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Practical
Course Objective:
This course will enable the students to –
- To demonstrate procedural knowledge that creates different types of professionals in the field of Botany like in research and development, teaching government and public services.
Course Outcomes (COs):
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BOT 125
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Practical
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CO21: Learn the microscopic technique, familiarize with the external and internal structure of lower group organisms. CO22: Students are capable to become practical knowledge about micro-preparation and observation of permanent slides of genera. CO23: Learn about the basic concept of DNA isolation, SDS-PAGE and gel electrophoresis. CO24: Students are capable to become practical knowledge about micro-preparation and observation of permanent slides of genera. CO25: Studied the methods of fossilization and fossil plants |
Substantial laboratory-based practical component and experiments Technology-enabled learning Field-based learning Project-based learning
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Practical assignments and laboratory reports Observation of practical skills Individual and group project reports
Viva voce interviews are majorly adopted assessment methods |
BOT 121: Cell & Molecular Biology
- Isolation of RNA from Yeast
- Restriction Digestion
- Agarose – Gel Electrophoresis
- SDS- PAGE
- Isolation of DNA from plant material
BOT 122: Cytology & Cytogenetics
- Study of general cytological techniques
- Study of various stages of mitosis in Onion root tips.
- Study of various stages of meiosis in Onion flower bud
- Calculation of mitotic index
- To study B chromosomes in plants
- Study of pollen viability
- To measure different types of plant cells using Stage micrometer and Ocular Induction of polyploidy in plants by treating shoot apical meristem with colchicines solution
BOT 123: Hierarchy of Plant Kingdom
- Preparation of report on Indian contributors in the field of algal, fungal, bryophytic, gymnospermic and angiospermic paleobotany
- Microscopic examination of stained cell preparation of bacteria by various staining methods
- Study of role of bacteria in transformation of milk to milk products and in carbohydrate fermentation
- Determination of Biological Oxygen Demand in pure water and water with algal growth to various degrees
- Estimation of protein content in Spirulina, the Single Cell Protein
- Study of mushroom cultivation
- Study of moisture retaining capacity of peat moss
- Study of economic importance of Gymnosperms
- Study of different types of lichen thalli and their role in succession
BOT 124: Microbiology, Fungi & Plant Pathology
- 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 micro organisms from the mixed culture by spread plate methods
- Isolation of micro organism by pour plate method
- To study ecological relationship between micro organisms of soil by Wino Gradsky Column
- To study the presence of faecal contamination in the given water sample
- 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, Poly[porus, 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 institutes
