PLANT PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY-P

Paper Code: 
25DBOT706
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to –

  1. To demonstrate technical knowledge and develop skill set that creates different types of professionals in the field of Botany like in research and development, teaching government and public services. 

 

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning Outcome

(at course level)

Learning and Teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course title

25DBOT706

 

 

PLANT PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY-P

 

CO87: Develop holistic competencies vis a vis verbal & written communication skill which will promote curiosity, innovation and a passion for research including critical thinking.

CO88: Apply practical skills of microbiology for development of employment/ entrepreneurial ability.

CO89: Apply practical skills of Mycology and plant pathology in practical settings, disease diagnosis and epidemiological studies in plants.

CO90: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching, 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

Project-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:

  • Cleaning of glassware
  • To study different methods of sterilization and disinfection by physical agents.
  • Instrumentation
  • To study various types of culture media
  • To determine the growth curve in bacteria (E.coli)
  • To study the bacteria by Gram staining
  • To become acquainted with Kirby-Baur procedure
  • Wine production by fermentative activities of Yeast cells
  • Isolation of microorganisms from the mixed culture by spread plate methods
  • Isolation of microorganism by pour plate method
  • To study ecological relationship between microorganisms of soil by Wino Gradsky Column
  • Survey of dermatological diseases caused by Fungi
  • Inventry preparations of antibiotics procured from Fungi
  • Morphological study of representative members of Fungi- Pilobolus, Chaetomium, Morchella, Melampsora, Polyporus, Dreschlera, Phoma, Peziza, Puccinia
  • Symptomatology, identification, causal organism of the following diseases: White rust, bunt, smut, green ear, smut and ergot of Bajra, rust and smut of wheat, paddy blast, cotton wilt, downy mildew and powdery mildew of grapes, tundu, tobacco mosaic virus, little leaf of brinjal, root knot of vegetables
  • Report on eminent contributors in Mycology, Plant pathology and important related institute

 

 Scheme of Evaluation

Continuous Assessment

 

Semester End Examination

Component

Marks

 

Component

Marks

 

Test

 

10

Experimental studies on Viruses and Bacteria.

 

20

Attendance

05

Experimental studies on Fungi and Plant Pathology.

 

20

 

Spotting

 

10

Viva voce

05

 

Viva voce

10

Practical Record

 

10

Practical Record

 

10

 

Total

 

30

 

Total

 

70
 

 

Essential Readings: 

Books Recommended:

  • Santra, SC and Chatterjee. 2006. College Botany Practical Vol. I. New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd., Calcutta.
  • Cavers, F. (2008). Practical botany. Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Pub.
  • Bendre, A. (2015). Practical Botany. S.L.: Rastogi Publications.
  • Santra, S.C. (2010). College Botany Practical Vol. II. New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd.

 

References: 

e-Resources:

 

 

Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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