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.

 

 

9.00
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

 

9.00
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: 
  • Anonymous . 1997. National Gene Bank: Indian Heritage on Plant Genetic Resources (Booklet). National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New York.
  • Arora, RK and Nayar,, ER. 1984. Wild Relatives of Crop Plants in India. NBPGR Science Monograph No. 7.
  • Baker, HG. 1978. Plants and Civilization (3rd edition).. CA Wadsworth, Belmont.
  • Bole, PV and Vaghani, Y. 1986. Field Guide to Common Indian Trees. Oxford University Press, Mumbai.
  • P.D.Sharma. Ecology and Environment. Rastogi Publication.
  • H.S. Mann , Arid Zone Research and Development. Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur.
  • Odum, EP. 1971. Fundamentals of Ecology. Saunders, Philadelphia. New York.

 

 

 

References: 

Suggested Readings

  • Barbour, MG; Burk, JH and Pitts, WD. 1987. Terrestrial Plant Ecology. Benjamin/ Cummings Publication Co., New York.
  • Begon, M; Harper, JL and Townsend, CR. 1996. Ecology. Blackwell Science. Cambridge, USA.
  • Brady, NC. 1990. The Nature and Properties of Soils. McMillan.
  • Chandel, KPS; Shukla, G and Sharma, N. 1996. Biodiversity in Medical and Aromatic Plants in India: Conservation and Utilization. NBPGR, New Delhi.
  • Chapman, JL and Reiss, MJ. 1988. Ecology: Principles and Applications. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK.
  • Desert Ecology. I. Prakash. Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur.

 

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Academic Year: 
2015-2016
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