ADVANCED PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Paper Code: 
DBOT 805
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
This course will enable the students to –
1. To study the vital activities in plant and study of various metabolic activities in plants
2. To know about absorption, translocation and utilization of water and other minerals
3. To understand changes during growth process (germination to senescence)
4. To understand various photosynthetic and respiratory cycles
5. To gain knowledge on biomolecules
6. To study the behavior of plants under various environmental conditions
7. To provide in depth understanding on the various laws governing the physiology of
plants.
8. To enhance the knowledge on physiology and biochemical aspects through series of
experiments
Course Outcomes (COs):
Course Outcome Learning and
teaching
strategies
Assessment
Strategies
Upon completion of this course the students
will be able to:
CO111: Impart an insight into the various plant
water relations with respect to various physiological
processes. Take students to higher levels of
learning about the mineral nutrition in plants and
explain chemical properties and deficiency
symptoms in plants.
CO112: Understand the process and significance
of Photosynthesis & respiration and analyze their
effect on the plant productivity.
CO113: Associate and apply the mechanistic view
on plant environment interactions in terms of
nitrogen fixation.
CO114: Evolove solutions to combat stress
conditions specially that of drought arid salinity and
also assess the attributes of secondary metabolites
found in plants.
CO115: Learn about Sensory photobiology and
know about the Plant Growth regulators (Auxins,
Gibberellins. Cytokinins, Ethylene)
12.00
Plant-Water relations and Membrane transport: Soil water, diffusion and osmosis (DPD,
OP, TP, and Water Potential), imbibition, Plasmolysis, ascent of sap, transpiration:
stomatal structure, mechanism and significance of transpiration.
Mineral Nutrition: Role of micro and macro elements, ion uptake: chelating agents,
siderophores
12.00
Photosynthesis: Photosynthetic pigments, absorption and action spectrum, photooxidation,
non-cyclic and cyclic transportation of electrons, proton gradient and
photophosphorylation, Calvin cycle, structure of RUBISCO and regulation of its activity,
control of Calvin cycle, C4 pathway and its significance, CAM pathway, differences
between C3 and C4 plants and photorespiration.
12.00
Respiration: Anaerobic and aerobic respiration, fermentation, glycolysis, regulation of
glycolysis, regulation of TCA cycle, oxidative phosphorylation.
Nitrogen Metabolism: Nitrogen cycle, Nitrogen fixation, importance of nitrate reductase
and its regulation, Nod factor, nif and nod genes, glutamate D dehydrogenase
12.00
Stress physiology: Plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses, plant defense
mechanisms against water stress, salinity stress, metal toxicity, freezing and heat stress,
Role of Jasmonic acid and Salicylic acid.
Secondary metabolites: Biosynthesis and functions of secondary metabolites with special
reference to alkaloids, tannins, lignins, sapogenins, coumarins, cardiac glycosides,
anthocyanins.
12.00
Growth and Development: Plant growth regulators - Auxins, Gibberellins, Cytokinins,
Abscisic acid, Ethylene, – chemistry, biosynthesis, bioassay, mechanism of action and
their physiological roles.
Photobiology: Phytochromes– their discovery, physiological roles and mechanism of
action, Physiology of flowering: Photoperiodism and Vernalization.
Essential Readings: 
Devlin, R.M., & Witham, F.H. (1987). Plant physiology. Belmont, Calif: Wadsworth.
 Mukherji, S., & Ghosh, A.K. (2020). Plant Physiology. La Vergne: New Central Book
Agency.
 Hopkins, W.G., Hüner, N.P.A. (2009). Introduction to plant
physiology. Honduras: Wiley.
 Taiz, L., Zeiger, E., Møller, I. M., Murphy, A. S., (2015). Plant Physiology and
Development. United States: Sinauer Associates, Incorporated, Publishers.
 Salisbury, F.B., & Ross, C.W. (2009). Plant physiology. Australia: Cengage Learning.
 Lawlor, D.W. (2001). Photosynthesis: Molecular, physiological and environmental
processes. Harlow: Longman scientific & technical.
 Kuila A. (2022). Plant Stress Biology: Progress and prospects of genetic engineering:
Apple Academic Press Inc.
References: 
Suggested Readings:
 Lea, P.J. and Leegood, R.C. (1999). Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. John
Wiley & Sons, New York.
 Mohr, H., & Schopfer, P. (2011). Plant Physiology. Berlin: Springer.
 Pandey, S.N., & Sinha, B.K. (2018). Plant Physiology. Noida: Vikas Publishing House
Pvt. Ltd.
 Sands, M.K. (1988). Problems in Plant Physiology. London: John Murray.
 Srivastava, H.S. (2005). Plant Physiology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology. Meerut:
Rastogi Publications.
 Verma, S.K. & Verma, M. (2013). A Textbook of Plant Physiology, Biochemistry and
Biotechnology: New Delhi: S. Chand & Co.
 Stewart, P., & Globig, S. (2012). Plant Physiology. Toronto: Apple Academic Press.
 Verma, V. (2009). Textbook of Plant Physiology. New Delhi: Ane Books Pvt. Ltd.
 Verma, V. (2016). Plant Physiology. U.K: Athena Academic.
 Parashar, A.N., & Bhatia, K.N. (1994). Plant Physiology. Jalandhar city: Trueman Book
Co.
 Willey, N. (2018). Environmental Plant Physiology. United States: CRC Press.
 Jain, V.K. (2000). Fundamental of Plant Physiology. India: S. Chand Limited.
 Kochhar, S.L., Gujral, S.K. (2020). Plant Physiology: Theory and Applications. United
Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
 Bhatla, S.C.A. & Lal, M. (2018). Plant Physiology, Development and
Metabolism. Germany: Springer Singapore.
 Taiz, L and Lincoln, E. (2010). Plant Physiology. Panima Publishing Co., New Delhi
 Galston, A.W. (1994). Life Processes in Plants. Scientific American Library.
e-Resources:
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Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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