Applied Botany

Paper Code: 
BOT 602
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To develop an understanding of basic fundamental aspects of Botany.

9.00
Unit I: 

Horticulture: History of horticulture, fundamentals of horticulture, techniques of plant propagation, a brief account of pomology, olericulture, floriculture and ornamental horticulture, viticulture, applications of tissue culture in horticulture.

9.00
Unit II: 

Gardening and Landscaping: Fundamentals of landscape design, principles and styles of landscape design: flower beds, topiary, plant protection- pests, disease and weeds, miscellaneous growing techniques-bonsai, terrariums, hydroponics etc.
                                                                                       

9.00
Unit III: 

Garden Management: Steps of plant culture- planting, pruning, irrigation and machinery, preparation of soil, cost and quality of different materials, garden tools and their accessories.                                                                            

9.00
Unit IV: 

Forestry: Sustainable forestry management, forests as centers of biodiversity, social forestry and organic farming.

9.00
Unit V: 

Botany in Industry: Brief description of   biofuels and biodiesel, plants in cosmetic industry, aroma therapy and flower essence therapy, pharmaceutical industry, phytoremediation, plant indicators.

Essential Readings: 
  1. Complete Gardening in India-KS Gopalaswami Iengar
  2. Firminger`s Manual of Gardening in India- Firminger
  3. Groves of beauty and plenty
  4. Beautiful Climbers of India- BP Pal
  5. Flowering Trees- MS Randhawa
  6. Vegetables- B Choudhary
  7. Fruits- Ranjit Singh
  8. Orchids of India- TK Bose & SK Bhattacharjee
  9. The Colour Dictionary of Flowers and Plants for Home and Garden- Roy Hay & Patrick M. Synge
  10. Garden Designing- LH Barley
  11. Ecotourism- David A. Fennell
  12. Environmental Impact of Ecotourism- Ralf Buckley
  13. Ecotourism and Sustainable Development- Martha Honey
  14. Landscape Design- A Practical Approach
  15. Great Garden Designs- Tim Newbury
  16. Books of Indian Trees.- Bhattacharya
  17. An atlas of major flowering trees in India.-Swaminathan
  18. Text Book of Botany- A.C.Dutta
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