Practical

Paper Code: 
BOT 423B
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
180.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objective:

This course will enable the students to –

  1. To acquaint the students about latest trends and technologies adopted in the field of Modern Ethnobotany

Course Outcomes (COs):

     Course

Course Outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

BOT 423B

 

Practical

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

CO121: Analyse commonly used

Qualitative and quantitative research methods utilized   for phytochemical extractions.

CO122:  Understand the applications of these extracted phytochemicals in drug formulations.

CO123: To demonstrate the ability to identify significant biological research questions, develop research protocols and properly analyse research questions through the use of the scientific method.

CO124: Identify and document local tibal biodiversity through field visits and formulate drugs and remedies from them which could help uplift economic status of these population.

CO125: Develop practical knowledge of cultivation of food, fodder, ornamental and fencing crops and microprapagation of endangered crops of Rajasthan.

Substantial laboratory-based practical component and experiments

Technology-enabled learning

Field-based learning

Project-based learning

Internship in industry, and research establishments.

Literature surveys and evaluations

 

Practical assignments and laboratory reports

Observation of practical skills

Individual and group project reports

 

Viva voce interviews are majorly adopted assessment methods

 

 
 

 

  • Field visit to local tribal area and documentation of data regarding the life style of the tribal folklore.Food crops; Morphology, Anatomy and microbiological tests for stored food materials in wheat, rice, maize, chickpea, potato, sweet potato, and sugarcane.
  • Fodder crops; study of any five important crops of the locality.
  • Study of any three crops used for fencing.
  • Study of ornamental plants used by tribals for decoration and adornment.
  • Prepare a water extract of dyes such as turmeric, indigo, Butea monosperma, Lawsonia inermis and perform tests to understand their chemical nature.
  • Prepare a list of 10 most important sources of timber trees in your locality. Give their local names, scientific names and families to which they belong. Mention their properties.
  • Prepare a list of important plants used as intoxicants and masticatories.
  • Pharmacognosy of following medicinal plants- Aloe, Baccopa, Barleria, Bombax, Calotropis, Catharanthes, Chlorophyton, Cissus, Commiphora, Convolvulus, Datura, Jatropha, Ocimum, Phyllanthes, Plumbago, Ricinus, Sentella, Terminalia, Thespesia, Thevetia, Tinospora, Tribulus, Tylophora and Withania.
  • Plantation of important economical and medicinal plants.
  • In Vitro propagation of any one endangered plant of Rajasthan.
  • The students should be taken to one of the following-
    1. A protected area. (Biosphere Reserve, National Park)
    2. NBPGR New Delhi, ICAR, CAZRI, BSI, DBT
    3. A CSIR laboratory doing research on plants and their utilization and conservation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Jain, S.K. Manual of Ethnobotany, 2nd Revised Ed. (2010). (n.p.): Scientific Publishers.
  • Martin, G. J., United Nations Educational, S. (1995). Ethnobotany: A Methods Manual. Germany: Springer US.
  • Applied Ethnobotany: People, Wild Plant Use and Conservation. (2014). United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
  • Given, D. R., Harris, W. (1994). Techniques and Methods of Ethnobotany: As an Aid to the Study, Evaluation, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity. United Kingdom: Commonwealth Secretariat.
  • Albuquerque,U.P., ‎ de Lucena, R.F.P. and‎ Cruz da Cunha, L.V.F.Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology. (2018). United States: Springer New York.
  • Rhyder, J. (2021). Woodcraft: A Guide to Using Trees for Woodcraft and Bushcraft. United Kingdom: History Press.
  • Hatfield, G., Allen, D. E. (2004). Medicinal Plants in Folk Tradition: An Ethnobotany of Britain & Ireland. United Kingdom: Timber Press.
  • Ehnobotany: Journal of Society of Ethnobotanists

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Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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