Botany

COURSE OUTCOMES

I Semester  : Fundamentals of Microbes and Non-vascular Plants

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

• Explain origin of life on theearth.
• Illustrate diversity among the viruses and prokaryotic organisms and can categorize them.
• Classify fungi, lichens, algaeand bryophytes based on their structure, reproduction and lifecycles.
• Analyze and ascertain the plant disease symptoms due to viruses, bacteria andfungi.
• Recall and explain the evolutionary trends among amphibians of plant kingdom for their shift to landhabitat.
• Evaluate the ecological and economic value of microbes, thallophytes andbryophytes.

IISemester : Basics of Vascular plants andPhytogeography

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

• Classify    and   compare    Pteridophytes   and   Gymnosperms    based    on    their morphology, anatomy, reproduction and lifecycles.
• Justifyevolutionary trends in tracheophytes to adapt for landhabitat.
• Explain the process of fossilization and compare the characteristics of extinct and extant plants.
• Critically understand various taxonomical aids for identification ofAngiosperms.
• Analyze the morphology of the most common Angiospermplantsof their localities and recognize their families.
• Evaluate the ecological, ethnic and economic value of different tracheophytes and summarize their goods and services for humanwelfare.
• Locate different phytogeographical regions of the world and India and can analyze their floristicwealth.

IIISemester : Anatomy and Embryology of Angiosperms, Plant Ecology and Biodiversity 

On successful completion of this course, thestudents will be able to;

• Understand on the organization of tissuesand tissue systems inplants.
• Illustrate and interpret various aspects ofembryology.
• Discuss the basic concepts of plant ecology, andevaluate the effects of environmental and biotic factors on plantcommunities.
• Appraise various qualitative and quantitative parameters to study the population and communityecology.
• Correlate theimportance of biodiversity and consequences due to itsloss.

IVSemester :  Plant Physiology and Metabolism

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

• Comprehendthe importance of water in plant life and mechanisms for transport of water and solutes in plants.
• Evaluate the role of minerals in plant nutrition and their deficiency symptoms.
• Interpret the role of enzymes in plant metabolism.
• Critically understand the light reactions and carbon assimilation processes responsible for synthesis of foodin plants.
• Analyze the biochemical reactions in relation to Nitrogen and lipid metabolisms.
• Evaluate the physiological factors that regulategrowth and development in plants.
• Examine the role of light on flowering and explain physiology of plants under stress conditions.

IV Semester :  Cell Biology, Genetics and Plant Breeding

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

• Distinguish prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and design the model of a cell.
• Explain the organization of a eukaryotic chromosomeand the structure of genetic material.
• Demonstrate techniques to observe the cell and its componentsunder a microscope.
• Discuss the basics of Mendelian genetics, its variations and interpret inheritance of traits in living beings.
• Elucidate the role of extra-chromosomal genetic material for inheritance of characters.
• Evaluate the structure, function and regulation of genetic material.
• Understand the application of principles and modern techniques inplant breeding.
• Explain the procedures of selection and hybridization for improvement of crops.

V Semester: Plant Tissue Culture

Students at the successful completion of the course will be able to:

• Comprehend the basic knowledge and applications of plant tissue culture.
• Identify various facilities required to set up a plant tissue culture laboratory.
• Acquire a critical knowledge on sterilization techniques related to plant tissue culture.
• Demonstrate skills of callus culture through hands on experience.
• Understand the biotransformation technique for production of secondary metabolites.

V Semester: Mushroom Cultivation

Students at the successful completion of the course will be able to:

• Understand the structure and life of a mushroom and discriminate edible and poisonous mushrooms. 2. Identify the basic infrastructure to establish a mushroom culture unit.
• Demonstrate skills preparation of compost and spawn.
• Acquire a critical knowledge on cultivation of some edible mushrooms.
• Explain the methods of storage, preparation of value-added products and marketing