Practical

Suggested Exercises -

• Study of electron micrographs of various cell organelles- cell ultrastructure, specialized chromosomes, nucleus, golgi body, endoplasmic reticulum.
• Study of Mitosis and Meiosis.
• Study of Permanent slides and specimens in the above mentioned course material.
• Microscopic preparation and study of different types of steles.
• Microscopic double stained preparation and anatomical study of the following pteridophytes- Psilotum, Lycopodium, Selaginella, Equisetum and Marsilea.
• Microscopic preparation and study of single stained temporary slides of the cones of Lycopodium, Selaginella, Equisetum and sporocarp of Marsilea.
• Microscopic double stained preparation of stem of Pinus, Ephedra, T.S. leaf of Cycas and needle of Pinus, T.S. of normal and coralloid root of Cycas.
• Microscopic preparation male cone of Pinus, male and female cone of Ephedra, male cone and megasporophyll of Cycas.
• Microscopic examination of fossil slides/ specimen/ photographs of Rhynia, Lepidodendron, Glossopteris, Williamsonia.

Suggested Laboratory Readings-

• Bendre. 1995. A Text Book of Practical Botany.Vol.II Rastogi Publications, Meerut.
• Santra, SC. 2005. College Botany Practical Vol.II. New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd., Calcutta.
• Pandey, BP and Chadha. 1997. Botany Vol. III. Vikas Publishing House.
• Santra, SC; Chatterjee, TP and Das, AP. College Botany Practical Vol. 1. New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd., Kolkata

Pandey B.P.and Trivedi P.S.1997.Vol.II Vikas Publishing House.