Applied Botany

Paper Code: 
BOT602
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives: 

This course will enable the students to-

  1. To develop an insight into the commercial aspects of Botany and to prepare the students for a career in one of the branches of Horticulture
  2. To develop entrepreneurial skill with respect to landscape designing, garden and nursery keeping, ecotourism, cosmetology and aroma therapy.
  3. To provide information about forest management, community forestry and the legal aspects of forest maitenance opening way for the students for chalking out their future in Forest Services.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

BOT 601

Applied Botany

CO87:  Know the technique of gardening - Cultivation practices, marketing and utilization of selected medicinal plants

CO88:  Learn the importance of horticulture – career and occupational opportunities

CO89:  Know about hydroponics and its importance

CO90:  Learn the techniques of gardening - Types, Methods & Tools

CO91:  Learn about Olericulture and Pomology - Cultivation of vegetables and Fruits

CO92:  Learn the basics of Floriculture- Cultivation of commercial flower crops

CO93:  Learn about product enrichment and post-harvest physiology of all such plant products.

CO94:  Provide basic knowledge on commercial utilization of plants and their products(including beauty,wellness and allied health sectors

Class lectures

Seminars

Tutorials

Group discussions and Workshops

Question Framing

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

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: its objective, forest management and productivity management; socio-economic initiatives: participatory forestry including community forestry, farm forestry and joint forestry; major forest types of the world (tropical, temperate, taiga and dry scrub) and their biodiversity; organic farming.

 

9.00
Unit V: 
Botany in Industry

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

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Complete Gardening in India-KS Gopalaswami Iengar
  • Firminger`s Manual of Gardening in India- Firminger
  • Groves of beauty and plenty
  • Beautiful Climbers of India- BP Pal
  • Flowering Trees- MS Randhawa
  • Vegetables- B Choudhary
  • Fruits- Ranjit Singh
  • Orchids of India- TK Bose & SK Bhattacharjee
  • The Colour Dictionary of Flowers and Plants for Home and Garden- Roy Hay & Patrick M. Synge
  • Garden Designing- LH Barley
  • Ecotourism- David A. Fennell
  • Environmental Impact of Ecotourism- Ralf Buckley
  • Ecotourism and Sustainable Development- Martha Honey
  • Landscape Design- A Practical Approach
  • Great Garden Designs- Tim Newbury
  • Books of Indian Trees.- Bhattacharya
  • An atlas of major flowering trees in India.-Swaminathan
  • Text Book of Botany- A.C.Dutta
Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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