Advanced Plant Biotechnology II

Paper Code: 
BOT422A
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to –

  1. The objectives of this paper are to study and develop an understanding of latest trends and various tools and techniques of plant Biotechnology for human welfare.
  2. To make the students understand the procedures for the micropropagation of the major medicinal plants like Coleus, Ocimum, Phyllanthus and tuber crops like potato, tapioca.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

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Course Outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

BOT 422A

 

Elective 1B: Advanced Plant Biotechnology II

CO95:  Understand the method of large scale production of bio fertilizer and organic farming

CO96:  Get knowledge on bio pesticides - characteristics, physiology, mechanism of action and application.

CO97:  Understand different causes of environmental pollution and their remedies

CO98:  Analyze microbiology of waste water and its implications

CO99: Examine the role of immobilized cells/enzymes in treatment of toxic compounds

CO100:  Reflect upon various sustainable environmental protection strategies

CO101:  Evaluate the implications of international legislations, policies for environmental protection

CO102:  Learn the techniques in Commercial plant tissue culture

CO103:  Know about the application of tissue culture in forestry, horticulture, agriculture and pharmaceutical industry.

CO104:  Provides skill based learning in the field of commercial plant tissue culture and opens up avenues for vocational fulfillment.

Class lectures

Seminars

Tutorials

Group discussions and Workshops

Question preparation

 

 

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects
 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Agriculture Biotechnology

Application of recombinant plant technology in insect resistance, herbicide tolerance, virus resistance, anti sense RNA technology, golden rice, ecological impacts of agricultural biotechnology, bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides, GM crops-scientific and ethical issues.   

                                                                                                                       

12.00
Unit II: 
Environmental Biotechnology

Biotechnology and Pollution Detection: Biosensors in Environmental Analysis Biotechnology and Pollution Abatement: Biotechnology in reduction of CO2 emission, algal photosynthesis in waste water treatment, Biodegradation of herbicides and pesticides, Bioremediation and phytoremediation of pollutants.                                                                                                                                                

12.00
Unit III: 
Microbial Biotechnology

Production of Beverages (Beer, Wine); Food: (Savuer Kraut, Cheese); medicines (Penicillin and Tetracyclins), Organic acids (vinegar, citric acid); Microbial production of Natural Flavours from plants, Probiotics.

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Commercial Tissue Culture

Global Scenario, Micropropagation Industry in India and Abroad, Organizations and institutions involved in commercial micropropagation, Available technologies for micropropagation of Dianthus, Rosa, Fragaria, Saccharum officinalis, Musa, Cardamomum, Vanilla, Tectona, Camellia.

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Biosafety Concerns and Regulations

Introduction, Containment, Biosafety levels, National Biosafety regulatory framework in India, Recombinant DNA Safety Guidelines, Socio –Economic and Ethical Consideraions                                                                                                                                                    

Essential Readings: 
  • Altman, A. Agricultural Biotechnology. CRC Press.
  • Chakrabarty, AM; Anderson, WA and Moo-Young. 1996. Environmental Biotechnology – Principles & Applications.
  • Chatterjee, AK. Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology. Prentice- Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
  • Chawla, HS. 2002. Introduction to Plant Biotechnology. Science Publishers
  • Cheremisinoff, NP. 1996. Biotechnology for Waste and Waste water Treatment. CABI Publishing.
  • Davis, AR. Biotechnology: Fundamentals, Applications and Recent Developments. Mangal Deep Publications, Jaipur.
  • Edwards and Sue. 1998. Plant Cell Culture. Bios Scientific Publishers, London.
  • Glazer, AN and Nikaido, H. Fundamentals of Applied Microbiology. Cambridge Univ. Press.
  • Greshoff, P.  Plant Biotechnology & Development.  CRC Press.
  • Gupta, PK. Elements of Plant Biotechnology. Rastogi Publications.,Meerut.
  • Ignacimuthu, S. 2001. Plant Biotechnology. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd
  • Jane, B. Agricultural Biotechnology. Diane Publishing Co.Kumar, U. 2001. Methods in Plant Tissue Culture. Agrobios, Jodhpur.
  • Martin, FMartin, Fussenegger and Al-Rubeai, M. 2007. Systems Biology. Springer Publications.
  • Old & Primrose. Principles of Gene Manupilations.
  • Pathade, GR. Environmental Pollution & Management of Waste Water by Microbial Techniques.Primrose, SB. 1995.
  • Principles of Genome Analysis. Blackwell ScienceLtd. Oxford, UK.
  • Scheper, T. Metabolic Engineering. Springer Publications.
  • Thakur and Shekar, I. Environmental Biotechnology: Basic concepts and Applications.
  • Maina Keru.Ethical Biotechnology. Global Vision Publishing House, Delhi

 

 

Laboratory Readings

 

Academic Year: 
2019-2020
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