MSc Botony fine - University Of Madras, Institute Of Distance Education

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M.Sc. BOTANY
SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
FIRST YEAR
Paper Subjects Duration Total
Hours Marks
I PLANT DIVERSITY I -
ALGAE, FUNGI, BACTERIA;
VIRUSES AND LICHENS 3 100
II PLANT DIVERSITY II -
BRYOPHYTES AND
PTERIDOPHYTES 3 100
III PLANT DIVERSITY III -
GYMNOSPERMS AND
PALEOBOTANY 3 100
IV TAXONOMY OF ANGIOSPERMS 3 100
V EMBRYOLOGY, PALYNOLOGY
AND ANATOMY OF ANGIOSPERMS 3 100
VI ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY,
PHYTOGEOGRAPHY AND
REMOTE SENSING 3 100
VII PRACTICAL I - (COVERING
THEORY PAPERS I, II & III)
ALGAE, FUNGI, BACTERIA,
VIRUSES, LICHENS
BRYOPHYTES, PTERIDOPHYTES,
GYMNOSPERMS AND
PALEOBOTANY) 4 200
VIII PRACTICAL II - (COVERING
THEORY PAPERS IV, V & VI -
TAXONOMY OF ANGIOSPERMS,
EMBRYOLOGY, PALYNOLOGY,
ANATOMY OF ANGIOSPERMS,
ENVIRONMENTAL
BIOLOGY, PHYTOGEOGRAPHY
AND REMOTE SENSING) 4 200
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SECOND YEAR
Paper Subjects Duration Total
Hours Marks
IX CELL BIOLOGY 3 100
X GENETICS, PLANT BREEDING
AND BIOSTATISTICS 3 100
XI PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY,
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND
BIOINFORMATICS 3 100
XII PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY AND
BIOPHYSICS 3 100
XIII PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 3 100
XIV SPECIAL SUBJECT- BIOLOGY
OF MEDICINAL PLANTS 3 100
XV PRACTICAL III - (COVERING
THEORY PAPERS IX, X, XI) -
CELL BIOLOGY, GENETICS,
PLANT BREEDIND,
BIOSTATISTICS,
PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY,
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND
BIO-INFORMATICS) 4 200
XVI PRACTICALS IV - COVERING
THEORY PAPER XII, XIII & XIV
PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY &
BIOPHYSICS, PLANT
PHYSIOLOGY AND SPECIAL
SUBJECT- BIOLOGY
OF MEDICINAL PLANTS 4 200
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INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN BOTANY
SYLLABUS
FIRST YEAR
PAPER I
PLANT DIVERSITY I - ALGAE, FUNGI, BACTERIA,
VIRUSES AND LICHENS ALGAE
UNIT I
Distribution, Pigmentation, flagellation, storage products
and cell wall composition of various divisions of algae.
General account and classification of algae (Fritsch and
Christensen systems).
UNIT II
Range of structure, reproduction, life histories and
phylogeny of the following genera: Hydrodictyon,
Oedogonium Codium,Ulva, Nitella, Desmids, Valonia,
Actabularia, Ectocarpus, Padina, Gelidium, Gracilaria,
Cyclotella, Spirulina., Anabaena, Scytonema, Stigonema,
Microcystis
UNIT III
Algae as environmental indicators - Algal blooms, Algae
in agriculture. Algae as sources of food, animal feed and
pharmaceuticals. Fossil algae, Ultra structure of algae
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FUNGI
UNIT IV
Classification of fungi ( Alexopoulos and Mims,
Ainsworth). Structure including ultra structure, reproduction,
phylogeny and inter relationships of various groups.
Heterothallism in fungi - sexuality in fungi, Parasexuality -
sex hormones in fungi.
UNIT V
Structure, reproduction and life histories of the following.
Plasmodiophora, Saprolegnia, Phytophthora, Rhizopus,
Taphrina, Phyllochora, Peziza, Claviceps, Puccinia,
Polyporus, Morchella, Alternaria, Septoria., Cercospora,
Fusarium
UNIT VI
Cultivation of mushrooms - Pleurotus. Mycorrhizal
Fungi. Its application in agriculture and forestry. Economic
importance of fungi.
BACTERIA
UNIT VII
History, Bacterial morphology and fine structure
Classification of bacteria (Bergy’s manual of Systematic
Bacteriology 9th Edition). appendages, envelopes, spores.
Nutrition- Bacterial photosynthesis- chemosynthetic
bacteria- Aerobic and anaerobic respiration and growth
Heterotrophs and symbionts, Bacterial photosynthesis-
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transformation, transduction and conjugation . Economic
importance. Plasmids
Bacterial media, sterilization- isolation of bacteria-
Serial dilution technique- Inoculation of Bacteria, Bacterial
staining, Bacterial growth kinetics - Bacterial diseases
VIRUSES
UNIT VIII
General properties of viruses - Nature, multiplication,
purification, infection, replication, nomenclature and
classification of plant viruses. Transmission of plant viruses.
UNIT IX
Koch’s postulates- Classification of plant diseases on
the basis of causative organisms and symptoms. Host
parasite interaction- histological, pathological and
biochemical –metabolic changes in diseased plants. Role
of enzymes and toxins during pathogenesis- Mycotoxins,
Aflatoxins,
Etiology, symptoms, causative agents and
transmission of following diseases-Tikka disease of
groundnut, Wilting diseases of cotton, Redrot of sugarcane,
Blast of Paddy, Citrus canker, Little leaf of Brinjal, Tobacco
Mosaic
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LICHENS
UNIT X
Lichens- Nature and composition-habit and habitat-
Classification- Vegetative and sexual reproduction - Lichen
Physiology and Economic importance. Usnea, Cladonia.
REFERENCE BOOKS
1 Kumar . H. D. and H. N. Singh. A text book of Algae.
Affliated East West Press. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi (1971)
2. Gangulee and Khar. College Botany The New Central
Book Agency Calcutta
3. Chapman . V. J and H. J. Chapman .The Algae. 2 nd
Edition (1961)
4. Alexopoulos. Introduction to Mycology. Wiley Eastern
Pvt. Ltd. New York (1973)
5. Elizabeth Moore and Lander Fundamentals of Fungi.
Prantice hall New Jursery
6. Fritsch. F. E. The Structure and Reproduction of Algae
(1935, 1945)
7. Round. F. E. The Biology of Algae (1965)
8. Bold and Wyne. Introduction to Algae. Structure and
Reproduction (1978}
9. Smith S M 1951 manual of Phycology
10. Aessey, E. A. 1979 Morphology and taxonomy of Fungi
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11. Burnet J H 1971 Fundamentals of Mycology
12. Halke M E 1983 Biology of Fungi
13. Mathews RFF Plant Virology
14. Malthotra R H 1995 Plant pathology
15. Rangaswamy G and Bagyaraj D J Agricultural
Microbiology
16. Singh R S Plant diseases
17. Sinha U and S Shrivastava 1983 An introduction to
Bacteria
18. Bilgrami K S and H c A Dube Taxt book of modern plant
pathology
19. Power and Dagimawalo 1994 Bergeys manual of
systemic bacteriology
20. Rangaswamy G Diseases of crop land in India
21. Agrion, G.N. 1997 Plant Pathology, 4th Edn. Academic
Press, San Diego.
PAPER II - PLANT DIVERSITY II - BRYOPHYTES
AND PTERIDOPHYTES
BRYOPHYTES
UNIT I
Classification (Watson, 1971). Range of gametophytes
and sporophytes - Reproduction-asexual and sexual –Life
history- phylogeny. Fossil Bryophytes, Economic importance
of Bryophytes.
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UNIT II
Structure, reproduction and life history of the following:
Riccia,Targionia,Reboulia, Pallavacinia, Porella,
Anthoceros, Sphagnum, Bryum, Funaria, Polytrichum.
PTERIDOPHYTES
UNIT III
General characteristics and classification (Reimer,
1954). Origin and evolution of Stele and soral evolution.-
Heterospory and Seed habit, telome theory, Evolution of
gametophytes in Pteridophytes, Economic importance.
Morphogenetic studies
UNIT V
Structure, reproduction and life histories of the following
genera: Psilotum Isoetes, Angiopteris, Osmunda, Masilea,
Salvinia, Azolla.
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Watson F W (1964) The structure and life of Bryophytes
2. Parihar. N.S. (1985). An introduction to Embryophyta-
Bryophyta
3. Cavers F.T. (1964) The interrelation of Bryophytes
4. Campbell D H 1940 The evolution of land plants
5. Prempuri 1973 Bryophytes A broad perspective
6. Bower F O 1908 Origin of land plants
7. Bower F O 1935 Primitive land plants
8. Rashid A An introduction to Pteridophyta
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9. Sporne K R 1968 Morphology of Pteridophytes
10. Bower F O The Ferns only I II III
11. Parihar N S 1985 An introduction to Embryophyta-
Pteridophytes
PAPER III - PLANT DIVERSITY III - GYMNOSPERMS
AND PALEOBOTANY
GYMNOSPERMS
UNIT I
Range of structure, anatomy, reproduction, evolution
and classification (K.R.Sporne 1954). Economic importance
UNIT II
Structure, reproduction and life histories of the following
genera:Cycas, Araucaria, Cupressus, Taxus, Ginkgo,
Gnetum, Ephedra.
PALEOBOTANY
UNIT III
Origin and evolution of seed habit. Gondwana - Flora
of India. Contribution of Birbal Sahni to Paleobotany. Study
of fossils in understanding evolution.
Economic importance of fossils - fossils for fuel and as
industrial raw materials.
UNIT IV
Study of organ genera: Rhynia, Calamites,
Sphenophyllum, Calamostachys,
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