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Unit-I

i)Viruses –A general account of viruses-Their nature origin purification symptematology methods, transmission and control measures of viruses – Vector relationships, multiplication, Bacterial viruses, algal viruses and mycoviruses.

ii)Bacteria-A general account of bacteria with reference to cell morphology, appendages, envelops and nutrition, growth and reproduction, structure and replication of nucleic acids in Bacteria plasmids and gene manipulation, classification as per Bergey Manual (1973) economic importance of bacteria.

iii)Thallophytes – a) Algae: A comparative study of the range of structure, organisation, reproduction, life history and classification of algae (Bold and Wynne, 1978). Ecology of Algae-Productivity in the sex, algae as indicators meant of pollutions, algicides, economic importance of algae.

b) Fungi -Classification (Alexopoules and Mims 1979). A systematic study of the range of structure, reproduction, life cycles phylogeny and affinities of the main classes of fungi; Economic importance of fungi.

c) Lichens –A general account of lichens – Structure, nutrition; reproduction, classification and economic importance of lichens.

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Unit-II

a) Plant Pathology –A general account of plant disease due to fungi, bacteria and viruses with special reference to India Hostmicrobe interaction, principles of disease control, (physical, chemical and biological methods).

b) Microbiology-Soil microbiology-Soil microbes N2 fixation and Bio-geochemical cycles-Food and Water microbiology-Microbial flora of fresh and spoiled foods-Industrial microbiology-Industrial applications of microbes for the manufacture of Alcohols S.C.P. organic acids.

Unit-III

i) Bryophytes: Classification (Watson 1963)-Ecology and distribution-Range of structure in gametophyte and sporophyte and their evolutionary trends – Reproduction and Economic importance of Bryophvtes.

ii) Pteridophytes: Classification (Sporne 1976) – Distribution of extinct and extant forms – comparative study of morphology anatomy of sporophytes-Structure and development of gametophytes of the major groups (Psilopsida Lycopsida Sphenopsida and peteropsida).

iii) Gymnosperms: Classification (Sporne 1977) – Distribution of extinct and extant forms – Comparative study of morphology, anatomy and reproductions of major groups – Cycadopsida coniferopsida and Gnetopsida evolution of male and female gametophytes and Economic importance.

Unit-IV

i) Morphology: The plant body, the root system, the stem the leaf, the inflorescence, the flower, pollination and fertilization, the fruit and the seed, dispersal of fruits and seeds, vegetative reproduction and Germination.

ii) Taxonomy: History and classification-Artificial system-Linnaeus, Natural system-Jessieu De candolle, Bentham and Hooker, Phylogenetic system-Engler and PrantD. Bessey Hutchinson Recent Trends in systematics-Cyto-taxonomy, Chemotaxonomy, numerical taxonomy.International code of Botanical nomenclature, Herbarium techniques, A critical study of the following families: Ranunculiaceae Magnoliaceae, Polygalacea, Caryophyllaceae, Rubiaceae, Meliaceae, Lythraceae, Cactaceae, Rhizophoraceae, Oleaceae, Aristalochaceae, Casuarinaceae, Dioscoriaceae, Bignoniaceae, Solanaceae, Lauraceae, Loranthaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Arecaceae, Typhaceae and Poaceae.

iii) Economic Botany: Food crops, Cereals, millets, legumes nuts and tropical fruits, sugar yielding crops  spices Beverage plants  Timbers and pulp yielding plants  Minor forest products  Resins, gums, tannin and rubber yielding plants  oil yielding plants  medicinal plants  fibre yielding plants.

Unit-V

i) Cell Biology: Cytological methods-auto radio graphy  Isolation of cellular components  Fixation  staining  prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. Ultra structure and molecular organization of cell-cell wall, plasma membrane, Endoplasmic reticulam, Mitrochondria, Lysosomes and other cell organelle.Plastids  Classication, morphology, structure  functions Cytoplasm  Physical and Chemical properties.Nucleus  morphology, structure and chemistry  Cell division  Mitosis, meiosis, meiosis and their significance chromosome  morphology, fine structure, Types  giant chromosome, Isochromosome.

ii) Genetics: Mendelian and non-mendelian inheritance  linkage and crossing over. Mutation  Mutagenic agents  structural and chemical basis of mutations in plants cytoplasmic inheritance, Male steribity in plants  Sex determination in plants  sex linked inheritance.Chromosomal aberrations.Molecular genetics  Nucleic acids as genetic material  Types of Nucleic acids  Replication of DNA  Methods and models in DNA repair mechanism  Enzymes  split genes  Jumping and mobilic genes  concepts of gene  Cistron, Muton and recon.

Unit-VI

i) Anatomy: Meristems  General account, classification, various concepts of apical organization of shoots and root apices.Procambium, Cambium and their relationship.

Development of Secondary vascular tissues.

Simple tissues, conductive tissues  Xylem & Phloem.

Wood anatomy  variations in wood structure  tyloses  Heartwood and sapwood  growthrings.

Microtomy: Use of Rotary and Sledge microtomes  whole mounts  Paraffin method  clearing and macerations.

Fixation and fixatives: Staining and stains  Histo  chemistry  cellulose, lignin, enzymes, proteins and nucleic acids.

ii) Embryology : Microsporogenesis and structure of micro-sporangium  Male gametophte.Mega sporogenesis and structure of megasporangium  Female gaetophyte.Present concept of fertlization, endosperm types  Endosperm haustoria.

Unit-VII

i) Plant Physiology: Water relations of plants  Mechanisms; of absorption of water  passive and active  apoplast symplast concept.Stomatal mechanism and Transpiration  Ascent of Sap. Mineral nutrition  Methods of studying plant nutrition.Essential elements  macro and micro nutrients.Asorption of solutes translocation of solutes  pathway and mechanism.

Photosynthesis  Properties of light  interaction between radiant energy and matter.Photosynthetic pigments and pigments and pigment systems.Hill Reaction  Photochemical reaction, Photophosphorylation  Cyclic and non-cyclic and calvincycle.

Respiration  Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, Electron Transport Nitrogen metabolism  Sources of soil nitrogen, Nitrogen fixation.Legume-Rhizobium symbiosis  biochemistry and physiology.Growth and Development  auxins, cytokinins. Gibberellins, phytochromes  role and mode of action.

ii) Bio-chemistry: Chemistry of carbohydrates  classification  structure and function, lipids  classification, occurrence, structure and importance of lipids and phosphates.

Proteins  structure, properties and classification of aminoacids  peptides  structural organization and classification of proteins Nucleic acids  chemistry of Nucleic acids  structure and properties, location and biological significance of DNA  different types ofRNA, their origin, properties and fuctions.

Enzymes  Properties, mode of action, nomenclature and classification  factors affecting enzyme activity.

Unit-VIII

i) Plant Breeding: Methods of improvement of crops.Plant introduction  Selection  Heterosis Hybridization  Polyploidy  Mutation breeding.

ii) Bio-Technology: Scope and importance of Bio-technology  Basic techniques  Transformation of E.coli cutting and joining DNA molecules  vectors  Plasmids.Cesmids.Application of recombinant DNA technology in Enzyme engineering  industries in prevention, diagnosis fermentation and cure of diseases (medicine) in the production of bio-fertilisers, bio-insecticides, Tissue culture.

Unit-IX

i) Ecology: Importance of ecology, Ecological factors  their classification and interaction Edaphic factors  Water factors  Fire factors  Biotic factor.Synecology  classification of plant communities Raunkiaer’s life  forms  Ecological succession  causes and effects climax concept.Eco system  components and inter relationship.Bio-geo-chemical cycles.

ii) Plant Geography:Principles of Plant Geography Dispersal and migration  Types  Age and Area hypothesis  continuous range, cosmopolitan, circum polar, circum boreal and circum austral, pantropical Discontinuous distribution  Wegner’s theory of continental drift.

Unit-X

i)Palaeo Botany:Geological time scale  Techniques of fossil study  Types of fossils and different methods of fossilization  Radio carbondating  study of fossil forms in algae, bryophytes, pteriodophytes and Gymnosperms.Conservation of fossil fuels.

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