APPLIED BOTANY

Paper Code: 
24DBOT601B
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  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: 

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Learning Outcome

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Learning and teaching strategies

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Course Code

Course title

24DBOT601B

 

 

APPLIED BOTANY

 

CO51: Apply the knowledge of horticulture that can improve the consistency of earning to the farmers and promote economic diversification.

CO52: Explore the knowledge of gardening & landscaping and apply it to create a cost effective and sustainable development of green plants and natural land forms.

CO53: Apply the technical knowledge about effective garden management for maintaing high standards

CO54: Assess and explore various forest types of the world and recognize initiatives in sustainable forest management as a tool to achieve millenial SDPs.

CO55: Evaluate commercial aspects of plant utilization and integrate it in wellness, energy, beauty and health sectors

CO56: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the student:

Self-learning assignment, Effective questions, Stimulation, Seminar presentation

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

 

12.00
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.

 

 

12.00
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.

                                                            

12.00
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. 

 

 

12.00
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

12.00
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: 
  • Gopalaswamy Iengar, 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.

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Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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