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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Syllabus Department of Botany One Year Preliminary to Master’s Course Effective from the Session: 2016-2017
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Syllabus Department of Botany
One Year Preliminary to Master’s Course Effective from the Session: 2016-2017
National University Subject: Botany
Syllabus for One-Year Preliminary to Master’s Course Effective from the Session: 2016-2017
Paper Code Paper Title Credits 413001 Microbiology and Mycology
A. Microbiology - 50
B. Mycology - 50
4
413003 Plant Pathology, Phycology and Limnology
A. Plant Pathology - 50
B. Phycology and Limnology - 50
4
413005 Bryophyta and Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms and
Palaeobotany and Palynology
A. Bryophyta and Pteridophyta - 50
B. Gymnosperms and Palaeobotany - 30
C. Palynology - 20
4
413007 Taxonomy of Angiosperms,
Economic Botany, Plant Anatomy,
Embryology of Angiosperms
A. Taxonomy of Angiosperms - 40
B. Economic Botany - 20
C. Plant Anatomy - 20
D. Embryology of Angiosperms - 20
4
413009 Plant Ecology, Environment Science,
Soil and Plant Nutrition
A. Plant Ecology - 40
B. Environmental Science - 30
C. Soil and Plant Nutrition -30
4
413011 Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
A. Plant Physiology - 60 hrs.
B. Biochemistry - 40
4
413013 Cytology and Cytogenetics, Genetics,
Plant Breeding and Evolution
A. Cytology and Cytogenetics – 40
B. Genetics - 30
C. Plant Breeding and Evolution - 30
4
413014 Practical:
A. Microbiology, Mycology, Plant Pathology, Phycology,
Limnology, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms, Taxonomy
of Angiosperm - 50
B. Plant Anatomy, Economic Botany, Cytology, Plant Ecology,
Plant Physiology, Phytochemistry, Genetics and Plant Breeding-
40+10 (Viva-Voce)
4
Total = 32
Detailed Syllabus
Course Code: 413001 ----- Credits: 4 ClassHours:120 hrs.
Course Title : Microbiology and Mycology
A. Microbiology: Marks: 50 1. Introduction: History and scope of Microbiology, spontaneous generation, biogenesis and
germ theory of disease.
2. Morphology and structure of bacteria: Size, shape and arrangement of bacterial cells; fine
structure, chemical composition and function of flagella, capsule, cell wall and cytoplasmic
membrane.
3. Bacterial genetic recombination: Conjugation, transduction and transformation.
4. Economic importance of bacteria.
5. Actinomycetes: Discovery, structure, reproduction and economic importance.
6. Growth and Reproduction of microorganisms: Definition of growth, growth rate,
generation time, phases of growth curve, continuous and synchronous growth. Reproduction
by binary fission, budding and fragmentation.
7. Microbial interaction: Mutualism, commensalism, antagonism, parasitism and predation.
8. Bacterial and viral diseases: Causal organisms, symptoms and control measures of
tuberculosis, cholera, typhoid, tetanus, dysentery and Polio, AIDS.
B. Mycology: Marks: 50
1. Introduction and scope of Mycology.
2. Myxomycetes: Habitat, structure, reproduction and economic importance.
3. Fungi: Habit, habitat, vegetative structure, nutrition, reproduction and economic importance.
4. General characteristics of the following classes of fungi and the study of life history of the
genera mentioned against the classes (Occurrence, vegetative structure, reproduction and
economic importance):
i) Chytridiomycetes : Synchytrium
ii) Oomycetes : Albugo, Saprolegnia
iii) Zygomycetes : Mucor, Rhizopus
iv) Ascomycetes : Aspergillus, Erysiphe, Neurospora and Ascobolus
v) Basidiomycetes : Puccinia, Ustilago
vi) Deuteromycetes: Alternaria, Collletotrichum
5. A general discussion on the role of fungi as:
i) Saprophytes in nature
ii) Plant parasites
iii) Mycorrhiza as plant symbionts
Course Code: 413003 ----- Credits: 4 ClassHours:120 hrs.
Course Title : Plant Pathology, Phycology and Limnology
A. Plant Pathology: Marks: 50
1. Introduction: History of Plant Pathology, concept of disease in plants, causes, diagnosis,
symptoms and importance of plant diseases.
2. Parasitism and disease development: Parasitism and pathogenicity. Stages in the
development of plant diseases – inoculation, penetration, infection, growth and reproduction,
dissemination, overwintering and oversummering of the pathogen.
3. Symptomatology: Viral, Bacterial and Fungal disease symptoms.
4. Role of toxins in plant disease.
5. Principles of plant disease management: Regulatory, physical, cultural, chemical and
biological methods.
6. Selected plant diseases of crop plants: Causal organisms, symptoms, etiology and control
measures of the following:
a) Fungal Diseases: (i) Anthracnose of jute
(ii) Blast disease of rice
(iii) Early blight of potato
(iv) Red rot of sugarcane
(v) Blister blight of tea
b) Bacterial Diseases: (i) Bacterial leaf blight of rice
(ii) Citrus canker
(iii) Soft rot of potato
c) Viral Diseases: (i) Tungro disease of rice
(ii) Bunchy top of banana
B. Phycology and Limnology: Marks: 50
Phycology: (Marks: 30)
1. History and scope of Phycology.
2. Algal habitats: Freshwater, terrestrial, sub-aerial, brackish water and marine.
3. Pigments and reserve food materials.
4. Range of vegetative structures in algae.
5. General characteristics and study of life history of the genera mentioned against the
classes.
(i) Cyanophyceae : Gloeotrichea, Nostoc.
(ii) Cyanophyceae : Volvox, Fritschiella.
(iii) Cyanophyceae: Chara.
(iv) Bacillariophyceae: Navicula
(v) Phaeophyceae : Ectocarpus
(vi) Rhodophyceae : Batrachospermum
(vii) Xanthophyceae : Vaucheria
6. Economic importance of algae.
Limnology: (Marks:20)
1. Introduction: Definition, history and scope of limnology.
2. Distribution of fresh water: Ponds, lakes, rivers and estuaries, aquatic resources of
Bangladesh.
3. Elementary knowledge of the following:
(i) Primary productivity.
(ii) Source and types of water pollution, remedies; causes and effects of
eutrophication.
(iii) Aquatic ecosystem.
4. Natural lakes: Definition, distribution, origin of lakes, classification of lakes based on
temperatures and productivity, special type of lakes.
Course Code: 413005 ----- Credits: 4 ClassHours:120 hrs.
Course Title : Bryophyta and Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms, Palaeobotany and
Palynology
A. Bryophyta and Pteridophyta: Marks: 50
Bryophyta: (Marks: 25)
1. Introduction: Characteristics of Bryophyta.
2. Classification of Bryophyta.
3. Origin and evolution of Bryophyta.
4. Life history (Habit, habitat, distribution, external and internal feature and reproduction)
of the following:
(a) Hepaticopsida: (i) Sphaerocarpales: Sphaerocarpos
(ii) Marchantiales: Riccia
(iii) Jungermanniales: Porella
(b) Anthocerotopsida: Anthocerotales: Anthoceros
(c) Bryopsida: (i) Sphagnobrya: Sphagnum and its importance
Pteridophyta: (Marks: 25)
1. Introduction: Characteristics and classification of Pteridophyta.
2. Origin of Pteridophyta.
3. Evolution of stele in Pteridophyta.
4. Life history (Habit, habitat, distribution, external and internal feature and reproduction)
of the following:
(a) Psilophyta : Psilotales: Psilotum
(b) Lycophyta : Lycopodiaceae: Lycopodium
Selaginellaceae: Selaginella
Isoetaceae: Isoetes
(c) Arthrophyta : Equisetum
(d) Filicophyta : (i) Eusporangiopsida: Ophioglossum
(ii) Protoleptosporangiopsida: Osmunda
(iii) Leptosporangiopsida: Azolla
B. Gymnosperms, Palaeobotany and Palynology: Marks: 50
Gymnosperms and Palaeobotany Marks: 30
Gymnosperms:
1. Introduction: Habit and characteristic features of Gymnosperms.
2. Comparative account of gymnosperms with pteridophytes and angiosperms.
3. Distribution of gymnosperms with reference to Bangladesh and their economic
importance.
4. Life history of Cycas, Pinus and Gnetum.
5. Fossil Gymnosperms: Cycadofilicales and Bennettitales.
Palaeobotany:
1. Introduction: Definition and Scope of Palaeobotany.
2. Types of fossils and fossilization process.
3. Geological time scale of the earth.
Palynology: Marks: 20
1. Introduction: Historical review, scope and application.
2. Palynomorphology: Pollen grain-wall, development, character, morphology. Sporoderm,
stratification NPC- system. Palynotaxonomical aspects, pollen flora.
3. Pharmacopalynology: Pollen nutrition and health, pollen allergy in forensic medicine.
Scope and importance.
Course Code: 413007 ----- Credits: 4 Class Hours: 120 hrs.
Course Title : Taxonomy of Angiosperms and Economic Botany, Plant Anatomy and
Embryology of Angiosperms
A. Taxonomy of Angiosperms and Economic Botany:
Taxonomy of Angiosperms: Marks: 40
1. Concepts of origin and evolution of angiosperms.
2. Classification: Systems of classification of Hutchinson, Bessey and Cornquist.
3. Nomenclature: Important provisions of the ICBN with special emphasis on author
citation, valid publication, synonym, typification, nomina conservanda.
4. Anatomy in relation to taxonomy and cytotaxonomy.
5. Biosystematic categories and its significance.
6. Field and herbarium techniques.
7. Detailed study of the following families:
Monocot: Araceae and Poaceae (Gramineae)
Dicot: Capparidaceae, Convolvulaceae, Polygonaceae, Acanthaceae, Scrophulariaceae
and Euphorbiaceae.
Economic Botany: Marks: 20
1. Scientific and local names, parts used and prominent of ten important plants of each of
the following groups:
Cereals, pulses, oil, fibres, timbers, fruits, vegetables, spices and aromatic plants.
2. Common name, family name, parts used of the following medicinal plants:
1. Abroma augusta 2. Abrus precatorius
3.Acalypha indica 4. Adhatoda zeylanica
5. Aegle marmelos 6. Aloe indica
7. Andrographis paniculata 8. Azadirachta indica
9. Boerhaavia repens 10. Cassia alata
11.Centella asiatica 12. Datura metel
13. Terminalia arjuna 14. Gloriosa superba
15. Holarrhena antidysenterica 16. Ocimum sanctum
17. Rauvolfia serpentina 18. Tinospora cordifolia
19.Vitex negundo 20. Withania somnifera
3. Plants and simple herbal formulae in the treatment of the following diseases: Diabetes,
diarrhoea, dysentery and jaundice.
B. Plant Anatomy and Embryology of Angiosperms:
Plant Anatomy: Marks: 20
1. Cell wall: Origin, development, gross and ultrastructure, different types of thickenings
and chemical nature of cell walls.
2. Vascular tissue system and their functions.
3. Normal secondary growth in dicot stem: Formation of annual ring, heart wood and sap
wood and formation of periderm.
4. Anomalous secondary growth in the stem of Boerhaavia, Amaranthus and Dracaena.
Embryology of Angiosperms: Marks: 20 1. Microsporogenesis and formation of male gametophyte.
2. Megasporogenesis and formation of female gametophyte.
3. Fertilization, formation of embryo and endosperm.
4. Apomixis: Causes, types and significance of apomixis.
5. Experimental embryology: Control fertilization, induced parthenogenesis, production of
adventive embryos.
Course Code: 413009 ----- Credits: 4 ClassHours:120 hrs.
Course Title : Plant Ecology and Environmental Science, Soil and Plant Nutrition
A. Plant Ecology and Environment Science:
Plant Ecology: Marks 40
1. Scope and application of Plant Ecology.
2. Methods of studying vegetation: Life form classes and biological spectrum. Plant
community structure.
3. Forest ecology: Dominant plants of deciduous, semi-evergreen and tidal forests of
Bangladesh and their edaphic features.
4. Important phytogeographical regions of the world.
5. Soil environment: Physical and chemical aspects and their effects of the growth and
distribution of plants.
6. Energy environment: Energy exchange in the natural environment, energy budget of
different climatic zones.
7. Sources of salinity, salt cycles in nature, classification of saline habitats and
characteristics of halophytes.
Environmental Science: Marks: 30
1. Environmental components: Biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and their
importance.
2. Natural resources: Concept and types – water, land, biological and mineral energy,
wildlife, ocean and human resources and their impact on environment, renewable and
non-renewable resources; limitations of renewable and non-renewable resources.
3. Drought and desertification: Drought and aridity index; drought and desertification
caused by human activity; prevention and reversal of desertification.
4. Ground water and arsenic problem of Bangladesh.
B. Soil and Plant Nutrition: Marks: 30
1. Soil: Soil as a natural body, dynamic nature of soil, major component of soil and soil
profile.
2. Soil water: Forms, saturated and unsaturated water, field capacity, water movement,
water stress and water logging.
3. Soil organic matter: Definition, humus, humifications and effects on soil properties.
4. Plant Nutrition: Introduction to plant nutrition, essential elements; Macro and
micronutrients, role and deficiency symptoms of essential elements.
Course Code: 413011 ----- Credits: 4 ClassHours:120 hrs.
Course Title : Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
A. Plant Physiology: Marks: 60 1. Absorption and translocation of water: Importance of water, forms of underground water,
active and passive absorption, factors affecting the rate of absorption. Ascent of sap,
theories of translocation of water.
2. Mechanism of ion absorption: Passive absorption: Cation exchange theory; Active
absorption: Carrier concept and anion respiration.
3. Photosynthesis: Photosynthetic pigments, nature of light. Light reaction: Role of
chlorophyll and action of light, cyclic and noncyclic photophosphorylation. Carbon
reduction pathways: C3, C4 and CAM.
4. Respiration: Mechanism of aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
5. Plant growth regulators: Classification, chemical nature and effects of auxin, gibberellin
and cytokinin on physiological processes; plant growth and development.
6. Seed germination: Definition, physiological and biochemical changes during
germination.
7. Growth: Phases of growth, factors affecting growth, senescence, types and causes.
B. Biochemistry: Marks: 40 1. Nature and distribution of biochemical substances in plants.
2. Carbohydrate: Classification with examples, structures of important monosaccharides and
oligosaccharides; Storage polysaccharides: starch and glycogen; Structural
polysaccharide: cellulose; economic importance of carbohydrates.
3. Protein and Amino acids: Classification and structure of protein, classification and
structure of proteinaceous amino acids, essential amino acids.
4. Lipids: Nomenclature of fatty acids; fatty acids involved in lipid formation, properties of
lipid, classification and role of lipids.
5. Alkaloids: Definition, Classification and importance.
Course Code: 413013 ----- Credits: 4 Class Hours: 120 hrs.
Course Title : Cytology and Cytogenetics, Genetics, Plant Breeding and Evolution
A. Cytology and Cytogenetics: Marks: 40 1. The cell: A review of the concept, ultrastructural organization of a generalized cell,
differences between protocell and eucell.
2. Cell division: Cell cycle, amitosis, mitosis, meiosis and their biological significance.
3. Special type of chromosomes: Polytene, Lampbrush and B-chromosome.
4. Introduction: Definition, scope and brief history of cytogenetics.
5. Numerical aberration: Definition, classification.
6. Polyploidy: Definition, classification, polyploidy in plants (natural and artificial),
artificial induction of polyploidy, role of polyploidy in evolution and crop improvement:
B. Genetics: Marks: 30
Genetics: 1. Fine structure of gene: Concept of gene, development of the concept of cistron, recon,
muton and complon.
2. Biochemical genetics: Gene-enzyme relationship. One gene one enzyme hypothesis.
3. Genetic control of protein biosynthesis: Transcription and translation, specific and
degenerate code.
4. Gene mutation: Types of gene mutation, detection of sex-linked recessive lethals and
autosomal mutations.
5. Population genetics: Hardy-Weinberg law and its condition.
Plant Breeding and Evolution: Marks: 30 1. Nature and scope of Plant Breeding.
2. Origin and domestication of crops: Centres of origin of crop plants, importance of this
concept in plant breeding, domestication of crops and changes under domestication.
3. Methods of crop improvement: Selection, hybridization and mutation breeding.
4. Heterosis breeding: Heterosis, hybrid vigour and inbreeding depression, genetic basis of
heterosis, achievements through heterosis breeding.
5. Introduction, Pre- Darwinian and Post- Darwinian concept.
6. Synthetic theory of Evolution.
Books Recommended: Bryophyta and Pteridophyta:
1. Eams, A. J. : 1964. Morphology of Vascular Plants. Tata McGraw-Hill Pub.
Co. Ltd. Bombay.
2. Parihar, N. S. : 1955. An Introduction to Embryophyta, Vol. I & II, Central Book
Depot, Allahabad.
3. Smith, G. M. : 1955. Cryptogamic Botany. Vol. II McGraw-Hill Co. Inc., New
York, London.
4. Vashista, P. C. : 1993. Botany for Degree Students: Pteridophyta. S. C. Chand &
Co. Ltd. Ramnagar, New Delhi.
Cytology:
1. Dupraw E. J. : 1970. DNA and Chromosomes, Holt, Rinehart and
Winston, New York.
2. Gupta, M.L. and M.L. Jangir : 1998. Cell Biology: Fundamentals and Applications, Agro
Botnika, New Delhi.
3. Sharma, A. : 1976. The Chromosomes. Oxford & IBH Pub. Co., New Delhi.
4. Wilson, G. B. and J. H. Morrison: 1966. Cytology, Litton Educational Pub. Inc., New
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Cytogenetics:
1. Akhtaruzzaman, M. : 1997. Koshbidhya (3rd
edition), Hassan Book House, Dhaka.
2. Akhtaruzzaman, M. : 1997. Kosh-bangshagatibidhya, Bangla Academy, Dhaka.
3. Garber, E. D. : 1992. Cytogenetics, McGraw-Hill Inc., New York.
4. Moore, D.M. : 1976. Plant Cytogenetics, Chapman and Hall Ltd., England.
5. Schulz-Schaeffer, J. : 1980. Cytogenetics, Springer-Verlag, New York.
6. Sinha, U. andS. Sinha : 1997. Cytogenetics, Plant Breeding and Evolution. Vikas Pub.
House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
7. Swaminathan, M. S., P. K. Gupta and U. Sinha: 1983 Cytogenetics of Crop Plants.
MacMillan India Ltd., New Delhi.
8. Swanson, C. P., T. Merz and W. J. Young: 1982. Cytogenetics: The Chromosomes in
Division, Inheritance and Evolution. (3rd
ed.) Reprint. Prentice Hall of India. Pvt. Ltd.,
New Delhi.
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Economic Botany:
1. Albert, F. H. : 1972. Economic Botany. Tata McGraw Hill Pub. Co. Ltd., New
Delhi.
2. Cotton, C.M. : 1990. Ethnobotany – Principles & Application.
3. Dastur, J. F. : 1960 hrs.. Every Body’s Guide to Ayurvedic Medicene (3rd
reprint 1978). D. B. Taraporevala Sons & Co. Pvt. Ltd. India.
4. Hill, A. F. : 1951. Economic Botany, Tata McGraw Hill Pub. Co. Ltd., New
Delhi.
5. Jain, S. K. : 1997. Indian Ethnobotany, Tata McGraw Hill Pub. Co. Ltd., New
Delhi.
6. Pandey, B. P : 1978. Economic Botany, S. Chand and Co., New Delhi.
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Genetics:
1. Benjamin Lewin : 2000. Gene 2000. Oxford University Press and Cell Press.
2. Gordner, E. J. : 1960 hrs.. Principles of Genetics. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. New
York, London.
3. Singleton, W.R. : 1967. Elementary Genetics. D. Von Nostrand Co., Inc., Canada.
4. Sinnot, E. W., L.C. Dunn and Th. Dobzaansky: 1985. Principles of Genetics. (5th
ed.).
McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc., New York, London.
5. Snustad, D.P. et al. : Principles of Genetics, John Willey & Son, Inc.
6. Strickberger, M.W. : 1996. Genetics. MacMillan Pub. Co. Inc., New York, London.
7. Whitehouse, H. L. K. : Towards an Understanding of the Mechanism of Heredity,
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Gymnosperms:
1. Arnold, C. R. : 1977. An Introduction to Palaeobotany. Tata McGraw Hill Pub.
House, New Delhi.
2. Biswas, C. and B. M. Johri: 1997. The Gymnosperms. Norasa Pub. House, New Delhi.
3. Coulterm, J. M and C. J. Chamberlain: 1964. Morphology of Gymnoperms. Central Book
Depot, Allahabad, India.
4. Mukherji, H. : 1997. Plant Groups. New Central Book Agency, Ltd. Calcutta.
5. Parihar, N. S. : 1995. An Introduction to Embryophyta Vol. I & II. Central Book
Depot. Allahabad
6. Sharma, O. P. : 1980. Gymnosperms – A treatise, Progati Parkashan, Meerut,
India.
7. Smith, G.M. : 1955. Cryptogamic Botany. Vol. II. Bryophyta & Pteriodophyta,
McGraw Hill Co. London.
8. Vashishta, P.C. : 1994. Botany for Degree Students. Vol. V. Gymnosperms. S.
Chand and Co. Ltd. Ramnagar, New Delhi.
Limnology:
1. Agarwal, K.C. : Limnology
A. Goldman, C.R. and J. Horne: 1983. Linmology. McGraw Hill Inc. Book Co., Tokyo.
2. Khan, M.S. and M. Halim: 1987. Aquatic Angiosperms of Bangladesh. Bangladesh
National Herbarium, BARC, Dhaka.
4. Welch, S. Paul : 1983. Limnology.
5. Wetzel, R. G. : 1983. Limnology, W.B. Saunders Co. London.
6. Wetzel, R. G. and G. E. Likens 1979. Limnological analysis. W.B. Sunders Co.
Philadelphia, USA.
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Microbiology:
1. Brock, T.D., W.S. David and T.M. Michael : 1984. Biology of Microorganisms.
Prentice-Hall Engle Wood, Cliffs, New Jersey.
2. Dubey, R. C. and D. K. Maheshwari : 1999. A text book of Microbiology. S. Chand and
Co. Ltd.
3. Frobisher, M., R.D. Hinsdill, K. T. Grabtree and C.R. Gooddheart: 1947. Fundamentals
of Microbiolgy (9th
ed.). W.B. Saunders Co. London.
4. Pelczer, M.J., E.C. Chan and N.R. Krieg: 1993. Microbiology: Concepts and Application.
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5. Tortora, G.J., B.R. Funke and C. L. Case: 1997. Microbiology (6th
ed.) Addison Wesley
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Mycology:
1. Alexopoulos, C.J., C.W. Mims and M. Blackwell : 1996. Introductory Mycology (4th
ed.), Wiley, Eastern Ltd. Calcutta, India.
2. Hawker, Liliam, E : 1967. Fungi, Hutchinson Univ. Library, Cambridge Univ.
Press, London.
3. Moore-Landecker, Elizabath : 1982. Fundamentals of the Fungi. Prentice-Hall. Inc.,
New Jersey, USA.
4. Webster, J. : 1980. Introduction to Fungi. Cambridge Univ. Press,
London, UK.
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Phycology:
1. Bold, H.C. and M.J. Wynne : 1978. Introduction to the Algae, Prentice Hall, India.
2. Chapman, V. J. and D. J. Chapman: 1983. The Algae, Macmillan, London.
3. Fritsch, F.E. : 1946. The Structure and Reproduction in Algae. Vol. I,
Cambridge Univ. Press, London.
4. Lee, R.R. : 1989. Phycology, Cambridge Univ. Press, U.K.
5. Prescott. C.W. : 1968. The Algae: A review. Thomas Nelson, London.
6. Round, F.E. : 1973. The Biology of Algae. St. Martin’s Press, New York.
7. Round, F.E. : 1981. The Ecology of Algae. Cambridge Univ. Press,
U. K.
8. Smith, G.W. 1950. The Fresh Water Algae of the United States.
McGraw Hill Book Co. Inc., New York.
9. Van dan Hoek, C.D.G. Mann and H. M. Johns: 1966. Algae: An Introduction to
Phycology, Cambridge Univ. Press.
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Plant Anatomy and Embryology of Angiosperms:
1. Cutter, E.G : 1969. Plant Anatomy. Part I & II. Edward Arnold Pub., UK.
2. Eames, A.J. and L.H. MacDaniels : 1947. An Introduction to Plant Anatomy. McGraw
Hill Pub. Co., New York.
3. Esau, K. : 1953. Plant Anatomy, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.
4. Fahn, A. : 1969. Plant Anatomy, Perganon Press.
5. Maheswari, P. : 1950. An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms. Tata
McGraw-Hill Pub. Co. Ltd. Bombay, New Delhi.
Plant Breeding:
1. Allard, R.W. : 1999. Principles of Plant Breeding. (3rd
ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
Inc., New York.
2. Chaudhury, H.K : 1978. Elementary Principles of Plant Breeding. Oxford & IBH
Pub. Co., New Delhi.
3. Dana, S. : 2001. Plant Breeding, Naya Udyog, Calcutta.
4. Poehlman, J.M. and D. Borthakur: 1977. Breeding Asian Field Crops. Oxford and IBH
Pub. Co., New Delhi.
5. Simonds, N.W. : 1979. Principles of Plant Improvement, Longman Group Ltd.
London
6. Singh, B.D. : 1995. Plant Breeding-Principles and Methods, (5th
ed.). Kalyani
Publishers, New Delhi.
7. Sinha, U. and S. Sinha: 1977. Cytogenetics, Plant Breeding and Evolution, Vikas Publ.
House, Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
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Plant Ecology & Environmental Science:
1. Ahmed, N. : 1976. A New Economic Geography of Bangladesh, Vikas Pub.
House, India
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Course Code: 413014 ----- Credits: 4
Course Title : Practical: A. Microbiology, Mycology, Plant Pathology, Phycology, Limnology, Bryophyta,
Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms and Taxonomy of Angiosperm - 50
B. Plant Anatomy, Economic Botany, Cytology, Plant Ecology, Plant Physiology,
Biochemistry, Genetics and Plant Breeding - 50
*Practical examination will be carried out in 6 hours examination in two days each under the
same course code.
A. Microbiology, Mycology, Plant Pathology, Phycology, Limnology, Bryophyta,
Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms and Taxonomy of Angiosperm - 50
(a) Microbiology:
1. Demonstration of microorganisms from available materials e.g. curd, cheese, root
nodules and diseased specimens.
2. Simple and gram staining of bacteria.
(b) Mycology and Plant Pathology:
1. Laboratory studies of common fungi covered in theory papers.
2. Preparation and sterilization of culture media for fungal growth.
3. Techniques of isolation of fungal organisms from diseased plant parts.
(c) Phycology:
1. Typical representatives of the different groups of aquatic, sub-aerial and terrestrial algae.
(d) Limnomolgy:
1. Dissolved oxygen and pH determination of water.
(e) Bryophyta:
1. Detailed laboratory studies of common bryophytes.
(f) Pteridophyta and Gymnosperms:
1. Detailed laboratory studies of common pteridophytes and gymnosperms covered in
theory papers.
2. Collection, identification and preservation of specimens.
(g) Taxonomy of Angiosperms:
1. Examination of common plants of the families covered in theory and also plants of
locally available families
2. Identification of them upto genus using dichotomous key.
3. Field trips to get acquainted with flora and preservation of collected materials as
herbarium specimens.
Distribution of marks: Marks:
Bacteria 5 marks
Algae 5 marks
Limnology 6 marks
Fungi/Plant Pathology 5 marks
Bryophyta/Pteridophyta 6 marks
Gymnosperms 6 marks
Taxonomy 8 marks
Identification (four) 4 marks
Practical note book 5 marks
Total = 50 marks
B. Plant Anatomy, Economic Botany, Cytology, Plant Ecology, Plant Physiology,
Biochemistry, Genetics and Plant Breeding - 50
(a) Plant Anatomy:
1. Examination of the macerated tissues, isolation and identification of different types of
cells.
2. Detailed laboratory studies of secondary growth – normal and anomalous.
(b) Economic Botany:
1. Study and identification of economically important plants, plant parts and finished
products of Bangladesh included in the syllabus.
(c) Cytology and Cytogenetics:
1. Preparation of stains, reagents and adhesives.
2. Study of different stages of mitotic and meiotic cell divisions from temporary as well
as permanent slide and photographs.
3. Study of mitosis from root tip cells of Allium cepa and meiosis from the MPCs of some
common plants, such as, Rhoeo discolor and Setcrasea.
(d) Plant Ecology:
1. Determination of frequency, density and abundance of species in plant communities.
2. Study of ecologically important features of plant species including mangrove plants.
3. Determination of carbon, chloride and alkalinity in soil and water sample.
(e) Plant Physiology and Biochemistry:
1. Separation of pigments by separating funnel/chromatography.
2. Determination of osmotic pressure by plasmolytic method.
3. Detection of reducing and non-reducing sugar.
4. Detection of protein.
(f) Genetics and Plant Breeding:
1. Preparation of Neurospora culture media, observation of morphological and biochemical
mutants, crossing and subculturing of Neurospora.
2. Study of segregation of maize colour by chi-square test.
3. Technique in hybridize plants with special emphasis on rice, wheat, jute and Vinca rosea.
Distribution of marks Marks
Plant Anatomy (normal or anomalous secondary growth) 6 marks
Plant ecology 8 marks
Plant physiology and Biochemistry 14 marks
Cytology/Cytogentics 6 marks
Genetics/Plant breeding 6 marks
Viva-Voce 10 marks
Total = 50 marks
**Practical note book to be submitted on the final day of the Practical Examination.**
