M.Sc. (Honours) Botany (FYIC) Part-III (2016-17 & 2017-18) (RUSA)

SYLLABUS

OUTLINES OF DIFFERENT PAPERS AND MARKS FOR
M.Sc. (Honours) BOTANY (FIVE YEAR INTEGRATED COURSE)

Session (2016-17 and 2017-18) RUSA

M.Sc. (Honours)Botany (FYIC) Part-III (Semester-V)

Paper / Title / Credits / Total
Credits
L / T / P
Theory
Paper-XXI / Economic Botany / 60 / 3 / - / - / 3
Paper-XXII / Molecular Biology / 60 / 3 / - / - / 3
Paper-XXIII / Plant Physiology / 60 / 3 / - / - / 3
Paper-XXIV / Zoology* / 60 / 3 / - / - / 3
Paper-XXV / Physical Chemistry* / 60 / 3 / - / - / 3
Practical
Practical Paper -X / Pertaining to Theory Papers XXI, XXII and XXIII / 70 / - / - / 3 / 3
Practical Paper -XI / Pertaining to Theory Paper XXIV / 25 / - / - / 1 / 1
Practical Paper -XII / Pertaining to Theory Paper XXV / 25 / - / - / 1 / 1
Total / 420 / 15 / - / 5 / 20
Sessional Work
House Tests / 40 Marks / 80
Permanent Slides / 10 Marks
Field Botany / 10 Marks
Attendance / 10 Marks
Assignment / 10 Marks
Total (Semester-V) / 500

Sessional Work (Internal Assessment) marks will be distributed equally in each of the five theory papers XXI-XXV

The duration of final practical paper will be from 04 to 06 hours depending upon the practical component.

M.Sc. (Honours) Botany (FYIC) Part-III(Semester-VI)

Paper / Title / Credits / Total
Credits
L / T / P
Theory
Paper-XXVI / Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering / 60 / 3 / - / - / 3
Paper-XXVII / Plant Tissue culture / 60 / 3 / - / - / 3
Paper-XXVIII / Biodiversity and Environment* / 60 / 3 / - / - / 3
Paper-XXIX / Genetics and Plant Breeding / 60 / 3 / - / - / 3
Paper-XXX / Principles of Plant Pathology / 60 / 3 / - / - / 3
Practical
Practical Paper -XIII / Pertaining to Theory Papers XXVI and XXVII / 50 / - / - / 2 / 2
Practical Paper -XIV / Pertaining to Theory Papers XXVIII, XXIX and XXX / 70 / - / - / 3 / 3
Total / 420 / 15 / - / 5 / 20
Sessional Work
House Tests / 40 Marks / 80
Permanent Slides / 10 Marks
Field Botany / 10 Marks
Attendance / 10 Marks
Assignment / 10 Marks
Total (Semester-VI) / 500

Sessional Work (Internal Assessment) marks will be distributed equally in each of the five theory papers XXVI-XXX

The duration of final practical paper will be from 04 to 06 hours depending upon the practical component.

Semester wise total marks distribution for B.Sc. (Honours) Botany**Total Grad

Semester-I50019

Semester-II50019

Semester-III50020

Semester-IV50019

Semester-V50020

Semester-VI50020

Grand Total Semester-I to VI3000118

* Subsidiary Papers

** For those who wish to exit after passing out semesters I to VI.

M.Sc. (Hon's) Botany (Five Year Integrated Course) Part-III, Semester-V

PAPER-XXI: ECONOMIC BOTANY

Maximum Marks: 60Teaching Hours: 45

Pass Marks: 24Duration of Paper: 3 hrs

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER SETTER

The question paper will consist of three sections A, B and C. Sections A and B, will have four questions each from the respective section of the syllabus. Section C will consist of one question of 12 parts covering the entire syllabus. All questions will carry 12 marks each.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES

Candidates are required to attempt five questions in all, selecting two questions each from sections A and B of the question paper and the entire section C which is compulsory.

SECTION-A

1. Name, family, area of cultivation and uses of food crops.

i. Major cereals: wheat, rice and maize; Minor cereals: barley, oats and rye; Millets: sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet and foxtail millet.

ii. Sugar crops: Sugarcane and Sugarbeet

2. Name, family, area of cultivation and uses of vegetables: potato, sweet potato, colocasia, spinach, methi, brinjal, Cucurbitaceous vegetables and ladyfinger; Fruits: banana, guava, grapes, kinnow, mango, papaya and pear.

3. Name, family, plant part yielding active principle and uses of spices and condiments: Ginger, Turmeric, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardamom, Chillies, Pepper, Fennel, Coriander, Cumin and Saffron.

4. i. Fibre crops: Introduction, classification of fibres, development of fibres, retting of fibres; name, family, area of cultivation and uses of cotton, flax, jute, coir, sun hemp, manila hemp and sisal.

ii. Oil seeds: introduction, classification of vegetable oils and properties of vegetable oils. Name, family, area of cultivation and uses of mustard, coconut, groundnut, soybean, sesame and sunflower.

SECTION-B

5. Name, family, plant part yielding active principle and uses of

i. Medicinal plants: Aconitum, Cinchona, Belladona, Digitalis, Glycyrrhiza, Artemisia, Rauvolfia, Nux-vomica, Vasaka, Aloe and Genseng;

ii. Aromatic plants: Mentha, Rosa, Jasminum, Cymbopogon, Lavender, Hops and Camphor.

6. Beverages: introduction, classification of beverages; brief account of origin, botany, processing, chemical composition and uses of Tea and Coffee.

7. i. A brief account of origin, botany, processing, chemical composition and uses of Para Rubber.

ii. A brief account of Gums, Resins, Tannins and Dyes

8. Fumitories and masticatories: name, family and brief account of origin, botany, processing, chemical composition and uses of tobacco and poppy.

Suggestive Reading:

  1. Anonymous 1997. National Gene Bank: Indian Heritage on Plant Genetic Resources (Booklet). National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi.
  2. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, 1986. The useful Plants of India, Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi.
  3. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research,(1948-76) The Wealth of India. A Dictionary of Indian Raw Materials and Industrial Products, New Delhi. Raw materials I-XII, Revised Vol. I-III (1985-1992) Supplement (2000)
  4. Kochhar, S.L. 1998. Economic Botany in the Tropics, 2nd Edition, MacMillan Indian Ltd., New Delhi.
  5. Nair, M.N.B. et al. (Eds.) 1998. Sustainable Management of Non-Wood Forest Products. Faculty of forestry, University PUtra Malaysia. 434 004 PM Serdong, Selangor, Malaysia.
  6. Plant Wealth of India 1997. Special Issue of Proceedings Indian National Science Academhy B-63.
  7. Sambamurty, A.V.S.S. and Subrahmanyam, N.S.1986. A Text Book of Economic Botany, Wiley Eastern Limited, New Delhi.
  8. Sharma, O.P. 1996. Hill’s Economic Botany (Late Dr. A.F. Hill, adapted by O.P. Sharma), Tata McGraw Hill Co., Ltd., New Delhi.
  9. Thakur, R.S. , Puri, H.S. and Jussain, A. 1989. Major Medicinal Plants of India. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, CSIR, Lucknow.

PAPER-XXII: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Maximum Marks: 60Teaching Hours: 45

Pass Marks: 24Duration of Paper: 3 hrs

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER SETTER

The question paper will consist of three sections A, B and C. Sections A and B, will have four questions each from the respective section of the syllabus. Section C will consist of one question of 12 parts covering the entire syllabus. All questions will carry 12 marks each.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES

Candidates are required to attempt five questions in all, selecting two questions each from sections A and B of the question paper and the entire section C which is compulsory.

SECTION-A

  1. Nature of genetic material, key experiments establishing DNA and RNA as genetic materials.Replication of DNA in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes,
  2. Organization of chromosomes in Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes and Viruses: DNA topology, Nucleosome assembly, super coiling. Heterochromatin and euchromatin.
  3. Central dogma; mechanism of transcription in Prokaryotes, regulation of transcription in Prokaryotes- Operon model (lac and trp), positive and negative control.
  4. Mechanism of transcription in Eukaryotes and brief idea of its regulation.

SECTION-B

  1. Transposons: Transposable elements in bacteria and eukaryotes, their genetic significance, retrotransposons.
  2. Mutations: Spontaneous and induced (Brief idea).
  3. Genetic code; Mechanism of translation in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes.
  4. Regulation of translation, interfering RNA (siRNA, miRNA).

Suggestive Reading:

1. Karp,G. 2010. Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments. 6th edition. John wiley & Sons. Inc. U.S.A.

2. De Robertis, E.D.P. and De Robertis, E.M.F. 2006. Cell and Molecular Biology. 8th edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia.

3. Becker, W.M., Kleinsmith, L.J., Hardin, J. and Bertoni. G.P. 2009. The World of Cell. 7th edition. Pearson Benjamin Cummings Publishing, San Francisco.

4. Watson, J.D., Baker, T.A., Bell, S.P., Gann, A., Levine, M. and Losick, R. 2008. Molecular Biology of the Gene. 6th edition. Cold Spring Harbour Lab. Press, Pearson Pub.

5. Alberts, B., Bray, D., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K. and Watson, J.D. 1989. Molecular Biology of the Cell. Garland Publication Inc., New York.

6. Gupta, P.K. 1998. Genetics. Rastogi Publication, Meerut.

7. Gupta, P.K. 2000. Cell and Molecular Biology. Rastogi Publication, Meerut.

8. Lewin, B. 2000. Gene IX. Oxford University Press, New York.

9. Snustad, D.P. and Simmons, M.S. 2006. Principles of Genetics. John Wiley & Sons. Inc. USA.

PAPER-XXIII: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Maximum Marks: 60Teaching Hours: 45

Pass Marks: 24Duration of Paper: 3 hrs

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER SETTER

The question paper will consist of three sections A, B and C. Sections A and B, will have four questions each from the respective section of the syllabus. Section C will consist of one question of 12 parts covering the entire syllabus. All questions will carry 12 marks each.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES

Candidates are required to attempt five questions in all, selecting two questions each from sections A and B of the question paper and the entire section C which is compulsory.

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SECTION-A

  1. Plant-water relations: Structure, properties and importance of water to plant life; a brief account of chemical potential of water, diffusion and osmosis; absorption, and transport of water by plants. Transpiration: Types and mechanism of transpiration, Factors affecting transpiration and its significance. Guttation.
  2. Mineral nutrition: Macro- and micro- nutrients and their role in plant growth; nutrient uptake, translocation, deficiency and toxicity symptoms. Hydroponics. Translocation of solutes: Solute transport phenomenon in plants; translocation of sugars; path of translocation; mechanism of phloem transport; source-sink relationship; factors affecting translocation.
  3. Photosynthesis: Historical aspects; photosynthetic pigments; action spectra and enhancement effect; concept of photosystems; Z-scheme; photophosphorylation; Calvin cycle; C4 pathway; CAM pathway; photorespiration; starch synthesis and degradation.
  4. Respiration: Aerobic and anaerobic respiration; glycolysis; Kreb’s cycle; electron transport mechanism (chemi-osmotic theory); redox potential; oxidative phosphorylation; pentose phosphate pathway.

SECTION-B

  1. Nitrogen Nutrition: Sources of nitrogen and nitrogen fixation (Non symbiotic and symbiotic); assimilation of nitrogen, ammonia, metabolic reduction of nitrate.
  2. Lipid Metabolism: Lipids, synthesis of fatty acids, storage of lipids, catabolism of fatty acids, biosynthesis and catabolism of triglycerides.
  3. Physiology of flowering and plant movements: Photoperiodism;Photomorphogenesis, Phytochrome, Vernalization; Plant Movements.
  4. Growth and development: Phases of growth; physiology of seed dormancy and seed germination; physiology role of auxins, cytokinins, gibberllins, abscisic acid and ethylene on growth and development; brief introduction about senescence and abscission.

Suggestive Reading:

  1. Hopkins, W.G. 1999, Introduction to Plant Physiology (2nd Edition). John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, USA.
  2. Mohr, H. and Schopfer, P. 1995. Plant Physiology. Springer Verlag, Berlin, Germany.
  3. Salisbury, F.B. and Ross, C.W. 2005, Plant Physiology (4th Edition). Eastern Press Bangalore, Pvt. Ltd.
  4. Srivastava, L.M. 2005. Plant Growth and Development Hormones and Environment. Academic Press, USA.
  5. Tiaz, I and Zeiger, E. 2006. Plant Physiology (4th Edition) Sinauer Associates, Inc., Publishers, Massachusetts, USA.
  6. Srivastava, H N 2004. Plant Physiology (4th Edition) Pradeep Publication, Jalandhar.
  7. Noggle, G. R. and Fritz, G. J. (2010) Introductory Plant Physiology (2nd Edition) PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  8. Sinha, R. K. (2004) Modern Plant Physiology Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.

PAPER-XXIV: ZOOLOGY

Maximum Marks: 60Teaching Hours: 45

Pass Marks: 24Duration of Paper: 3 hrs

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER SETTER

The question paper will consist of three sections A, B and C. Sections A and B, will have four questions each from the respective section of the syllabus. Section C will consist of one question of 12 parts covering the entire syllabus. All questions will carry 12 marks each.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES

Candidates are required to attempt five questions in all, selecting two questions each from sections A and B of the question paper and the entire section C which is compulsory.

Section: A

1. Invertebrates: General Characters and broad outline classification.

2. Protozoa: General Characters with classification up to orders. Brief ecological note and economic importance of Entamoeba, Trypanosoma, Giardia, Vorticella and Balantidium. Detailed study of Plasmodium.

3. Porifera: General Characters with classification up to orders. Brief ecological note and economic importance of Grantia, Euplectella, Hyalonema, Sycon and Spongilla.

4. Coelenterata: General Characters with classification up to orders. Brief ecological note and economic importance of Hydra, Obelia, Physalia and Aurelia.

5. Platyhelminthes: General Characters with classification up to orders. Brief ecological note and economic importance of Schistosoma, Echinococcus, Fasciola and Taenia.

6. Aschelminthes: General Characters with classification up to orders. Brief ecological note and economic importance of Wuchereria. Detailed study of Ascaris.

7. Annelida :General Characters with classification up to orders. Brief ecological note and economic importance of Nereis, Tubifex, Pontobdella and Pheretima.

8. Arthropoda: General Characters with classification up to orders. Brief ecological note and economic importance of Prawn, Lac insect, Silk moth, locust. Detailed study of Honey Bee.

9. Mollusca: General Characters with classification up to orders. Brief ecological note and economic importance of Mytilus, Pecten, Loligo, Sepia, Pila and Octopus.

10. Echinodermata: General Characters with classification up to orders. Brief ecological note and economic importance of Echinus, Cucumaria and Antedon. Detailed study of Asterias (Starfish).

SECTION: B

11. General Characters with brief ecological note on Hemichordata (Balanoglossus) and Protochordata (Herdmania and Amphioxus).

12. Chordates: General Characters and broad outline classification.

13. General Characters with brief ecological note on Cyclostomata (Petromyzon).

14. Pisces: General Characters with classification up to orders. Brief ecological note and economic importance of Pristis, Trygon,Acipenser, Muraena, Hippocampus, Exocoetus, Labeo, Anabas, Protopterus (lung-fish).

15. Amphibia: General Characters with classification up to orders. Brief ecological note and economic importance of Necturus, Amphiuma and Frog.

16. Reptilia: General Characters with classification up to orders. Brief ecological note and economic importance of Chelone,Testudo, Chamaeleon, Uromastix, Bungarus, Naja, Hydrus, Viper, Crocodilus, Gavialis and Alligator.

17. Aves: General Characters with classification up to orders. Brief ecological note and economic importance of Pavo, Pigeon and Tyto.

18. Mammals: General Characters with classification up to orders. Brief ecological note and economic importance of Ornithorhynchus, Echidna, Didelphys, Macropus, Macaca, Hystrix, Funambulus, Panthera, Herpestes.Detailed study of Rabbit.

Suggestive Reading:

  1. Ashok Sabharwal & S. K. Malhotra : Modern Zoology, Vol. I, Modern Publishers.
  2. Barnes, R.D., Invertebrates Zoology, W.B. Saunders Philadelphia, 1999.
  3. Dhami P. S. & Dhami J. K., Invertebrates, R. Chand & Co., New Delhi, 2001.
  4. E.L. Jordan and others: Invertebrate Zoology, 14th ed. Rep. 2002 ISBN: 81-219-0367X.
  5. G.G. Simpson, Principle of Animal taxonomy, Oxford IBM Publishing Company.
  6. Gullan, P.J. and Cranston, P. The Insects, an outline of Entomology, 3rd Edition (2005). Blackwell Publishing Ltd., USA.
  7. Kotpal, R.L. 2013. Modern Text Book of Zoology: Invertebrates (10th Ed.) Rastogi Publications Meerut.
  8. Kotpal, R.L. 2013. Modern Text Book of Zoology: Vertebrates (3rd Ed.) Rastogi Publications Meerut.
  9. Mayr, E. 1969. Principles of Systematic Zoology. McGraw-Hill, N.Y.

PAPER-XXV: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Maximum Marks: 60Teaching Hours: 45

Pass Marks: 24Duration of Paper: 3 hrs

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER SETTER

The question paper will consist of three sections A, B and C. Sections A and B, will have four questions each from the respective section of the syllabus. Section C will consist of one question of 12 parts covering the entire syllabus. All questions will carry 12 marks each.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES

Candidates are required to attempt five questions in all, selecting two questions each from sections A and B of the question paper and the entire section C which is compulsory.

SECTION-A

Chemical Thermodynamics

1.System and surroundings properties, variables of a system, first law of thermodynamics, Enthalpy of a system, heat Capacity, Isothermal and adiabatic processes in ideal gases, Joule- Thomos effect, Camot cycle, thermodynamic efficiency.Thermo-Chemistry, heat of reaction at constant volume and pressure, thermochemical equations, Hess's law of constant heat summation, heat of formation, heats of combustion, heat of solution, heat of neutralization of acids and bases, heat of formations of ions, heat of reaction from bond enthalpies, dependence of ∆H and ∆E for a reaction (Kirchoff's equation).

2.Second and Third law of thermodynamics: Entropy, dependence of entropy on
variables of a system, Entropy change in ideal gases, entropy of mixing for ideal
gases, entropy change in physical transformations, Entropy change in chemical
reactions Third Law of thermodynamic (elementary idea).

Spontaneity and Equilibrium:

3. General conditions for Equilibrium and Spontaneity under constraints. Helmholtz free
energy (A) for reactions, Gibbs free energy. Chemical Equilibrium: Chemical
potential, Gibbs free energy and entropy of mixing of ideal gases. The Equilibrium
constants Kp and Kc of real gases, temperature dependence of Equilibrium constant.
Lechatelier principle and its applications.

4.Phase Rule: Gibbs Phase rule, derivation of phase rule, one component
system. the water system, the sulphur, system, two components system-simple eutectic
diagram, formation ofcompound with, congruent meting point.

SECTION-B

Chemical Kinetics:

5. Measurement of reaction rate, order, molecularity of reaction, first order reactions, second order reactions, third order reactions, methods of determination of order, effect of temperature, activation energy, catalysis, homogeneous catalysis in gases, homogenous catalysis in solutions.

6.Electro Chemistry-I: Conductance .& Ionic Equilibrium: Faraday's law of electrolysis, transference numbers, determination of transference numbers, electrolytic conductance, variation of conductance with concentration, equivalent conductance at infinite dilution.

Electrochemistry

7.Absolute velocities of ions, degree of ionization and conductance, activityand activity coefficients of strong ectrolytes, determination of activity coefficients, Debye-Huckel theory of activity coefficients, Ionization constants of weak acids, and weak bases. Ionic product of water. pH and pOH, Buffer solution.

8.Electrochemical Cells: Classification of electrodes, reversible and irreversible cells, standard cells, cell reaction and EMF, single electrode potential and its determination, thermodynamics and EMF, Nernst equation.

Suggestive Reading:

  1. Samuel, H. and Carl, P. 1959. Physical Chemistry (3rd Ed.) Prutton Americ Inc. Co.
  2. Glasstone. 1976. Physical Chemistry (2nd Ed.) The Macmillian Press Ltd.
  3. Frost, A. and Pearson, R.G. 1961. Kinectic and Mechanism (2nd Ed.) Wiley Eastern Pvt. Ltd.
  4. Laidler, K.J., Harper and Row. 2008 Chemical Kinetic (3rd Ed. Reprint)
  5. Atkins, P.W. 1998 Physical Chemistry (6th Ed.) Oxford Uni. Press.
  6. Kapoor, K.L. 2013 Text book of Physical Chemistry Vol. 6. McMillan Publishers.

M.Sc. (Hon's) Botany (Five Year Integrated Course) Part-III (Semester-VI)