Applied Botany

Paper Code: 
BOT 602
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 maintenance 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 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

 

 

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

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Horticulture

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

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

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

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

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: 
  • Gopalaswamiengar, K. S., Parthasarathy, G., & Mukundan, P. (1991). Complete gardening in India. Gopalaswamy Parthasarathy, 'Srinivasa' Bangalore, India
  • Trivedi, P. P. (2010). Home gardening. New Delhi: Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
  • Chadha, K. L., Choudhury, B. & Pal, B. P. (1986). Ornamental horticulture in India: Publications and Information Division, Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
  • Robinson, L. (2020). Aromatherapy. Penguin.
  •  Hapke, A. (2016). Sustainable forestry. New York : Callisto Reference
  • Tollefson, C. (2014). Wealth of Forests: Markets, Regulations and Sustainable Forestry. Vancouver: UBC Press.
  • Hannebauum, L. (1990). Landscape design: A practical approach. Reston, Va: Reston Pub. Co.
  • Ardle, J., & Royal Horticultural Society. (2008). Bonsai. London: The Royal Horticultural Society by Mitchell Bealey.
  • Dutta, A. C. (1977). A class-book of botany: Calcutta: Oxford University Press.

 

 

References: 
  • Firminger, T. A. C., & Firminger, W. K. (1958). Firminger's Manual of gardening for India. Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co.
  • Swaminathan, M. S., Chaudhary, S., & Kochhar, S. L. (2007). Groves of beauty and plenty: An atlas of major flowering trees in India. Delhi: Macmillan.Beautiful Climbers of India- BP Pal
  • Randhawa, M. S. (2001). Flowering trees. New Delhi: National Book Trust, India.
  • Hay, R., & Synge, P. M. (1992). The color dictionary of flowers and plants for home and garden. New York: Crown Publishers.
  • Fennell, d. A. V. I. D. A. (2020). Ecotourism. S.l.: routledge.
  • Buckley, R. (2010). Environmental impacts of ecotourism. Wallingford: CABI Pub.
  • Honey, M. (2013). Ecotourism and Sustainable Development, Second Edition: Washington DC Island Press Ann Arbor, Michigan ProQuest 
  • Gupta, H. S. (2013). Afforestation in India: Dimensions of evaluation. New Delhi: The Energy and Resource Institute, 2013.

e-Resources:

Journals:

  • Journal of Horticulture and Forestry(AP)
  • Agronomie (INRA and EDP Sciences)
  • Agronomy for Sustainable Development (INRA and EDP Sciences)
  • Journal of Applied Horticulture (Society for the Advancement of Horticulture
  • Journal of Experimental Botany (Oxford Journals)
  • Acta Horticulturae (International Society for Horticultural Science)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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