B.Sc. Botany

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Course structure under C.B.C.S. and NEP-2020

I YEAR

I Semester: Course code-BOT-UG-CC01

Diversity of Plant kingdom

Suggested Readings:

  1. H C Dube, Fungi Rastogi Publications

2.B P Pandey(2022)Algae,Bryophytes And Lichens,S Chand Publications.

3.Singh,Pandey,Jain

4.RBD and CBH Publications.

Suggested Laboratory Exercise:

  • Visit Local Garden/ file study of Plants
  • Study of Anatomy by making suitable Temporary slides and study of permanent slides of Chara,Vaucheria,Ectocarpus,Polysiphonia( vegetative and reproductive)
  • Lichens: Study of growth forms of lichen (crustose, foliose and fructicose)
  • Rhizopus: Study of asexual stage from temporary mounts and sexual structures through permanent slides;Agaricus,Peziza,Specimens of button stage and full grown mushroom;sectioning of gills of Agaricus.
  • Bryophtes: Morphology of vegetative and reproductive stages of Marchantia,Anthoceros and Funaria.
  • Pteridophytes:Study vegetative and reproductive stages of Selaginella – (Heterospory and Seed Habit),Equisetem,Marsilea
  • Study of vegetative and reproductive stages of Cycas, Pinus and Ephedra using temporary and permanent slides.
  • Study of Monocot and Dicot flower and seeds.

 

II Semester: Course code-BOT-UG-CC02

Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics

Suggested Readings:

1.P K Gupta, Cell and Molecular Biology(2018,5th edition) Rastogi Publications India.

2.B P Pandey(2022) Cell Biology and Genetics, S Chand Publications.

  1. .RBD and CBH Publications.

Suggested Laboratory Excercise:

Study of cell structure from Onion

Study of Cyclosis in Tradescantia spp.

Study of plastid for pigment distribution in Lycopersicom,Cassia and Capsicum.

Study of electron microphotographs of Virus,Bacteria and Eukaryotic cells for comparativestudy of cellular organization.

Study of different stages of mitosis and meiosisin root-tip cells and flower buds respectively of onion

To solve Genetic problems based upon Mendel’s laws of inheritance: Monohybrid,Dihybrid,,Back cross and Test cross.

Permanent Slides/ Photographs of different stages of mitosis and meiosis, Polytene chromosome.

II YEAR

III Semester: Course code-BOT-UG-CC03

Microbiology and  Plant Pathology

IV Semester: Course code-BOT-UG-CC04

Plant Taxonomy and Economic Botany

III YEAR

V Semester: Course code-BOT-UG-CC05

Plant Biochemistry and Physiology

VI Semester: Course code-BOT-UG-CC06

Angiosperms Anatomy and Embryology

IV YEAR

VII Semester: Course code-BOT-UG-CC07

Ecology and Conservation Biology

VIII Semester: Course code-BOT-UG-CC08

Plant Biotechnology

  • Discipline Specific Elective Papers:
  1. Plant Tissue Culture
  2. Plant Disease Management
  3. Plant Stress Biology
  4. Phytopharmacology
  5. Genetic Engineering
  6. Molecular Genetics

 

  • Multi Disciplinary Elective Course:
  1. Plant Propagation Techniques
  2. Herbal Medicine and Human Health
  3. Plant Diseases
  4. Management of Crop Diseases
  5. Plant Biodiversity and Conservation
  6. Ethnobotany
  7. Phytochemistry
  8. Paleobotany