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BOTANY
BOTANY
B.Sc. Botany
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
PUDUCHERRY
B.Sc. BOTANY
2017-2018 ONWARDS
REGULATIONS
Choice Based Credit System
1. AIM OF THE COURSE
The degree of Bachelor of Science in Botany (Choice Based Credit System) aims to
introduce the students to various aspects of Plant Biology and interdisciplinary subjects. At
the end of the course, the students are expected to have good working knowledge in the field
of Botany and in addition knowledge gained from courses of interdisciplinary in nature.
Candidate for admission to B.Sc. Botany shall be required to have passed H.Sc. or
10+2 or equivalent course conducted by the Government of Tamil Nadu/ Andhra Pradesh/
Kerala/ CBSE with Botany or Biology as one of the subjects of study or an examination
accepted as equivalent thereto and 35 percentage of marks in Part III (aggregate/ Part- III),
subject to such conditions as may be prescribed therefore. Maximum age for the admission
into B.Sc. Botany programme is 22.
The course shall be of Three years duration spread over Six semesters. The
maximum duration to complete the course shall be Six years (including completion of arrears,
if any).
5. MEDIUM
The Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) is being introduced in affiliated colleges of
Pondicherry University for select UG courses, including B.Sc. Botany, from the academic
year 2017-2018 onwards in accordance with the directives of University Grants Commission
(UGC). The system provides an opportunity to students to design curriculum to suit
individual needs, mobility across related disciplines and institutions in both horizontal and
vertical manner.
This System enables a student to obtain a degree in a subject by earning required
number of credits prescribed for that degree. Number of credits earned by the student reflects
knowledge or skill acquired and performance in each course is reflected in grades. The grade
points earned for each course reflect the student’s performance in that course.
The students should study prescribed courses like Discipline Specific Core Courses,
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses, Skill Enhancement Courses, Public
Administration, Environment Awareness etc. They are allowed to exercise choices in
selection of courses that are Discipline Specific Elective Courses, General Electives, and
Modern Indian Language etc., out of those offered by departments within college or any other
college/institution affiliated to Pondicherry University (PU) or any other PU recognized
institutions. While allowing students to exercise choices, Pondicherry University notifies
regulations by taking into account the practicality. Overall, CBCS is meant to promote
student centric education instead of system centric education that is in vogue at present.
7. DEFINITIONS OF KEYWORDS
7.2 Programme Committee: Each Program of Study shall have a Programme Committee
to oversee implementation of the program.
7.3.2 Core Course: There are Core Courses in the first four semesters. These courses
shall be compulsorily studied by a student.
7.3.3 Elective Course: Elective Course is a course which can be chosen from a pool of
papers. It may be:
An elective may be “Generic Elective” focusing on those courses which add generic
proficiency to the students. An elective may be “Discipline Centric” or may be chosen from
an unrelated discipline. It may be called an “Open Elective.”
7.3.4 Foundation Course: The Foundation Courses may be of two kinds: Compulsory
Foundation and Elective foundation. “Compulsory Foundation” courses are the courses based
upon the content that leads to Knowledge enhancement. They are mandatory for all
disciplines. Elective Foundation courses are value-based and are aimed at providing ethical
and humanistic education.
7.3.5 Repeat Course: If a student gets (i) less than 40% in the internal assessment and
fails in the course or (ii) fails to get the required attendance, the student shall repeat the
course when offered.
7.4 Choice Based Credit System (CBCS): The CBCS provides choice for students to
select from the prescribed courses (core, elective or minor or soft skill courses etc.).Under the
CBCS, the requirement for awarding a degree / diploma / certificate is prescribed in terms of
number of credits to be completed by the students.
7.5 Credit: It is a unit by which the course work is measured. It determines the number of
hours of instructions required per week:
7.6 Letter Grade: It is an index of the performance of students in a said course. Grades
are denoted by letters O, A+, A, B+, B, C, P and F.
7.7 Grade Point: It is a numerical weight allotted to each letter grade on a 10-point scale.
7.8 Credit Point: It is the product of grade point and number of credits for a course.
7.11 Transcript or Grade Card or Certificate: Based on the grades earned, a grade
certificate shall be issued to all the registered students after every semester. The grade
certificate will display the course details (code, title, number of credits, grade secured) along
with SGPA of that semester and CGPA earned till that semester.
7.12 Academic Year: Two consecutive (one odd + one even) semesters constitute one
Academic year.
7.13 Semester: Each semester will consist of 15-18 weeks of academic work equivalent
to 90 actual teaching days. The odd semester may be scheduled from July to December and
even semester from January to June.
8.1 The CBCS is applicable to all full-time UG Botany approved by the Academic
Council.
8.3 Students who have passed their Higher Secondary Examination under 10+2 system
conducted by the Government of Tamil Nadu or any other equivalent system recognized by
the Government of Puducherry based on the admission criteria laid down by Pondicherry
University are eligible to apply to B.Sc. Botany. The exact eligibility criteria will be as
prescribed in the regulations approved by the Academic Council of Pondicherry University
on the recommendation of the BOS of the respective Departments from time to time.
8.4 Prescribed B.Sc. Botany consists of six consecutive semesters (three years). The
maximum duration allowed for each student to acquire prescribed number of credits in order
to complete the Programme of Study shall be twelve consecutive semesters (six years).
8.5 The academic year consists of two consecutive (one odd and one even) semesters.
8.6 The medium of instruction for all the courses, excepting Arabic, Bengali, French,
Hindi, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil, and Telugu, shall be English.
9. COURSE STRUCTURE
At least 60% (72 Credits) of the total minimum credit requirement must be earned by the
student in DSC and DSE courses put together in order to obtain a degree in a specific
discipline.
10. CREDITS
10.2 Number of credits can be earned by a student for the award of B.Sc. Botany is 120.
Out of these, minimum 72credits are mandatory from Discipline Specific Core Courses
(DSC) and Discipline Specific Elective Courses (DSE) put together for obtaining a degree in
a particular discipline. The total number of credits in each semester is 20.
11. REGISTRATION
11.1 Every student will be assigned a Faculty Advisor after his/her completion of
admission procedure.
11.2 Based on the advice and consent of the Faculty Advisor the student shall register for
a set of courses that he/she plans to take up in each semester from among those denoted by
the Principal/ HOD.
11.3 The student must take the consent of the course teacher offering course(s) for
registration.
11.4 The student is permitted to register for courses not exceeding 30 credits per
semester. However, registration for Repeat Courses is allowed in excess of this limit.
11.5 A student, in order to retain his/her status, should register for at least a minimum of
12 credits in a semester.
11.6 Students shall have to register for the courses within the first week of a semester.
11.7 The maximum number of students to be registered in each course shall depend upon
the physical/ laboratory facilities available.
11.9 A student shall not be denied registration for whom the courses are Discipline
Specific Core Course (DSC) or Discipline Specific Elective (DSE).
11.10 The registration for all other courses shall be done in the spirit of accommodating
as many students as possible in the interest of the students.
11.11 Dropping of courses may be allowed to enable students to opt for the courses of
their choice within three weeks from the date of registration.
12.1 The course code consists of four alphabets representing the discipline of study
followed by three numerals. The first numeral ‘1’ stands for level/ year of the course (year of
collegiate education), 2 for second year course and 3 for third year course. The second
numeral stands for semester (odd or even) and the third numeral is for the serial number of
the course.
12.2 The Course Structure and Syllabus for each UG programme shall be finalized and
recommended by the Board of Studies (BOS) to be placed in the School Board, and then, in
the Academic Council, for consideration and approval.
12.3 The syllabi of B.Sc. Botany course shall be revised at least once in three years, to
keep in tune with recent developments in knowledge and innovations. Minor revisions in the
already approved syllabus of a particular course may be approved by the Chairman of the
Academic Council provided there is proper justification and recommendations by the
Chairpersons of the BOS and School Board.
13.1 Every faculty member shall be assigned workload as per the UGC norms.
13.3 Teachers shall associate with organizing practical lab sessions, field visits, industrial
tours, and guided project work etc., as per directives of the Principal/ Head of the institution.
14.1 The End-Semester examination (ESE) for each course in B.Sc. Botany shall be
conducted by the Pondicherry University for a maximum of 75 marks and Internal
Continuous Assessment (ICA) for 25 marks.
14.2 Internal assessment for all theory courses shall be done on the basis of at least two
Internal Assessment tests (15 marks), term papers/assignments/seminars/case demonstrations/
presentations/ write-ups/viva etc. (5 marks) and attendance (5 marks). The following
weightage shall be given to attendance:
14.5 End-semester examination shall be conducted for all courses offered. The duration of
the end-semester examination shall be 3 hours.
14.6 Every student has to pay examination fee per Credit basis as fixed by the University.
14.8 No student with less than 75% in any particular course shall be permitted to attend
the end-semester examination and shall be given grade FA-failure due to lack of attendance.
However, an overall condonation of 10% is permitted for valid reasons (NCC, NSS, Swachh
Bharat) or medical reasons. A student who has been awarded FA shall repeat the course
when offered. The Principal/Head of the Department shall ensure that the candidate is
informed about the lack of attendance before the commencement of end-semester
examination and confirm that such candidates are not permitted to write the examination.
14.9 To pass a course the student must secure minimum of 40 out of 100 marks (40%) in
the internal and the end-semester examination put together.
14.10 A student who has earned the required number of 120 credits by clearing all the
required courses shall be declared as pass even if he/she could not clear optional courses
which were taken in excess of the required number of courses.
14.11 Result Passing Board for each Programme of Study shall be constituted by the
Pondicherry University from time to time.
14.12 Revaluation and re totaling of the answer scripts shall be allowed within the
stipulated period of time as decided by the Controller of Examinations (COE) after paying
the required amount of fee.
15.1 A failed student who meets the attendance requirement may be permitted to register
for the next end-semester examination in the following semester itself for theory paper.(eg.
for practical papers, those who failed in odd semester practical paper may be permitted to
register for next odd end-semester examination).
15.2 Students who have failed due to insufficient attendance and /or less than 40%
Internal Assessment marks should repeat the course as and when offered.
16.1 The Programme Committee (PC) of each department shall be chaired by the
Principal / Head of the institution. The HOD, all the faculty members offering DSC and DSE
course and two students (one male and one female, where possible) from each class shall be
Members of PC.
16.2 The PC shall meet at least once in a semester to discuss implementation of the
program. The discussions and resolutions should be on adherence to time-table, proper
syllabus coverage, introduction of new courses and all other issues concerning academic
matters.
16.3 The minutes of the PCM must be communicated to the Chairman of BOS, Controller
of Examinations and Dean, College Development Council of Pondicherry University.
17.1 Letter grades shall be used to assess the performance of students in each course by
converting final marks (out of 100) into grades. In case of fractions the marks shall be
rounded off to next integer. The following shall be used to convert marks into awarding
grades:
17.2 The SGPA shall also be calculated by taking all courses taken by the student in the
semester and CGPA shall also be calculated by taking all the courses taken by the student in
all the semesters (refer 16 and 17).
17.3 The University shall award “class” to students who acquired 120 (see 5.6) according
to the following:
CGPA Class
9.00 – 10.00 First Class with Distinction (should not
have failed in any course)
7.00 – 8.99 First Class
5.50 – 6.99 Second Class
4.00 – 5.49 Pass
17.4 The Grade card shall be issued to the students containing grades obtained by the
student in the previous semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point
Average (CGPA).
18.2 In case of the assessment of core practical courses, the team of examiners should be
constituted on 50 – 50 % basis. i.e., half of the examiners in the team should be invited from
outside the University for conducting examination.
18.3 In case of the assessment of project reports / thesis / dissertation etc. the work should
be undertaken by internal as well as external examiners.
Following procedure to compute the Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) shall be followed:
19.1 The SGPA is the ratio of sum of the product of the number of credits with the grade
points scored by a student in all the courses taken by a student and the sum of the number of
credits of all the courses undergone by a student, i.e.,
Where Ci is the number of credits of the ith course and Gi is the grade point scored by the
student in the ith course.
19.2 The CGPA is also calculated in the same manner taking into account all the courses
undergone by a student over all the semesters of a programme, i.e.
where Si is the SGPA of the ith semester and Ci is the total number of credits in that
semester.
19.3 The SGPA and CGPA shall be rounded off to 2 decimal points and reported in the
transcripts.
The illustration is for a student who has taken six courses of given credits in a semester
and performance is given in grade letter which carry certain grade point.
A student registered for 6 (six) courses in a semester. At the end of the semester the
student got A grade in a 4 credit course , A grade in 2 credit course B+ in a 3 credit course
another B+ in a 3 credit course, B in a 3 credit course and F grade in a 3 credit course.
Calculation of SGPA of this student is:
The illustration is for calculation of CGPA of a student who studied six semesters in a UG
program.
CGPA =
CGPA = 6.94. The student has passed in the program and is placed in 2nd Class.
20.3 Transcript: the University shall issue a transcript for each semester as given in 14.7
and a consolidated transcript indicating the performance in all semesters.
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PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
COURSE STRUCTURE
B.Sc. BOTANY
(Choice Based Credit System)
(With effect from 2017-2018)
CREDITS/ HOURS
COURSE
COURSE TITLE OF THE COURSE/ PAPER ALLOTED
CODE
Lecture Lab
SEMESTER-I 20 Credits
MIL – 1 LARA/ LBEN/ Bengali/ 03/ 06
LHIN/ LMAL/ Hindi/ Malayalam/
LSAN/ Sanskrit/
LTAM/ Tamil/
LTEL 111 Telugu
ENGLISH – ENGL 112 ENGLISH – I 03/ 06
1
DSC – 1A UBOT 111 Thallophytes, Microbes and Plant Pathology 04/ 04
– Theory
DSC – 2A UBOT 112 Botany Supportive Paper I- Theory 04/ 04
AECC – 1 PADM 113 Public Administration 02/02
UBOT 111(P)* Thallophytes, Microbes and Plant Pathology 02/02
Practical – Practical
UBOT 112(P) Botany Supportive Paper I- Practical 02/02
SEMESTER-II 20 Credits
MIL – 2 LARA/ LBEN/ Bengali/ 03/ 06
LHIN/ LMAL/ Hindi/ Malayalam/
LSAN/ Sanskrit/
LTAM/ Tamil/
LTEL 121 Telugu
ENGLISH – ENGL 122 ENGLISH – II 03/ 06
2
DSC – 1B UBOT 121 Archegoniatae (Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, 04/ 04
Gymnosperms and Paleobotany)- Theory
DSC – 2B UBOT 122 Botany Supportive Paper II- Theory 04/ 04
AECC – 2 ENVS 123 Environmental Studies 02/ 02
UBOT 121(P) Archegoniatae (Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, 02/ 02
Practical Gymnosperms and Paleobotany)- Practical
UBOT 122(P) Botany Supportive Paper II- Practical 02/ 02
SEMESTER-III 20 Credits
MIL – 3 LARA/ BEN/ Bengali/ 03/ 06
LHIN/ MAL/ Hindi/ Malayalam/
LSAN/ Sanskrit/
LTAM/ Tamil/
LTEL 231 Telugu
ENGLISH – ENGL 232 ENGLISH – III 03/ 06
3
DSC – 1C UBOT 231 Developmental Botany (Cell Biology, 04/ 04
Angiosperm Anatomy and Embryology)-
Theory
DSC – 2C UBOT 232 Medicinal Botany- Theory 04/ 04
SEC – 1 UBOT 233 External Morphology of Angiosperms 02/ 04
Number of Courses:
B.Sc. Botany Course with Credit
(CBCS)
Semester MIL ENG DSC DSE SEC AECC GE
I 01 01 02 - - 01 -
II 01 01 02 - - 01 --
III 01 01 02 - 01 - -
IV 01 01 02 - 01 - -
V - - - 03 01 - 01
VI - - - 03 01 - 01
Total 04 04 08 06 04 02 02
Total No. of Papers = 30
GE- 2
1. Green House Technology
VI. ENGLISH
COURSE
COURSE TITLE OF THE COURSE/ PAPER
CODE
SEMESTER-I 20 Credits
MIL – 1 LARA/LBEN/ Bengali/
LHIN/ LMAL/ Hindi/ Malayalam/
LSAN/ Sanskrit/
LTAM/ Tamil/
LTEL 111 Telugu
ENGLISH – ENGL 112 ENGLISH – I
1
DSC – 1A UBOT 111 Thallophytes, Microbes and Plant Pathology- Theory
DSC – 2A XXXX 112 Zoology I- Theory
AECC – 1 PADM 113 Public Administration
UBOT 111(P)* Thallophytes, Microbes and Plant Pathology–Practical
Practical
XXXX 112(P) Zoology I- Practical
SEMESTER-II 20 Credits
MIL – 2 LARA/ LBEN/ Bengali/
LHIN/ LMAL/ Hindi/ Malayalam/
LSAN/ Sanskrit/
LTAM/ Tamil/
LTEL 121 Telugu
ENGLISH – ENGL 122 ENGLISH – II
2
DSC – 1B UBOT 121 Archegoniatae (Bryophytes, Pteridophytes,
Gymnosperms and Paleobotany)- Theory
DSC – 2B XXXX 122 Zoology II- Theory
AECC – 2 ENVS 123 Environmental Studies
UBOT 121(P) Archegoniatae (Bryophytes, Pteridophytes,
Practical Gymnosperms and Paleobotany)- Practical
XXXX 122(P) Zoology- II- Practical
SEMESTER-III 20 Credits
MIL – 3 LARA/ BEN/ Bengali/
LHIN/ MAL/ Hindi/ Malayalam/
LSAN/ Sanskrit/
LTAM/ Tamil/
LTEL 231 Telugu
ENGLISH – ENGL 232 ENGLISH – III
3
DSC – 1C UBOT 231 Developmental Botany (Cell Biology, Angiosperm
Anatomy and Embryology)- Theory
DSC – 2C XXXX 232 Chemistry I- Theory
SEC – 1 UBOT 233 External Morphology of Angiosperms
UBOT 231(P) Developmental Botany (Cell Biology, Angiosperm
Practical Anatomy and Embryology)- Practical
XXXX 232(P) Chemistry I- Practical
SEMESTER-IV 20 Credits
MIL – 4 LARA/ BEN/ Bengali/
LHIN/ MAL/ Hindi/ Malayalam/
LSAN/ Sanskrit/
LTAM/ Tamil/
PRACTICAL
1. Study of vegetative and reproductive structures of Nostoc, Volvox (electron micrographs),
Oedogonium, Caulerpa, Sargassum and Polysiphonia through temporary preparations and
permanent slides.
5. Rhizopus and Penicillium: Asexual stage from temporary mounts and sexual structures
through permanent slides.
6. Yeast: Specimens/photographs and tease mounts.
7. Agaricus: Sectioning of gills; Culture.
8. Lichens: Study of growth forms of lichens (crustose, foliose and fruticose).
9. Mycorrhiza: ectomycorrhiza and endomycorrhiza (Photographs).
10. Study of the following diseases: Puccinia, Colletorichum and Pyricularia oryzae.
Suggested Readings
1.Alexopoulos C.J., Mims C.W. and Blackwell M. 2002. Introductory Mycology (4thed.).
John Wiley and Sons (Asia), Singapore.
2. Gangulee H.C. and Kar A.K. 2011. College Botany (Vol. II).New Central Book Agency.
Calcutta.
3. Kumar H.D. 1999. Introductory Phycology (2nded.). Affiliated East-West Press Pvt. Ltd.
Delhi.
4. Pelczar Jr. M.J., Chan E.C.S. and Krieg N.R. 2009. Microbiology: Application Based
Approach. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. New Delhi.
5. Raven P.H., Johnson G.B., Losos J.B. and Singer S.R., 2005. Biology. Tata McGraw Hill.
New Delhi.
6. Sethi I.K. and Walia S.K. 2011.Text book of Fungi & Their Allies, MacMillan Publishers
Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
7. Tortora G.J., Funke B.R. and Case C.L. 2010. Microbiology: An Introduction (10thed.).
Pearson Benjamin Cummings. U.S.A.
PRACTICAL
External and internal morphology of the following plants:
1.Anthoceros.
2. Marchantia.
3. Funaria.
4. Psilotum.
5. Lycopodium.
6. Equisetum.
7. Marsilea.
8. Cycas.
9. Pinus.
10.Gnetum.
11. Study of the structure of fossil plants: Rhynia, Lepidodendron, Calamites and
Williamsonia.
Suggested Readings
1. Arnold C.A. 2008. An Introduction to Palaeobotany. Read Books. New York.
2. Bhatnagar S.P. and Moitra A. 1996. Gymnosperms. New Age International (P) Ltd
Publishers. New Delhi.
3. Pandey B.P. 2012. College Botany(Vol. II). S.Chand & Company Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
4. Parihar N.S. 1991.An introduction to Embryophyta (Vol.I). Bryophyta. Central Book
Depot. Allahabad.
5. Rashid A. 1999. An Introduction to Pteridophyta: Diversity, Development, Differentiation
(2nd revised ed.). Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd. New Delhi.
6. Vashishta B.R. 1995. Botany for degree students: Bryophyta. S.Chand & Company Ltd.
New Delhi.
7. Vashishta P.C., Sinha A.K. and Kumar A. 2010. Pteridophyta. S.Chand & Company Pvt.
Ltd. New Delhi.
(Credits: Theory-4Practical-2)
THEORY
PRACTICAL
1.To study eukaryotic cells with the help of light and electron micrographs.
2. Study of the photomicrographs of cell organelles.
3. To study the structure of plant cell through temporary mounts.
4. Study of mitosis and meiosis (temporary mounts and permanent slides).
5. Study of meristems through permanent slides and photographs.
6. Tissues (parenchyma, collenchyma and sclerenchyma); Macerated xylary elements,
Phloem (Permanent slides, photographs)
7. Stem: Monocot: Zea mays; Dicot: Helianthus; Secondary: Helianthus (sections).
8. Root: Monocot: Zea mays; Dicot: Helianthus; Secondary: Helianthus (sections).
9. Leaf: Dicot and Monocot leaf (sections).
10. Structure of anther (young and mature), tapetum (amoeboid and secretory) (sections).
11. Types of ovules: anatropous, orthotropous, circinotropous, amphitropous/
campylotropous.
12. Female gametophyte: Polygonum (monosporic) type of Embryo sac Development
(Permanent slides/photographs).
13. Ultrastructure of mature egg apparatus cells through electron micrographs.
14. Pollination types and seed dispersal mechanisms (including appendages, aril, caruncle)
(Photographs and specimens).
15. Dissection of embryo/endosperm from developing seeds.
16. Calculation of percentage of germinated pollen in a given medium.
Suggested Readings
1.Becker W.M., Kleinsmith L.J., Hardin J. and Bertoni G. P. 2009. The World of the
Cell (7thed.). Pearson Benjamin Cummings Publishing. San Francisco.
2. Bhojwani S.S. and Bhatnagar S.P. 2011. Embryology of Angiosperms (5thed.). Vikas
Publication House Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
3. Cooper G.M. and Hausman R.E. 2009. The Cell: A Molecular Approach. (5thed.). ASM
Press & Sunderland. Washington, D.C.
4. De Robertis E.D.P. and De Robertis E.M.F. 2006.Cell and Molecular Biology. 8thed.).
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Philadelphia.
5. Dickison W.C. 2000. Integrative Plant Anatomy. Academic Press. San Diego.
6. Evert R.R. 2006. Esau’s Plant Anatomy. John Wiley & Sons Inc. New Jersey.
7. Fahn A. 1990. Plant Anatomy (4thed.). Pergamon Press. Oxford.
8. Gangulee H.C., Das K.S. and Datta C. 1988. College Botany (Vol.I). New Central Book
Agency (P) Ltd. Calcutta.
9. John Jothi Prakash E. 1987. A Text Book of Plant Anatomy. Emkay Publications. Delhi.
10. Karp G. 2010. Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments (6thed.).John
Wiley & Sons. Inc. New York.
11. Pandey B.P. 2001. Plant Anatomy. S.Chand & Company Ltd. New Delhi.
12.Rudall P.J. 2007. Anatomy of Flowering Plants: An Introduction of Structure and
Development (3rded.). Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.
PRACTICAL
1. Study of instruments used to measure microclimatic variables: Soil thermometer,
maximum and minimum thermometer, anemometer, psychrometer/ hygrometer, rain gauge
and lux meter.
2. Determination of pH, and analysis of two soil samples for carbonates, chlorides, nitrates,
sulphates, organic matter and base deficiency by rapid field test.
Suggested Readings
1.Kormondy E.J. 1996. Concepts of Ecology (4thed.). Prentice Hall. USA.
2. Kumaresan V. and Annie R. 2013. Taxonomy-Systematic Botany, Economic Botany,
Ethnobotany. Saras Publication. Nagercoil.
3. Lawrence G.H.M. 1951. Taxonomy of Vascular Plants. Oxford & IBH Co. Pvt. Ltd. New
Delhi.
4. Pandey B.P. 2005. Taxonomy of Angiosperms. S.Chand & Company Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
5. Pandey B.P. 2012. College Botany (Vol. II). S.Chand & Company Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
6. Pandey B.P. 2010. Modern Practical Botany (Vol. II). S.Chand & Company Ltd. New
Delhi.
7. Sharma P.D. 2010. Ecology and Environment (8thed.). Rastogi Publications. Meerut.
8. Simpson M.G. 2006. Plant Systematics. Elsevier Academic Press. San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
9. Singh G. 2012. Plant Systematics: Theory and Practice (3rded.). Oxford & IBH Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi.
10. Singh G. 2010. Plant Systematics: An Integrated Approach (3rded.). Science Publishers.
USA.
PRACTICAL
1. Study of genera included in Unit I,II and III.
2. Study of families included in Unit IV.
3. Study of products of economic importance included in Unit V.
Suggested Readings
1.Kumaresan V. and Annie R. 2013. Taxonomy-Systematic Botany, Economic Botany,
Ethnobotany. Saras Publication. Nagercoil.
2. Pandey B.P. College Botany(Vol.I). 2010. S.Chand and Company Ltd. New Delhi.
3. Rashid A. 1998. An introduction to Bryophyta. Vikas Publishing House (P) Ltd. New
Delhi.
4. Singh G. 2010. Plant Systematics: An Integrated Approach. Science Publishers. USA.
5. Srivastava H.N. 1998. Gymnosperms. Pradeep Publications. Jalandhar.
6.Vasishta B.R., Sinha A.K. and Kumar A. 2010.Botany for degree students- Pteridophyta. S.
Chand and Company Ltd. New Delhi.
7.Vasishta B.R., Sinha A.K. and Kumar A. 2011.Botany for degree students- Bryophyta.
S.Chand and Company Ltd. New Delhi.
8. Vasishta P.C., Sinha A.K. and Kumar A.2006. Botany for degree students- Gymnosperms.
S.Chand and Company Ltd. New Delhi.
9.Vasishta B.R., Sinha A.K. and Singh V.P. 2010. Botany for degree students- Algae.
S.Chand and Company Ltd. New Delhi.
10. Vasishta B.R. and Sinha A.K. 2010. Botany for degree students- Fungi. S.Chand and
Company Ltd. New Delhi.
PRACTICAL
1. Study of Cell Organelles include in Unit I from electron micrographs.
2. Anatomical studies of plant parts included in Unit II.
3. To perform simple experiments as included in Unit III.
4. Study of microbes as included in Unit IV.
5. Study of ecological processes included in Unit V.
Suggested Readings
1.De Robertis E.D.P. and De Robertis E.M.F. 2006. Cell and Molecular Biology. 8th ed.).
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Philadelphia.
2.Dickison W.C. 2000. Integrative Plant Anatomy. Academic Press. San Diego.
3. John JothiPrakash E. 1987. A Text Book of Plant Anatomy. Emkay Publications. Delhi.
4. Kormondy E.J. 1996. Concepts of Ecology (4thed.). Prentice Hall, U.S.A.
5. Regland A. and Arumugan N. 2016. Fundamentals of Plant Anatomy and
Microtechniques. Saras Publication. Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu.
6. Salisbury F.B. and Rose C.W. 1986. Plant Physiology(3rded.). CBS Publishers and
Distributers. New Delhi.
7. Stanier R.V., Adelberg E.A. and Ingraham J.L. 1978. General Microbiology (4th ed.).
Macmillan, London, UK.
8. Taiz L. and Zeiger E. 2010. Plant Physiology (5thed.). Sinauer Associates Inc. U.S.A.
9. Thorpe N.O. 1984. Cell Biology. John Wiley & Sons, New York. USA.
Medicinal Botany
PRACTICAL
1. Morphological and anatomical studies of crude drugs of plants included in the syllabus.
2. Identification of crude drugs by histochemical and phytochemical methods.
3. Identification of drug adulterants.
Suggested Readings
1. Evans W.C. 1989. Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy (13thed.). BaillièreTindall. London.
2. Kadavul K. 2016. Hand Book on Utilization of Medicinal Plants. Published by
author.No.9, 4th Cross Street, Vengateswara Nagar-East, Puducherry-605013.
3. Kokate C.K., Purohit A.P. and Gokhale, S.B. 2003. Pharmacognosy (23rded.). Nirali
Prakashan. Pune.
4. Purohit and Vyas. 2008. Medicinal Plant Cultivation: A Scientific Approach (2nded.).
Agrobios. India.
5. Trivedi P.C. 2006. Medicinal Plants: Ethnobotanical Approach. Agrobios. India.
Economic Botany
PRACTICAL
1. Study of morphological features of food plats, vegetables, fibre yielding plants, oil yielding plants,
Spices and Condiments.
2. Study of anatomical features of Coriander, Clove, Ginger Azadirachta, Withania.
3. Histochemical localization starch in rice and potato.
4. Economic significance of tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane
Suggested Readings:
1.Gonsalves J. 2010. Economic Botany and Ethnobotany. International Scientific Publishing
Academy. New Delhi.
2. Kumaresan V. and Annie R. 2013. Taxonomy-Systematic Botany, Economic Botany,
Ethnobotany. Saras Publication. Nagercoil.
3. Kocchar S.L. 2009. Economic Botany in The Tropics (3rded.), MacMillan Publishers India
Ltd. New Delhi.
4. Pooja. 2005. Economic Botany. Discovery Publishing House. New Delhi.
5. Sambamurthy A.V.S.S. and Subramanyam N.S. 1989.A Textbook of Economic
Botany. Wiley Eastern Ltd. New Delhi.
6. Sharma O.P. 1996. Hills Economic Botany. Tata McGraw Hill Co. Ltd. New Delhi.
7. Simpson B.B. and Conner-Ogorzaly M. 1986. Economic Botany- Plants in Our World.
McGraw Hill. New York.
8. Verma V. 2009. Text Book of Economic Botany. Ane Books Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
(Credits: Theory- 2)
THEORY
Suggested Readings
1.Baruah A. 2008. Advanced Morphology of Angiosperms. Aavishkar Publishers Distributors,
Jaipur.
2. Gangulee H.C., Das K.S. and Dutta C. 1988. College Botany (Vol.I). New Central Book Agency.
Calcutta.
3.Jones Jr. S.B. andLuchsinger A.E. 1987. Plant Systematics. McGraw-Hill Book Company. New
York.
4. Lawrence G.H.M. 1951. Taxonomy of Vascular Plants. Oxford & IBH Co. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
5. Simpson M.G. 2006. Plant Systematics. Elsevier Academic Press. San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
6. Singh G. 2010. Plant Systematics: An Integrated Approach (3rded.). Science Publishers. U.S.A.
7. Venkateswarlu V. 1974. External Morphology of Angiosperms. S.Chand & Co. (Pvt) Ltd. New
Delhi.
Herbal Botany
(Credits: Theory- 2)
THEORY
Suggested Readings
1. Anne Green 2000. Principles of Ayurveda. Thomsons, London.
2. Arber A. 2000. Herbal plants and Drugs: Their Origin and Evolution. Mangal Deep
Publications. Jaipur.
3. Chopra R.N., Nayar S.L. and Chopra I.C. 1956.Glossary of Indian medicinal plants.
C.S.I.R. New Delhi.
4. Evans W.C. 1989. Trease and Evans Pharmacognosy (13thed.). Baillière Tindall. London.
5. KhareC.P. 2007. Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary. Springer Science+
Business Media, LLC.
6. Kokate C.K., Purohit A.P. and Gokhale S.B. 1999.Pharmacognosy. Nirali Prakashan.
Pune.
7. Miller L. and Miller B.1998. Ayurveda and Aromatherapy: The Earth Essential Guide to
Ancient Wisdom and Modern Healing. Lotus Press.USA.
8. Sivarajan V.V. and Indra B. 1994. Ayurvedic drugs and their plant source. Oxford IBH -
publishing Co. New Delhi.
Genetics
(Credits: Theory-2)
THEORY
Suggested Readings
1.Acquaah G. 2010.Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding. Wiley India Pvt Ltd. New Delhi.
2. Chaudhari H.K. 1984. Elementary Principles of Plant Breeding (2nd ed.). Oxford – IBH. New Delhi.
3. Gardner E.J., Simmons M.J. and Snustad D.P. 2005. Principles of Genetics (8thed.). Wiley India.
4. Guttman B., Griffiths A., Suzuki D. and Cullis T. 2011. Genetics: The Code of Life. Rosen
Publishing, New York.
5. Klug W.S., Cummings M.R., Spencer C. and Palladino M. 2011. Concepts of Genetics (10thed.).
Benjamin Cummings. U.K.
6. Griffiths A.J.F., Wessler S.R., Carroll S.B. and Doebley J. 2010. Introduction to Genetic Analysis
(10thed.). W. H. Freeman and Co. U.S.A.
7. Pierce B.A. 2011. Genetics: A Conceptual Approach (4thed.). Macmillan Higher Education
Learning. U.K.
8. Snustad D.P. and Simmons M.J. 2010. Principles of Genetics (5thed.).John Wiley & Sons Inc. India.
(Credits: Theory- 2)
THEORY
Course code: UBOT 361 Lectures: 30
Max. Marks =100 (ICA = 25 + ESE = 75)
Suggested Readings
1. Chaudhari H.K. 1984. Elementary Principles of Plant Breeding (2nded.). Oxford-IBH. New Delhi.
2.Christopher E.P. 2001. Introductory Horticulture. Biotech Books. New Delhi.
3. Hartmann H.T., Kester D.E., Davies JR. F.T. and Geneve R.L. 2011. Hartmann & Kester’s Plant
Propagation: Principles and Practices (8thed.).PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. Delhi.
4. Hayes H.K. 2007. Methods of Plant Breeding. Kosta press. USA.
5. Sharma J.R. 1994. Principles and Practices of Plant Breeding. Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co.
Ltd. New Delhi.
6. Singh B.D. 2005. Plant Breeding: Principles and Methods (7thed.). Kalyani Publishers. New Delhi.
7. Sheela V.L. 2011. Horticulture. MJP Publishers. Chennai.
8. Shukla R.S and Chandel P.S. 1996.Cytogenetic, Evolution and Plant Breeding. S.Chand & Co.
New Delhi.
9. Vijendra Das L.D. 2006. Genetics and Plant Breeding, New Age International. New Delhi.
Molecular Biology
PRACTICAL
1. Isolation of DNA from plant tissues.
2. Isolation of RNA from plant tissues.
3. Isolation of bacterial plasmids.
4. Separation of DNA by Agarose gel electrophoresis.
5. Separation of RNA by Agarose gel electrophoresis.
6. Staining of nucleic acid in vivo (Giemsa stain).
Suggested Readings
1. Allison L.A. 2007. Fundamental Molecular Biology. Blackwell Publishing. U.S.A.
2. Cooper G.M. and Hausman R.E. 2009. The Cell: A Molecular Approach. 5th
edition. ASM Press & Sunderland, Washington, D.C.; Sinauer Associates, MA.
3. De Robertis E.D.P. and De Robertis E.M.F. 2006. Cell and Molecular Biology (8th
ed). Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Philadelphia.
4. Friefelder D. 1987. Molecular Biology (2nded.). Narosa Publishing House. New Delhi.
5. Karp G. 2010. Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments(6thed.).
John Wiley & Sons. Inc.
6. Krebs J.E., Goldstein E.S. and Kilpatrick S.T. 2014. Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC.
Burlington, MA.
7. Sheeler P. and Bianchi D.E. 2006. Cell and Molecular Biology (3rded.). Wiley India
(P.) Ltd. New Delhi.
8. Smith- Keatry P. 1991. Molecular Genetics, MacMillan Publication Co. Ltd. London.
9. Verma P.S. and Agarwal V.K. 2009. Molecular Biology. S.Chand & Company Ltd.
New Delhi.
10. Watson J.D., Baker T.A., Bell S.P., Gann A., Levine M. and Losick R. 2004.
Molecular Biology of the Gene. Dorling Kindersley Publishing Inc. New Delhi.
PRACTICAL
1.Determination of osmotic potential of plant cell sap by plasmolytic method.
2. To study the effect of two environmental factors (light and wind) on transpiration by
excised twig.
3. Calculation of stomatal index and stomatal frequency of a mesophyte and a xerophyte.
4. Demonstration of Hill reaction.
5. Demonstration of the activity of catalase and study of the effect of pH and enzyme
concentration.
6. To study the effect of light intensity and bicarbonate concentration on O2 evolution in
photosynthesis.
7. Comparison of the rate of respiration in any two parts of a plant.
8. Separation of amino acids by paper chromatography.
9. Separation of photosynthetic pigments by paper chromatography.
Suggested Readings
1.Battacharya D. 1999.Experiments in Plant Physiology- A Laboratory Manual. Narosa
Publishing House. New Delhi.
2. Hopkins W.G. and Huner N.P. 2009. Introduction to Plant Physiology (4th ed.). John Wiley
& Sons. U.S.A.
3.Murray R.K., Granner D.K., Mayes P.A. and Rodwell V.W. 2000. Harper’s Illustrated
Biochemistry (26th Ed.). McGraw-Hill Company Inc. U.S.A.
4. Narayanan L.M., Meyyan R.P., Nallasingam K., Prasanna Kumar S., Arumugam N. and
Fatima D. 2014. Biochemistry. Saras Publication. Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu.
5. Nelson D.L. and Cox M.M. 2017. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry (7thed.).
W.H.Freeman. London.
6. Rodwell V.W., Bender D., Botham K.M., Kennelly P.J. and Weil P.A. 2015.Harpers
Illustrated Biochemistry (30thed.). The McGraw-Hill Education. USA.
7. Salisbury F.B. and Ross C.W. 1986. Plant Physiology (3rded.). CBS Publishers &
Distributors. New Delhi.
8. Taiz L. and Zeiger E. 2010. Plant Physiology (5thed.). Sinauer Associates Inc. U.S.A.
Plant Biotechnology
Unit 1: Plant Tissue Culture, Design of Lab and Media (12 Lectures)
Plant tissue culture: Definition, History of Plant Tissue Culture (PTC). Cellular
differentiation and redifferentiation. Totipotency. Designing of PTC lab. Sterilization
procedures for chemicals and glassware. Outlines on PTC media- (MS medium in
detail).Plant growth regulators. Gelling agents (Agar).Types of explants.
PRACTICAL
1. Murashige and Skoog medium preparation.
2. Sterilization and inoculation of explants on culture media.
3. Callus culture.
4. Micropropagation (axillary bud or terminal bud).
5. Anther and Ovary culture.
6. Protoplast isolation and culture- demonstration.
7. Identification of photographs pertaining to chapters mentioned in the theory.
Suggested Readings
1. Brown T.A. 2001. Gene Cloning and DNA Analysis- An Introduction
(4thed.).Blackwell Science. Oxford.
2. Clark D.P. and Pazdernik N.J. 2009. Biotechnology- Applying the Genetic
Revolution. Elsevier Academic Press. USA.
3. Das H.K. 2010.Textbook of Biotechnology (4thed.). Wiley India Pvt Ltd. New Delhi.
4. Chawla H.C. 2003. Plant Biotechnology- Laboratory Manual for Plant Biotechnology.
Oxford& IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
5. Desmond S.T. Nicholl. 2010. An Introduction to Genetic Engineering. Cambridge
University Press. New Delhi.
6.. Dubey R.C. 2006. A Text Book of Biotechnology. S.Chand & Company Ltd. New
Delhil.
7. Gupta P.K. 2000. Elements of Biotechnology. Rastogi Publications. Meerut.
8. Harisha S. 2007. Biotechnology Procedures and Experiments Handbook. Infinity
Science Press Llc. Hingham. MA.
9. Ignacimuthu S. 2003. Plant Biotechnology. Oxford& IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi.
10. Keshavachandran R. and Peter, K.V. 2008. Plant Biotechnology- Methods in Tissue
Culture and Gene Transfer. University Press (India) Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad.
11. Kumar H.D. 1998. Modern Concepts of Biotechnology. Vikas Publishing House Pvt
Ltd. New Delhi
12. Kumaresan V. 2010. Biotechnology. Saras Publication. Nagercoil. Tamil Nadu.
13. Mosier N.S. and Ladisch M.R. 2009. Modern Biotechnology- Connecting Innovations
in Microbiology and Biochemistry to Engineering Fundamentals. John Wiley & Sons
Inc. New Jersey.
14. Prakash J. and Pierik R.L.M. 1993. Plant Biotechnology- Commercial prospects and
Problems. Science Publishers, Inc. U.S.A.
15. Primrose S., Twyman R. and Old B. 2001. Principles of Gene Manipulation (6th ed.).
Blackwell Science. Oxford.
16. Verma P.S. and Agarwal V.K. 2009.Genetic Engineering. S.Chand & Co. Ltd. New
Delhi.
Project Work
(Credits: 5)
With a view to develop creative thinking, team spirit and skill, a project work at
preliminary level will be assigned to students, in groups. The project period is spread over
about 4 months (i.e. from January to April) with a weekly work load of six hours. Project will
be of a long assignment paper type, combined with field and lab work. Topics for project will
be chosen from classical and applied fields.
The project report in the form of dissertation is prepared and submitted by the
students will be evaluated by the External and Internal Examiners who attend the practical
examination work, relating to semester VI. Head of the Department will chair the evaluation
panel and proceedings of viva voce. It carries a maximum of 100 marks which include 20
marks for ICA, 70 marks for project report (valued by both External examiner and Internal
Examiner- average marks will be calculated) and 10 marks for viva voce (valued by both
External examiner and Internal Examiner- average marks will be calculated).
Mushroom Culture
PRACTICAL
1. Sterilization of paddy straw.
2. Preparation of bed inside the polythene bags and
3. Incubation of bags.
4. Preparation of spawn.
5. Visit to a mushroom culture unit/ industry
Suggested Readings
1. Hirst B. 2015. Mushrooms: A Beginners Guide to Home Cultivation. Create space Independent
Publishing Platform. USA.
3. Marimuthu T., Krishnamoorthy A.S., Sivaprakasam K. and Jayarajan R. 1991.Oyster Mushrooms.
Department of Plant Pathology, TNAU, Coimbatore.
4. Pandey R.K. and Ghosh S.K. 1998. Hand book on mushroom cultivation. Emkay Publications.
Delhi.
5. Swaminathan M.S. 1990. Food and Nutrition. The Bangalore Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd.
Bangalore.
6. Tewari and Pankaj Kapoor S.C. 1988. Mushroom cultivation, Mittal Publications. New Delhi.
PRACTICAL
1. Isolation and culture of Rhizobium and Algae.
2. Anatomy of Azolla leaf and identification of Anabaena azollae.
3. Mass cultivation of Azolla.
4. Isolation and culture of VAM.
5. Compost preparation- green manure, vermicompost.
Suggested Readings
1. Dubey R.C. 2005. A Text book of Biotechnology. S.Chand & Co. New Delhi.
2. Kumaresan V. 2005. Biotechnology. Saras Publications. New Delhi.
3. John Jothi Prakash E. 2004. Outlines of Plant Biotechnology. Emkay Publication. New
Delhi.
4. Sathe T.V. 2004. Vermiculture and Organic Farming. Daya Publishers. New Delhi.
5. Subha Rao N.S. 2000. Soil Microbiology, Oxford & IBH Publishers. New Delhi.
6. Vayas S.C, Vayas S. and Modi H.A. 1998.Bio-fertilizers and organic Farming Akta
Prakashan. Nadiad.
PRACTICAL
1. Tabulation of biological data.
2. Calculation of mean, median, mode, standard deviation and standard error using biological
data.
3. To plot and import Graphs and Charts using biological and statistical data in MS-office.
4. Search biological information (texts and images) using Internet.
5. Biological sequence searching using BLAST software.
Suggested Readings
1. Banerjee P.K. 2009 Introduction to Biostatistics- A Text Book of Biometry. S.Chand& Co.
New Delhi.
2. Bemis K. PSPP: Purdue STAT 582 User
Manual.http://www.stat.purdue.edu/~jennings/stat582/software/pspp_manual.pdf
3. Chernick M.R. and Friis R.H. 2003. Introductory Biostatistics for the Health Sciences:
Modern Applications including Bootstrap. John Wiley & Sons. New Jersey.
3. Cox J. Lambert J. and Frye C. 2011. Step by Step: Microsoft Office Professional 2010.
Microsoft Press. Washington.https://capdtron.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/office-
professional-2010-step-by-step.pdf
4. Daniel W.W. 2005.Biostatistics: A Foundation for Analysis in the Health Sciences (7thed.).
John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pvt. Ltd. Singapore.
5. Lambert J. and Frye C. 2015. Microsoft Office 2016 Step by Step. Microsoft Press. USA.
https://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9780735699236/samplepages/9780735699236.pdf
6. PSPP Users’ Guide. GNU PSPP Statistical Analysis Software Release
0.10.2.http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/manual/pspp.pdf
7. PSPP Tutorial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG-wbMS9i7g
8. Rutkosky 2007. MS Office.BPB Publication. New Delhi.
9. Genebank: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/
10. EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database http://www.ebi.ac.uk/
Horticulture
PRACTICAL
1. Vegetable gardening.
2. Making of kitchen garden.
3. Pruning of crop plants.
4. Study of effect of growth regulators, Auxin (IAA, NAA), Cytokinins (Zeatin, BAP),
Gibberellins on plant growth.
Suggested Readings
1. Adams C.R. and Early M.P. 2004. Principles of Horticulture. Butterworth Heinemam.
Oxford University Press. Oxford.
2. Bansil P.C. 2008. Horticulture in India. CBS Publishers and Distributors. New Delhi.
3. Chadha K.L. 2001. Handbook of Horticulture. ICAR, New Delhi.
4. Chattopadhyay P.K.2001. A text book on Pomology (Fundamentals of fruit growing).
Kalyani Publication. New Delhi.
PRACTICAL
1. Sterilization of glassware and culture media.
2. Preparation of MS medium.
3. Surface sterilization of explants.
4. Callus induction
5. Micropropagation using nodal explants and shoot tip explants.
6. Anther culture.
Suggested Readings
1.Bhojwani S.S. and Razdan M.K. 1996. Plant Tissue Culture: Theory and Practice. Elsevier
Science Amsterdam. The Netherlands.
2. Dods J.H. and Robers L.W. 1995. Experiments in Plant Tissue Culture (3rded.). Cambridge
University Press. Cambridge.
3. Gamborg O.L. and Philip, G.C. 1995. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. Narosa
Publishing House. New Delhi.
4. Gupta P.K. 1995.Elements of Biotechnology. Rastogi Publication. Meerut.
5. Keshavachandran R. and Peter K.V. 2008. Plant Biotechnology: Methods in Tissue Culture
and Gene Transfer. Universities Press (India) Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad.
6. Kumaresan V. 2015. Plant Biotechnology. Saras Publication. Nagercoil.
7. Misra S.P.2015. Plant Tissue Culture (2nded.). Ane Book Pvt. Ltd. Chennai.
8. Narayanasamy S. 1994. Plant Cell and Tissue Culture. Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing
Company Ltd. New Delhi.
Ethnobotany
PRACTICAL
1. Field visit to meet ethnic people of hills and preparation and submission of report on
Botanical names, vernacular name, family, uses of plants for traditional medicines.
2. Preparation of 5 Herbarium of ethnobotanically important plants.
3. Study of habitat of ethnobotanical plants mentioned in theory.
4. Study of morphology of plants used in traditional medicine.
Suggested Readings
1.Colton C.M. 1997.Ethnobotany – Principles and applications. John Wiley and Sons.
Lichester.
2. Jain S.K. 1995. Manual of Ethnobotany. Scientific Publishers. Jodhpur.
3. Jain S.K. (ed.). 1981. Glimpses of Indian Ethnobotny. Oxford and IBH. New Delhi.
4. Jain S.K. 1990. Contributions of Indian ethnobotany. Scientific publishers. Jodhpur.
GENERIC ELECTIVE
(for Non-BOTANY main)
(Credits: Theory- 3)
THEORY
Course Code: UBOT 357 Lectures: 45
Max. Marks =100 (ICA = 25 + ESE = 75)
Suggested Readings
1.Acharya N.K.2001.Textbook on intellectual property rights, Asia Law House.
2. Guru M. and Rao M.B. 2003. Understanding Trips: Managing Knowledge in Developing
Countries, Sage Publications. New Delhi.
3. Ganguli P. 2001. Intellectual Property Rights: Unleashing the Knowledge Economy. Tata
McGraw-Hill.
4. Miller A.P. and Davis M.H. 2000. Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks and
Copyright in a Nutshell, West Group Publishers. London.
5. Watal J. 2001. Intellectual property rights in the WTO and developing countries. Oxford
University Press. Oxford.
Greenhouse Technology
(Credits: Theory-3)
THEORY
Suggested Readings
1.Dubey R.C. 2006. A text book of Biotechnology. S.Chand and Company. New Delhi.
2. Sheela V.L. 2011. Horticulture.MJP Publishers. Chennai,
3. Prasad S., Kumar U. 2012. Green House Management for Horticultural Crops. Agrobios
India.
4. Pant V. and Nelson. 1991. Green House Operation and Management. Bali Publication.
New Delhi.
5. Introduction to soil science: http://www.agrimoon.com/wpcontent/uploads/Introduction-to-
soil-science.pdf
6. Greenhouse applications: http://www.lindegas.com/en/products_and_supply/fumigants/
carbon_dioxide_in_agriculture/greenhouse_applications/index.html
7. Role of greenhouse technology in agricultural engineering:
http://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi= ijar.2006.364.372&org=10 4.
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
Course Code:
Time: 3 hrs Maximum Marks: 75
Section- A
Answer ALL the questions.
Each answer should not exceed 15 words.
(10 x 1 = 10 marks)
1. Unit I
2. Unit I
3. Unit II
4. Unit II
5. Unit III
6. Unit III
7. Unit IV
8. Unit IV
9. Unit V
10. Unit V
Section- B
Answer any FIVE questions.
Each answer should not exceed 200 words.
(5 x 5 = 25 marks)
11. Unit I
12. Unit II
13. Unit III
14. Unit IV
15. Unit V
16. Any unit
17. Any unit
Section- C
Answer any FOUR questions.
Each answer should not exceed 600 words.
(4 x 10 = 40 marks)
18. Unit I
19. Unit II
20. Unit III
21. Unit IV
22. Unit V
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
BLUE PRINT OF PRACTICAL QUESTION PAPER FOR B.Sc. BOTANY
(Choice Based Credit System)
(Effective from the academic year 2017-2018)
Semester I
1. Make suitable micropreparations of A & B. Leave the slide for valuation. Identify with
reasons.
(Preparation-2, Identification-1, Reasons-2 marks) (2 x 05 = 10 marks)
2. 1Stain the preparation Cwith Gram stain. Identify and draw. Write the staining procedure.
Leavethe slide for valuation.
(Preparation-2, Identification-1, Procedure-2, marks) (1 x 05 = 05 marks)
KEY
A = Algae (Section)
B = Fungi (Section)
C = Bacteria (Gram staining)
D = Algae/ Fungi (Specimen/ Slide/ Photograph)
E = Pathology (Specimen/ Slide/ Photograph)
F = Virus (Specimen/ Slide/ Photograph)
G = Lichen (Specimen/ Slide/ Photograph)
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
BLUE PRINT OF PRACTICAL QUESTION PAPER FOR B.Sc. BOTANY
(Choice Based Credit System)
(Effective from the academic year 2017-2018)
Semester I
1. Make suitable micropreparation of the given specimen A. Leave the slide for valuation.
Identify with reasons.
(Preparation- 2, Identification – 1, Diagram– 2, Reasons – 2 marks) (1x07 = 07 marks)
4. Identify the binomial, family, morphology of the useful part and its uses of the given
specimen E.
(Binomial – 1,Family – 1,Useful part – 2, Uses- 1 marks) (1x05 = 05 marks)
KEY
A = Bryophyte/ (Section)
Pteridophyte/
Gymnosperms
B = Algae/ Bacteria (Specimen/ Slide/ Photographs)
C = Algae/ Fungi (Specimen/ Slide/ Photographs)
D = Taxonomy (Specimen)
E= Economic Botany (Specimen)
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
BLUE PRINT OF PRACTICAL QUESTION PAPER FOR B.Sc. BOTANY
(Choice Based Credit System)
(Effective from the academic year 2017-2018)
Semester II
1. Make suitable micropreparations of A & B. Leave the slide for valuation. Identify with
reasons.
(Preparation-2, Identification-1, Diagram- 1, Reasons-2 marks) (2 x05 = 10 marks)
2. Make suitable micropreparations of C. Leave the slide for valuation. Identify with reasons.
(Preparation-2, Identification-1, Diagram- 1, Reasons-1 marks) (2 x05 = 05 marks)
KEY
A = Bryophytes (Section)
B = Pteridophyte (Section)
C = Gymnosperm (Section)
D = Paleobotany (Specimen/ Slide/ Photograph)
E = Bryophyte/ (Specimen/ Slide/ Photograph)
Pteridophyte
F = Gymnosperm (Specimen/ Slide/ Photograph)
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
BLUE PRINT OF PRACTICAL QUESTION PAPER FOR B.Sc. BOTANY
(Choice Based Credit System)
(Effective from the academic year 2017-2018)
Semester II
1. Make suitable micropreparation of the given specimen A. Leave the slide for valuation.
Identify with reasons.
(Preparation- 2, Identification – 1, Diagram– 2, Reasons – 2 marks) (1x07 = 07 marks)
KEY
A = Anatomy (Section)
B = Cell Biology (Specimen/ Slide/ Photographs)
C = Anatomy (Specimen/ Slide/ Photographs)
D = Physiology (Specimen/ Apparatus/ Photograph)
E= Microbiology (Slide/ Photographs)
F= Ecology (Specimen/ Photographs)
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
BLUE PRINT OF PRACTICAL QUESTION PAPER FOR B.Sc. BOTANY
(Choice Based Credit System)
(Effective from the academic year 2017-2018)
Semester III
1. Prepare squash/ smear of the material A. Identify any two stages giving reasons.
Leave the slide for valuation.
(Preparation-2,Diagram-1,Reasons-1 marks) (1x04= 04 marks)
3. Dissect and mount the embryo/endosperm of the specimen D. Leave the slide for
valuation. (1x03= 03 marks)
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BLUE PRINT OF PRACTICAL QUESTION PAPER FOR B.Sc. BOTANY
(Choice Based Credit System)
(Effective from the academic year 2017-2018)
Semester III
Medicinal Botany
KEY
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Semester IV
1. Describe the given specimen A in technical terms. Draw L.S. and Floral Diagram of the
Flower. Write the Floral Formula. Assign to its Family giving reasons.
(Identification-1, Description-2, Flower.L.S-2, Floral Diagram-1, Reasons-1 marks)
(1x07 = 07 marks)
2. Identify the given specimen B to its family giving reasons. Write its Taxonomic hierarchy.
(Identification-1, Reasons-2,Taxonomic hierarchy-2 marks) (1x05 = 05 marks)
3. Estimate the Importance Value Index (IVI) from the given values in C.(1x05 = 05 marks)
4. Make a suitable micropreparation of given specimen D. Leave the slide for valuation.
Identify with reasons.
(Preparation-2, identification-1, diagram-1, Reasons-2 marks) (1x06 = 06 marks)
KEY
A = Taxonomy (Specimen)
B = Taxonomy (Specimen)
C = Ecology (Problem)
D = Ecology (Section)
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Semester IV
Economic Botany
KEY
A= (Micropreparation)
B= (Histochemical localization)
C= (Specimen/ Slides/ Photographs)
D= (Specimen/ Slides/ Photographs)
E= (Specimen/ Slides/ Photographs)
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Semester V
Molecular Biology
1. Isolate/Estimate the materials from the given specimen A. List the materials required.
Evaluate and record the results. Leave the preparation for valuation.
(Preparation-3, Procedure-3, List of materials-1, Sketch-1, Results-2 marks)
(1x10= 10 marks)
2.Stain the materials from the given specimen B. List the materials required.
Evaluate and record the results. Leave the preparation for valuation.
(Preparation-2, Procedure-2, List of materials-1, Sketch-1, Results-1marks)
(1x07= 07 marks)
3. Identify and write notes on C and D.
(Identification-1, Diagram-2, Notes-2 marks) (2x05= 10 marks)
KEY
A= (DNA isolation/estimation)
B= (Giemsa staining)
C= (Specimen/ Slides/ Photographs)
D= (Specimen/ Slides/ Photographs)
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Semester V
1. Outline the procedure for the given experiment A. List the materials required. Set up the
experiment and draw. Tabulate the data recorded. Report the results and leave the setup for
valuation.
(Set up-2, Procedure-2, List of materials-1, Sketch/Graph-1, Tabulation-2 and Results-2
marks) (1x10=10 marks)
2. Outline the procedure for the given experiment B. List the materials required. Set up the
experiment and draw. Tabulate the data recorded. Report the results and leave the setup for
valuation.
(Set up-2, Procedure-2, List of materials-1, Sketch/Graph-1, Tabulation-2 and Results-1
marks) (1x09= 09 marks)
KEY
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Semester V
Mushroom Culture
1. Write the procedure and prepare the bed with the given material A inside the polythene
bags for mushroom culture.
(Preparation-3, Diagram-2, Procedure-3, Reasons-2 marks) (1x10=10 marks)
3. Identify, draw and write critical notes on the given specimen C&D.
(Identificaiton-1, Diagram-1, Notes-2 marks) (2x04= 08 marks)
KEY
A= (Preparation)
B= (Preparation)
C= (Specimen/ Slides/ Photographs)
D= (Specimen/ Slides/ Photographs)
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Semester V
1.Write the procedure and isolate Rhizobium from the given material A.
(Preparation-3, Diagram-2, Procedure-3, Reasons-2 marks) (1x10= 10 marks)
2. Make suitable micropreparationof the given specimen B. Leave the slide for valuation.
Identify with reasons.
(Preparation-2, Identification-1, Diagram-2, Reasons-2 marks) (1x07= 07 marks)
3. Identify, draw and write critical notes on the given specimen C&D.
(Identificaiton-1, Diagram-2, Notes-2marks) (2x05= 10 marks)
KEY
A = Bacteria (Preparation)
B = Algae (Micropreparation)
C= (Specimen/ Slides/ Photographs)
D= (Specimen/ Slides/ Photographs)
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Semester V
KEY
A = Biostatistics (Problem)
B = Computer Applications (Problem)
C = Biostatistics (Specimen/ Photographs)
D = Computer Applications (Specimen/ Photographs)
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Semester VI
Plant Biotechnology
1. Perform the experiment A.Prepare the tissue culture medium and write the procedure.
(Preparation-3, Procedure-3,List of materials-1,Diagram-2, Results-1marks)
(1x10= 10 marks)
2. Perform the experiment B.Inoculate the given explant in the medium. Write the procedure.
(Preparation-3,Procedure-3, List of materials-1, Diagram-1, Results-1marks)
(1x09= 09 marks)
3. Identify, draw and write notes on C & D.
(Identificaiton-1, Diagram-1, Notes-2marks) (2x04= 08 marks)
KEY
A= (Preparation)
B= (Experiment)
C= (Specimen/ Photographs)
D= (Specimen/ Photographs)
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Semester VI
Horticulture
1. Demonstrate pruning of the given plant specimen A. Draw diagram and write the
procedure. (1x10= 10 marks)
2. Outline the procedure for inoculation of the given experiment B. List the materials
required. Set up the experiment and draw. Tabulate the data recorded. Report the results and
leave the setup for valuation.
(Set up-2, Procedure-2, List of materials-1, Sketch/Graph-1, Tabulation-2 and Results-1
marks) (1x09= 09 marks)
KEY
A= (Experiment)
B= (Experiment)
C= (Specimen/ Photographs)
D= (Specimen/ Photographs)
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Semester VI
(1x09= 09marks)
2. Write the procedure and inoculate the given explant in the given medium.
(Preparation-3, Procedure-3, List of materials-1, Diagram -1, Results-2 marks)
(1x10= 10 marks)
KEY
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Semester VI
Ethnobotany
1.Make suitable micropreparationof the given specimen A. Leave the slide for valuation.
Identify with reasons.
(Preparation-2, Identification-1, Diagram-2, Reasons-2 marks) (1x07= 07 marks)
2. Identify, draw and write critical notes on ethnobotanical uses of given specimen B&C.
(Identificaion-1, Diagram -1, Notes-1marks) (2x03= 06 marks)
3. Write the family, botanical name, common name and uses of the given specimen D&E.
(Family- 0.5, Botanical name- 0.5, Common name- 0.5, Uses- 0.5 marks) (2x02= 04 marks)
KEY
A= (Micropreparation)
B= (Specimen/ Photographs)
C= (Specimen/ Photographs)
D= (Specimen/ Photographs)