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Applied Botany
This course will enable the students to-
- 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
- To develop entrepreneurial skill with respect to landscape designing, garden and nursery keeping, ecotourism, cosmetology and aroma therapy.
- 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):
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BOT 602 |
Applied Botany |
On completion of this course, the students will be able to; 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
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Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
- 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
