Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Palaeobotany

Paper Code: 
BOT 221
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course aims at providing relevant information about Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms along with their evolutionary history, their phylogenetic relationships and fossil wealth of the world.

12.00
Unit I: 

PteridophytesI: General characters, classification, telome theory, stelar system and evolution of stele, apogamy, apospory, origin of seed habit and heterospory

12.00
Unit II: 

PteridophytesII: General characters, classification, structure, economic importance and life history of-
Psilopsida: Tmesipteris
Lycopsida: Lycopodium, Isoetes
Sphenopsida: Equisetum
Pteropsida:Osmunda, Ophioglossum
 

12.00
Unit III: 

Gymnosperm I: Introduction, general characters, classification, evolution of gymnosperms, distribution of gymnosperms in India, affinities of gymnosperms with angiosperms, pteridophytes and pteridosperms.

12.00
Unit IV: 

Gymnosperm II: Important characters, classification, structure, economic importance and life history of: Cycadales, Ginkgoales, Coniferales, Ephedrales, Welwitschiales and Gnetales.

12.00
Unit V: 

Palaeobotany: Types of fossils, geological time scale. Brief account of Rhynia and Psilophyton. Pteridospermales (Glossopteridaceae) Cycadeoidales, Cordaitales and Pentoxylales. Contribution of Birbal Sahani in Palaeobotany.

References: 
  1. Bhatnagar, SP and Moitra, A. 1996. Gymnosperms. New Age International Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  2. Moitra, A. 2003. Gymnosperms. New Age International (P) Ltd.
  3. Parihar, NS. 1996. [Biology and Morphology of Pteridophytes. Central Book Depot, Allahabad.
  4. Purohit and Vyas. 1997.  A Text Book of Gymnosperms. Ramesh Book Depot, Jaipur.
  5. Sharma, OP. 1990. Text Book of Pteridophyta. McMillan India Ltd., New Delhi.
  6. Singh, H. 1978. Embryology of Gymnosperms. Encyclopaedia of Plant Anatomy X. Gebruder Bortraeger, Berlin.
  7. Smith, GM. 1971. Cryptogamic Botany, Vol. II Bryophytes and Pteridophytes. Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co., New Delhi.
  8. Sporne, KR. 1965. The Morphology of Gymnosperms. Hutchinson and Co. Ltd., London.
  9. Sporne, KK. 1991. The Morphology of Pteridophytes. BI Publishing Pvt. Ltd., Bombay.
  10. Stewart, WN and Rathwell, GW. 1993. Paleobotany and the Evolution of plants. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  11. Trivedi, PC; Sharma, N; Dhanker, RS and Gupta, S. 2003. Diversity of Microbes and Cryptogams. Ramesh Book Depot, Jaipur.
  12. Vasishtha, PC. 2004. Gymnosperms Vol.V. S. Chand & Co., Delhi.
 
Laboratory Readings

 

  1. Pandey, BP and Trivedi, PS. 1997. Botany Vol. I(10th edition). Vikas Publishing House.
  2. Pandey, BP; Misra; Trivedi, PS. 1997. Botany Vol. II. Vikas Publishing House.
  3. Pandey, BP and Chadha. 1997. Botany Vol. III. Vikas Publishing House.
  4. Santra, SC and Chatterjee. 2005. College Botany Practical Vol. I. New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd
Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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