GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING-P

Paper Code: 
24DBOT502B
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to-

  1. To develop skills related to analyze the outcomes of various types of genetic interactions.
  2. To develop skills related to community and population genetics.

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning Outcome

(at course level)

Learning and Teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course title

24DBOT

502B

 

GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING -P

 

CO47: Develop holistic competencies viv-a-vis verbal and written communication skills, which will promote curiosity, innovation, and a passion for research including critical thinking

CO48:  Develop an understanding of emasculation and hybridization techniques

CO49:  Plan the experiments for study of Barr bodies, b chromosomes, meiosis and gene interactions.

CO50: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

 

 

Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Substantial laboratory-based practical component and experiments

Technology-enabled learning

Learning activities for the student:

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

 

Practical assignments and laboratory reports

Observation of practical skills Individual and group project reports

Viva voce interviews are majorly adopted assessment methods
 

 

CONTENTS:

  • Study of floral structure of self-pollinated and cross-pollinated crops.
  • Emasculation and hybridization techniques in self-pollinated crops
  • Emasculation and hybridization techniques in cross pollinated crops
  • Study of Barr bodies.
  • Study of B chromosomes
  • Study of mitosis in onion root tips.
  • Calculation of mitotic index.
  • Study of meiosis in onion flower buds.
  • Study of monohybrid and dihybrid crosses in the field and working on the numerical problems related to them.
  • Study of interallelic and interallelic gene interactions and working on the numerical problems related to them.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Bendre, A. and Kumar, A. (2015). A Text Book of Practical Botany. Vol.II Rastogi Publications, Meerut.
  • Santra, S.C. (2005). College Botany Practical Vol.II. New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd., Calcutta.
  • Pandey, B.P and Chadha, P. (2015). Botany Vol. III. Vikas Publishing House.
  • Santra, S.C.; Chatterjee, T.P. and Das, A.P. College Botany Practical Vol. 1. New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd., Kolkata.
  • Pandey, B.P. (2011). Modern Practical Botany - Vol. 1. S. Chand Publishing
  • Sharma, P.D. (2017). Text Book of Practical Botany. Rastogi Publications

     

 

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Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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