Applied Botany (Discipline Specific Elective)

Paper Code: 
DBOT 601B
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

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 Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

CO62:  Gain fundamental knowledge of horticulture and its various applications in flower and fruit industry.

CO63:  Understand different patterns of landscape and aesthetic designing so as to develop entrepreneur abilities.

CO64:  Gain technical knowledge about effective methods of garden management.

CO65:  Explore various initiatives in sustainable forest management as a tool to achieve millennial SDGs.

CO66:  Apply basic knowledge on commercial utilization of plants and their products (including beauty, wellness and allied health sectors) in international markets.

 

Class Hours

Seminars

Tutorials

Group discussions and Workshops

Question Framing

 

 

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

 

12.00
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.

 

12.00
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.

 

12.00
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. 

 

12.00
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.

 

12.00
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: 

Suggested Readings:

  • 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: 
2023-2024
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