Advanced Plant Biotechnology II

Paper Code: 
BOT 422A
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

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.

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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.   

 

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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, role of microbes in environmental clean up, Bioremediation and phytoremediation of pollutants.

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Unit III: 
Microbial Biotechnology

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

 

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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.

 

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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
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  • Gupta, PK. Elements of Plant Biotechnology. Rastogi Publications.,Meerut.
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  • 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

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2014-2015
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