Environmental Studies and Plant Conservation

Paper Code: 
BOT 302
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course aims studying environment and to aware the students about conservation.

10.00
Unit I: 

Ecology: Definition and scope, interaction of climatic, topographic, edaphic and biotic factors constituting the environment components, Ecosystem: Introduction, types of ecosystem, structure and function of ecosystem, biotic and abiotic components, food chain, food web, ecological pyramids, energy flow, productivity.

9.00
Unit II: 

Community ecology: Definition and brief history, characteristics of a community, ecological succession, composition, structure, origin and development of a community

8.00
Unit III: 

Plant adaptation: Soil-Plant Atomosphere Continuum (SPAC), ecological groups of plants:
 Hydrophytes- Eichhornia, Hydrilla
 Xerophytes: Casuarina, Nerium
 Halophytes: Rhizophora

9.00
Unit IV: 

Pollution and climate change: Air, Water and Soil Pollution: sources, effects on plants and ecosystems, control measures, greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, global warming, public awareness, chipko movement.

9.00
Unit V: 

Conservation: Ex-situ and in-situ conservation, endangered plants, Red data book, botanical gardens, afforestation, elementary knowledge of institutions related to plant conservation: Botanical Survey of India (BSI), National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Essential Readings: 
  1. Anonymous . 1997. National Gene Bank: Indian Heritage on Plant Genetic Resources (Booklet). National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New York.
  2. Arora, RK and Nayar,, ER. 1984. Wild Relatives of Crop Plants in India. NBPGR Science Monograph No. 7.
  3. Baker, HG. 1978. Plants and Civilization (3rd edition).. CA Wadsworth, Belmont.
  4. Bole, PV and Vaghani, Y. 1986. Field Guide to Common Indian Trees. Oxford University Press, Mumbai.
  5. P.D.Sharma. Ecology and Environment. Rastogi Publication.
  6. H.S. Mann , Arid Zone Research and Development. Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur.
  7. Odum, EP. 1971. Fundamentals of Ecology. Saunders, Philadelphia. New York.
     
References: 
  1. Barbour, MG; Burk, JH and Pitts, WD. 1987. Terrestrial Plant Ecology. Benjamin/ Cummings Publication Co., New York.
  2. Begon, M; Harper, JL and Townsend, CR. 1996. Ecology. Blackwell Science. Cambridge, USA.
  3. Brady, NC. 1990. The Nature and Properties of Soils. McMillan.
  4. Chandel, KPS; Shukla, G and Sharma, N. 1996. Biodiversity in Medical and Aromatic Plants in India: Conservation and Utilization. NBPGR, New Delhi.
  5. Chapman, JL and Reiss, MJ. 1988. Ecology: Principles and Applications. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK.
  6. Desert Ecology. I. Prakash. Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur.
     
Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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