutchinson Univ. Library, Cambridge Univ. Press,
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London.
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4.
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Lawrence, G.H.M. 1951 :
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Taxonomy of
Vascular Plants. The Macmillan Co. New York.
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5.
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Pelczer, M.J., E.C.S. Chan :
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Microbiology:
Concepts and Applications. McGraw Hill Book
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Co. and N.R.
Krieg. 1993
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Inc. New York.
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6.
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Vashista, P.C. 1993 :
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Botany for
Degree Students: Pteridophyta. S.C. Chand & Co.
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Ltd.
Ramnagar, New Delhi.
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7.
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Mukherji, H.
and Ganguly, 2000:
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Plant
Groups, Centrl Book Agency, Calcutta.
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8.
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Hill,F.A. 1972. :
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Economic
Botany, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishin Company,
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