Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Palaeobotany

Paper Code: 
BOT221
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to –

  1. To provide relevant information about Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms along with their evolutionary history, their phylogenetic relationships and fossil wealth of the world and economic importance of selected forms.
  2. To impart theoretical as well as practical knowledge on the higher plant forms of taxonomic hierarchy
  3. To ascertain the importance of fossilization in order to relate life forms of earlier era

Course Outcomes (COs):

     Course

Course Outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

BOT 221

 

Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms & Palaeobotany

CO26: Demonstrate an understanding of  Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Fossils

CO27:Develop critical understanding on morphology, anatomy and reproduction of Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms

CO28: Understanding of plant evolution and their transition to land habitat.

CO29:Demonstrate proficiency in the experimental techniques and methods of appropriate analysis of Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms

Class lectures

Seminars

Tutorials

Group discussions and Workshops

Question preparation

 

 

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects
 

 

10.00
Unit I: 
Pteridophytes I:

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

10.00
Unit II: 
Gymnosperm I:

 Introduction, general characters, classification, evolution of gymnosperms, distribution of gymnosperms in India, affinities of gymnosperms with angiosperms, pteridophytes and pteridosperms and economic importance

14.00
Unit III: 
Pteridophytes II:

 General characters, classification, structure, economic importance and life history of-

Psilopsida: Tmesipteris

Lycopsida: Selaginella, Isoetes

Sphenopsida: Equisetum

Pteropsida: Osmunda, Adiantum                                                                                                                    

14.00
Unit IV: 
Gymnosperm II:

 General account of gymnosperms with reference to morpholofy, anatomy and reproduction of the following: Cycadales - Zamia; Ginkgoales-Ginkgo,

Coniferales - Cedrus, Araucaria; Taxales- Taxes; Ephedrales - Ehedra; Welwitschiales -Welwitschia and Gnetales - Gnetum.

 

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. 

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

 

Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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