DIVERSITY OF PLANT KINGDOM

Paper Code: 
CBOT101
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

 Course Objective(s): 

  1. To explore and identify lower plants and to gain adequate knowledge on comparative account of their various divisions and to impart knowledge about the occurrence, distribution, structure, life history and economic importance of lower plants such as algae, bryophytes and their roles.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

 
 

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

CO1: Understand the basic body organisation of Algae, its mode of reproduction and economic importance by means of the representative genera.

CO2:  Understand the various aspects of Mycology and remember the modes of fungal reproduction, nutrition and their various associations.

CO3:  Understand the thallus organization of Bryophytes and their evolution to land habit focussing on their ecological & economic significance.

CO4:  Study the development of seed habit and evolution of stele in Pteridophytes and study the pattern of life cycle of its members.

CO5: Study and remember the developmental pattern and economic importance of Gymnosperms.

 

Class lectures

Seminars

Tutorials

Group discussions and Workshops

Question preparation

 

 

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

  
 
12.00
Unit I: 
Algae

 General characteristics; Ecology and distribution; Range of thallus organization and reproduction; Classification of algae; Morphology and life-cycles of the following: Nostoc, Volvox, Ectocarpus, Vaucheria. Economic importance of algae.

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Fungi

 Introduction: General characteristics, ecology and significance, range of thallus organization, cell wall composition, nutrition, reproduction and classification; True Fungi- General characteristics, ecology and significance, life cycle of Rhizopus (Zygomycota) Penicillium, Puccinia; Symbiotic Associations.

Lichens: General account, reproduction and significance; Mycorrhiza: ectomycorrhiza and endomycorrhiza and their significance.

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Bryophytes

 General characteristics, adaptations to land habit, Classification, Range of thallus organization. Classification (up to family), morphology, anatomy and reproduction of Marchantia and Funaria. (Developmental details not to be included). Ecology and economic importance of bryophytes with special mention of Sphagnum.

12.00
Unit IV: 
Pteridophytes
General characteristics, classification. Classification (up to family), morphology, anatomy
and reproduction of Selaginella and Equisetum. (Developmental details not to be
included). Heterospory and seed habit, stelar evolution.

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Gymnosperms

General characteristics, classification. Classification (up to family), morphology, anatomy and reproduction of Cycas and Pinus. (Developmental details not to be included). Economic importance.

 

 

Essential Readings: 

 

  • Kumar, H.D. 1(990). Introductory Phycology. Affiliated East-West Press Ltd., New Delhi.
  • Sharma, O. P. (2011). Algae. India: Tata McGraw Hill.
  • Sinha, A. K., Kumar, A., Vashishta, B. R. (2016). Botany for Degree Students: Fungi. India: S. Chand.
  • Singh, V., Pande P.C., & Jain, D.K. (2020). Text Book of Botany Rastogi Publications.
  • Sharma, P.P. & Panwar, B.T. (2020). Cryptogams: EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS & DISTRIBUTORS.
  • Pandey, S.N & Tiwari, P.S. (2020). A Textbook of Botany Volume - II, 13th Edition. (n.d.). (n.p.): Vikas Publishing House.
  • Pandey, S.N & Tiwari, P.S. (2010). A Textbook of Botany Volume - I, 12th Edition. (n.d.). (n.p.): Vikas Publishing House.
  • Chopra, R. N. (2005). Biology of Bryophytes. India: New Age International (P) Limited.
  • Mehrota, R. S., Aneja, K. R. (2015). An Introduction to Mycology. India: New Age International (P) Limited, Publishers.
  • Vashishta B.R., Sinha A.K. & Kumar S. (2020). Botany for Degree Students: Fungi Adarsh. S.Chand and Company, New Delhi.
  • Pandey, B.P. (2020). Botany for Degree Students: Biodiversity. S.Chand and Company, New Delhi.
  • Singh, R.S. (2017). Introduction to Principles of Plant Pathology. . CBS Publishers & Distributors
  • Dubey, H. C. (2013). An Introduction to Fungi, 4th Ed.. India: Scientific Publisher Ind.
  • Pandey B.P. (2017), Botany for Degree Students. S. Chand Publishing.
  • Vashistha, P.C., Sinha, A.K., Kumar, A. 2010. Pteridophyta. S. Chand. Delhi, India.
  • Chamber Lain, C.J. (2009). Gymnosperms: Structure and Evolution .CBS Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi.
  • Moitra, A. 2003. Gymnosperms. New Age International (Pvt.) Ltd.New Delhi.
  • Purohit, S.S and Vyas, A. (1997).  A Text Book of Gymnosperms. Ramesh Book Depot, Jaipur.
  • Sharma, O.P. 1990. Text Book of Pteridophyta. McMillan India Ltd., New Delhi.
  • Sporne, K.R. (1965). Gymnosperms Vol.V. S. Chand & Co., Delhi.
  • Singh, H. (1978). Embryology of Gymnosperms. Encyclopaedia of Plant Anatomy X. Gebruder Bortraeger, Berlin.

 

 

References: 

 

  • Smith, G. M. (1979). Cryptogamic Botany. India: Tata McGraw-Hill.
  • Hoek, C., Jahns, H. M., Jahns, M., Mann, D., Mann, D. J. (1995). Algae: An Introduction to Phycology. UNITed Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
  • Korsman, S. N. J., VanZyl, G., Preiser, W., Andersson, M. I., Nutt, L. (2012). Virology E-Book: An Illustrated Colour Text. UNITed Kingdom: Elsevier Health Sciences.
  • Matthews, R. E. (2012). Fundamentals of Plant Virology. United States: Elsevier Science
  • Webster, J., Weber, R., Weber, R. W. S. (2007). Introduction to fungi. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
  • Bhatnagar, S.P. & Moitra, A. (1996). Gymnosperms. New Age International (P) Ltd Publishers, New Delhi, India.

 

      e-Resources:

 

      Journals:

  • Annals of Botany (Academic Press).
  • Journal of Virology (American Society for Microbiology)
  • Journal of Bacteriology (American Society for Microbiology)
  • Journals of Plant Pathology (Springer)
  • Fungal Biology (Elsevier)
  • Research & Reviews (Journals of Life Sciences)
  • Asian Journal of Conservation Biology (Turtle Conservation and Research Programme)
  • Current Science (Indian Academy of Sciences)

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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