Practical

Suggested exercises-

• 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.
• To find the frequency of herbaceous species by quadrat method.
• To find the density of herbaceous species by quadrat method.
• To find the minimum size of quadrat.
• Study of adaptive modifications in plants by specimens/ slide preparation /photographs in

Hydrophytes- Eichhornia,

Hydrilla Xerophytes- Casuarina,

Nerium Halophytes- Rhizophora

• Soil analysis:

a) Study of soil texture.

b) Study of soil pH.

c) Study of soil water holding capacity.

d) Study of soil moisture percentage

e) Testing of soil for the presence of carbonate, nitrate, inorganic salts and replaceable bases.

Suggested Laboratory Readings-

• Pandey, BP and Trivedi, P.S. 1997. Botany Vol. I (10th edition). Vikas Publishing House.
• Pandey, BP; Misra; Trivedi, P.S. 1997. Botany Vol. II. Vikas Publishing House.
• Pandey, BP and Chadha. 1997. Botany Vol. III. Vikas Publishing Hous
• Sharma P.D. Text Book of Practical Botany. Rastogi Publications