Practical

Paper Code: 
CBOT202
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to-

  1. To develop skills related to assessment of environmental quality.
  2. To develop skills related to community and population studies.
  3. To develop skills related to morphological observations and anatomical differentiation of plant parts and tissues
  4. To develop skills aimed at identification of various plant groups on the basis of principle of systematics.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

 
 

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

CO14: Learn about the various methods of soil and water analysis

CO15: Learn the Line transect methods of vegetation study by using quadrat analysis methods..

CO16: Field study of a floristic rich area under supervision to observe and collect the plants in their natural habitats

CO17: Basic knowledge about the plant specimen from members of locally available Dicotyledonous and Monocotyledonous families

 

 

 

Substantial laboratory-based practical component and experiments

Technology-enabled learning

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:

  • Determination of pH, and analysis of two soil samples for carbonates, chlorides, nitrates, sulphates, organic matter and base deficiency by rapid field test.
  • Study of morphological adaptations of hydrophytes and xerophytes
  • Hydrophytes- Eichhornia, Hydrilla
  • Xerophytes- Casuarina, Nerium
  • Halophytes- Rhizophora
  • Determination of minimal quadrat size for the study of herbaceous vegetation in the college campus by species area curve method. (species to be listed)
  • Quantitative analysis of herbaceous vegetation in the college campus for frequency and comparison with Raunkiaer’s frequency distribution law
  • Study of vegetative and floral characters of the families (Description, V.S. flower, section of ovary, floral diagram/s, floral formula/e and systematic position according to Bentham & Hooker’s system of classification):
  • Study of the following plants (any one from each family)
  • Malvaceae: Hibiscus, Althea, Abutilon.
  • Papilllionaceae: Pisum, Lathyrus.
  • Ceasalpiniaceae: Bauhinia, Cassia.
  • Mimosaceae: Acacia, Mimosa.
  • Apiaceae: Coriandrum, Foeniculum,
  • Apocyanaceae: Nerium, Catharanthus, Tabernaemontana, Thevetia.
  • Solanaceae: Solanum, Cestrum, Datura, Petunia.
  • Lamiaceae: Ocimum, Salvia.
  • Poaceae: Avena, Hordeum, Triticum, Zea, Sorghum

 

References: 

Books Recommended:

  • Bendre, A. (1995. A Text Book of Practical Botany. Rastogi Publications, Meerut.
  • Pandey, B.P; Misra, S.; Trivedi, P.S. (1997). Botany Vol. II. Vikas Publishing House.
  • Pandey, B.P and Chadha, C. (1997). Botany Vol. III. Vikas Publishing House

 

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Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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