Core II a
ALGAE, FUNGI, PLANT PATHOLOGY AND BRYOPHYTES
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Study of Compound and Dissecting microscope. (1 practical)
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Make Micropreparation of vegetative and reproductive structures of the following types- (4 practical)
Oscillatoria, Nostoc, Chlamydomonas, Volvox, Oedogonium, Caulerpa, Chara, Diatoms Ectocarpus, Dictyota, Sargassum, Polysiphonia
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Make micropreparation of vegetative and reproductive parts of Plasmodiophora, Pythium, Mucor, Yeasts, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Pezia, Puccinia, Polyporus, Micorrhizae, Lichens (3 practical)
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Identify the diseases mentioned in the syllabus with respect to causal organism and symptoms. Make micropreparations wherever necessary. (2 practical)
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Botanical tour for algal collection and submission of field report.
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11 UBO 2403
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III
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Core III
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Gymnosperms and Paleobotany
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Core – III
PTERIDOPHYTES, GYMNOSPERMS AND PALEOBOTANY
Unit 1: Pteridophytes – History – origin of pteridophytes – general characters – classification (Sporne, 1970) – Stelar evolution - characters of the group Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Spenopsida and Pteropsida – Economic importance.
Unit 2: A detailed study of structure, reproduction and life cycle of the following genera – Psilotum, Lycopodium, Equisetum, Adiantum and Marsilea.
Unit 3: Gymnosperms: General characteristics and classification of Gymnosperm. Characters of groups – Cycopsida, Coniferopsida and Gnetopsida. Cycas: Structure, reproduction and life history of the following genera - Pinus: Structure, reproduction and life history - Gnetum: Structure, reproduction and life history. Paleozoic gymnosperms – Fern-like habit - Evolution of seed in gymnosperms – Comparison of Cycas ovule with angiosperm ovule.
Unit 4: Paleobotany: Fossils, types, methods of fossilization, Geological time scale, an elementary knowledge of computation of age of fossils, Radiocarbon dating. A brief study of the following fossil forms Rhynia, Lepidodendron, Lepidocarpon, Calamites and Williamsonia.
Unit 5: Microfossils – Fossil pollen – Pollen preservation – acetolysis process – Isolatio n and quantification modern and fossil pollen – Surface sampling – Sediment coring (Russian corer) – Pollen diagram - Pollen-vegetation modeling – its applications in climate models.
Books for Study: Pteridophytes
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Rasheed, A. (1999): An Introduction to Pteridophyta, Vikas Publishing Co., NewDelhi.
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Sharma. O.P. (1990): Textbook of Pteridophyta, MacMillan India Ltd., NewDelhi, Madras.
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Smith, G.M. (1955): Cryptogamic Botany Vol. II ( 2nd Edn.), ( Bryophytes and
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Pteridophytes) Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co., New Delhi.
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Sporne, K.R. (1970): The morphology of Pteridophytes (The structure of Ferns and Allied Plants) Hutchinson University, London.
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Sundara Rajan. S(1994): Introduction to Pteridophyta, New Age International Publishers Ltd., Wiley Eastern Ltd., New Delhi. Madras.
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Vashista,P.C.(1997): Botany for Degree Students –Pteridophyta. S.Chand&Co., NewDelhi.
Gymnosperms
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Chopra,G.W & Verma,Y.(1988): Gymnosperms, Pradeep Publications, Jalandhar.
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Datta, S.C. (1984): An Introduction to Gymnosperms Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi, Ludhiana.
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Sharma, O.P. (1997): Gymnosperms, Pragati Prakashan, Meerut, India.
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Sporne, K.R. (1971): The Morphology of Gymnosperms (The structure of Evolution of primitive seed plants) Hutchinson University Library, London.
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Srivastava, H.N. (1998): Gymnosperms, Pradeep Publications, Jalandhar, India.
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Vashista, P.C. (1996): Botany for Degree Students-Gymnosperms (2nd Edn.) S.Chand& Co., NewDelhi.
Paleobotany
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Arnold, C.A. (1947): An Introduction to Paleobotany, McGraw Hill Book Co., N.Y.
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Delavoryas, T. (1962): Morphology and Evolution of Fossil Plants, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, N.Y. Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto, London.
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Shukla, A.C. and Misra, S.P. (1975): Essentials of Paleobotany, Vikas Publishing House(P) Ltd., Delhi.
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Shukla, M. and Sharma. M.(1992): Plant Fossils a Link with the Past, ( A Birbal Sahni Birth Centenary Tribute), Birbal Shani Institure of Paleobotany, Lucknow, India.
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Stewart, W.N. (1983): Paleobotany and the Evolution of plants Cambirdge University press, Cambridge, London, N.Y. New Rochelle, Melbourne, Sydney.
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Faegery, Iverson and Moore, Text book of pollen analysis.
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