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T I I T ! T E a 4 3 3 S t 1 s PATNA UNIVERSITY {' J t $ T t Courses of Study for .t I B.Sc. (Honours) and Subsidiary Examinations in Botany I I Three Year Degree Course l 2015-2018 .l u a t a t I I t ! t e a 4 3 B.Sc. Botany (Honours) Three Year Degree Course Three shall be two theoretical and one practical paper each in the I year and ll year examinations carrying 75 marks in each theory paper and 50 marks in each practical paper. ln the lll year, there shall be three theory and one practical paper carrying 100 marks each. B.Sc. (H) Part-l Paper l: General Biology, Microbiology, Mycology and Plant Pathology 3Hrs. 75 marks Paper ll : Plant DiversitY 3Hrs. 75 marks Practical based on Paper I and lll 4 Hrs. 50 marks B.Sc. (H) Part-ll Paper lll : Angiosperms and Economic Botany 3 Hrs 75 marks Paper lV : Cell Biology, Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding 3 Hrs. 75 marks Practical based on Paper lll & lV 4 Hrs. 75 marks B.Sc. (H) Part- lll s Paper V : Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 3 Hrs. 100 marks 3 Paper Vl : Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 3 Hrs. 100 marks $ Paper Vll: Biodiversity and Environmental Biology 3 Hrs. l-00 marks Paper Vlll : 4 Hrs. 100 marks (r Practical based on Papers V, Vl and Vll ,il o ffi-'-- o o o t o : f3 i3 \Ja. i; \.t B.Sc. part_l Botany Honours paper l: General Biology, Microbiology, Mycology and plant Pathology ;o Time :3 Hours Full Marks: 75 ro Ten questions are to be set' three each from group A and group B and fourfrom group c. Fivequestions are to be answered, selecting i6 at least one question from each group. (i) General Biology i;f 1.. An elementary study of origin of life. Evolution. Natural Selection. Darwinism Darwinism. and Neo fg 2. A comparative account of two kingdom. Five kingdom and three domain systems. classification :J (ii) Microbiology o'J 1,. Conceptual history of Microbiology 2. Techniques of isoration micro-organisms and curture media preparation. 3. Structure, growth (.1 and reproduction of Bacteria. 4. Structure and reproduction of TMV and bacteriaophages. 5. lndustrial r"c importance of Bacteria. 6, Role of microbes in nitrogen fixation. 7 structure, reproduction tr) ' and economic importance of Cyanobacteria. 8. Transmission plant of viruses and control measures. ia Group B: Mycology general 1' A study of the structure reproduction :;! and classification of fungi. 2. structure and rife history of foilowing g"n"r.,-sy, chytrium, Arbugo, Erysiphe, pezia, JC Ustilogo, puccinio and Alternaria Group plant C; pathology \ i? 1. Role of Toxins and Enzymes in plant disease. 2' Etiorogy, symptoms and contror of the fo,owing prant disease: ':.O (a) Late blight of potato i? (b) Wart disease of potato (c) White rust of crucifers (d) ;c Loose Smut of Wheat (e) powdery mildews (f) .;o Brown Leaf Spot of Rice (g) Rust of Wheat and Linseed (h) {e Red rot of Sugarcane (i) Wilt of pigeon pea l', U) Citrus Canker (k) Tobacco Mosaic disease l9 (l) Little Leaf of Brinjal a .V --o fr \^J^ ,/r-*f- 3 ^-y, .$d\ i3 r!1 .:t PaPer ll: Plant DiversitY Full Marks 75 \l* to be answered' group B. Five questions are lromgroup A and /rve from questions are to be set, five t; ren group' two questions from each \.c Selecting at least (3 GrouP A algae' ction and classification of gnificance of following genera' \;) Voucherio' Ectocorpus' lvox, Oedogdnium' Choro' ; t'! nio account \o (b) Lichens: A general (c) BrYoPhYtes: of Bryophvtes' characteristics and classification particurar i;l ::' il;;i r l:t^ Li-l^^, o,.n",o"o*ingnl genera with i:, :x'Jil:ilT::l:ffiil:["J,'."","*o',i.'n,;,"" and sporophytes' (J} reference to gametophytes Morchontio,Pellia,Anthoceros,SphognumondPogonotum fO ( i-l PteridoPhYtes: classification ig L. General characteristics and 2. Stelar evolution history of the following: ,. Siructures and life ond Azolla Equiseium' Marsileo' ophiogtossum rc Psilotum' Lycopodium' Selaginelo' o'd Colamites' Fossils r Rhynia, {? 4. '"rik"-*O,ron (b) Gymnosperms:Acomparativeandevolutionarystudyofthemorphological,.anatomicalandfollowing taxa: with special reference to the (? embryologic"t t".t'r"s'ot *"no'p"'lTls Gnetum Liv.ing: Cycas, Pinus,Ioxus and ond cycadaea to Fossils: Lygenopteris J- .?, We> i? (o fh,,+ io it (c :. fl, :, i3 t: B.Sc. Part I Botany (Honours) Practical Time : 4 Hours Full Marks:50 Microbiology, Mycology, Plant Pathology and Plant Diversity 1-. Any one of the following 7.5 Study of bacterial and viral diseases OR Gram's staining OR Preparation of a solid culture medium OR lsolation and inoculation of saprophytic fungi 2. Study of local fungal diseases. 7.5 3. Preparation of temporary stained microscopic slide of the forms prescribed in the syllabus and their identification. 15 Algae 03 Lichen 02 Bryophyte/Pte ri do p hytes 05 Gymnosperms - 05 4. Comment upon the spots 1-5 05 5. Class record 10 :i| 6. Viva voce 05 (? ,? i,o w.- vJ-fu /ur '" i3 (e c io i" c o €, J '.r J :,5 6 i't B.Sc. Botany Subsidiary Course I Three Year Degree Course ;J Each year there shall be one paper of theory carrying of 75 marks and one paper of practical carrying 25 ,rl marks. Each of three hours duration, 1't year Paper l: Section A: Microbiology 3 Hrs. 75 marks "S Section B: Cryptogams {3 Section C: Phanerogams x3 Practical based on Paper-l 3 Hrs. 25 marks ,o 2"d Year Paper ll:Section A: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 3 Hrs. 75 marks ,., Section B: Environmental Biology Section C: Cell Biology, Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding ;D c Practical based on Paper-ll 3 Hrs. 25 marks B.Sc. Botany Subsidiary Course o Paper- I ,.CI Time : 3 Hours Full Marks 75 o ln all ten questions are to be set, two from section A, three from section B and five from section C. Five question are to be answered selecting at least one from each section. -e Section-A: M icrobiology ? 1. Viruses - A General account .3 2. Bacteria- Structure, growth and reproduction 3. Economic importance of viruses and bacteria e Section-B: Cryptogams c Structure, life history, diagnostic features and economic importance of algae, fungi, bryophytes and a pteridophytes based on the types wherever mentioned. 1. Algae: Nostoc, oedogonium, choro, vaucherio, Ectocorpus and Botrachospermum O 2. Fungi: Albugo, peziza and puccinio 3. Lichens: A general account o 4. Bryophytes: Morchdntio, Anthoceros and Sphagnum 5. Pteridophyta : Seloginela, Equisetum €, and Morsilea I 0r,t,,"t u^L 1 /---/ t/ !*E+ , : '*cr Ir: \;J{= i tr Section- C: phanerogams 3 L' Gymnosperms: Morphorogy, Anatomy $rf: and Reproduction of pinus. 4 2. Angiosperms; cycos and \) (i) Taxonomy: b (a) Classification of Angiosperms with reference to the systems of crassification F Bentham and J'D' of Hooker; Adolf Engler and prantl (b) Karl and iohn Hutchinson s lmportant rules of plant nomenclature ,i; features and evolutionarv rerationship $r :lX?":j,ffiiagnostic of the forowing famiries ::: (a) Ranuncuraceae (b) Euphorbiaceae (c) cucurbitaceae (d) Apocynaceae (e) (f) Laminaceae (g)Amaranthaceae F (ii) orrltjl*tceae (h)Cyperaceae and (i) poaceae. (a) Meristem r (b) lnitiation, activity and function of cambium (c) Anomalous secondary growth *i in Boerhaovia, Tinosporo and Dracoena (d) Root_ stem_ transition fl (iii) Embryotogy: (a) structure and deveropment of anther poren, grain, embryo sac, p (b) A general endosperm and account of the process of fertilization. (c) Rn elementary study of Experimental Embryology. B.Sc. part_ I Botany Subsidiary Course Practical Cryptogams and phanerogams Time : 3 Hours Full Marks 25 gi, bryophytes, pteridophytes and gymnosperms orary slide preparation. g marks nging to a family prescribed in the syllabus and 3' 4 and secondarv marks (both normar and abnormar) ;:Tlr:::f,!.''"" structure of roots and stems of 4. Spots L-5 3 marks 5. practical records 5 marks 5 marks ry- \"^/- V //,,-tr---r ;lt i3 l3 *,!a r!a B.Sc. Part- ll BotanY Honours ig Theory PaPers i; Paper lll: Angiosperms and Economic Botany Full Marks :75 (l Time : 3 Hours and fhree from from Group A and two each from Group B ln all ten questions are to be set at least fhree at least one question from each Group' {9 Group D. Five questions are to be answered, selecting \t! Group and Phylogeny Phenetics' ^ -l'#3H,oN: systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature, classification PhYletics and Cladistic i3 2.AnelementarystudyofinternationalcodeofBotanicalNomenclaturewithparticularreference following' and i3 (Holotype, lsotype, Paratype, syntype, lectotype Naming of taxa, nomenclatural types and Rule of neotYPe) PrioritY' & {O systems of carolus' Linnaeus' G' Benthem 3. A comparative study of the classification John Hutchinson' (l J.D.Hooker, Adolf Engler & Karl Prantland 4,AstudyofthediagnosticfeaturesandrelationshipofRonunculoceoe,Annonoceoe' rt Mognolioceae,Cryophyllaceoe,Tilioceoe,Euphorbiaceoe,Cucurbitoceae,Rubioceae, Apcoynaceoe,Boroginaceoe,Scrophulorioceae,Aconthoceae,Lominceoe,Amaronthoceoe (il Commelinaceoe, Cyperoceae and Pooceae' Group : B: AnatomY :o distribution and function 1. Mechanical tissues and their structure, i" 2. Organization of tissue in relation to environment 3. Anomalous secondarY growth 4. Periderm- structure, origin and function i? theories regarding organization of special 5. Metristems- sturucture and function, various ic meristem io Group C: Embryology L, Microsporogenesis and male gametophyte gametophyte i? 2. Megasporogenesis a nd female 3. Fertilization *g 4. Embrygeny 5. Endosperm io 6. An elementary study of experimental embryology /bE-'-/ i? Ny.- \P'-- V {t flI t, J rJ i5 i5 i1 Group D: Economic Botany L. Cereals 2. Pulses 3. Oilseeds 4, Sugar and starch yielding plants 5, Fruits and vegetables 5. Spices and condiments {l 7. Beverages gums , resins and rubber 8. Essentialoil ir 9.
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