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THEORY (45 Hours)

UNIT – I: Origin of Cultivated Plants (2Hours)

Concept of centres of origin, their importance w.r.t. Vavilov‘s work.
UNIT – I1: Cereals (5Hours)

A brief account of the origin, botany, cultivation and uses of food crops (Rice, wheat, maize)
UNIT – II1: Legumes (5 Hours)

General account with special reference to Gram
UNIT – IV: Spices (5 Hours)

General account with special reference to Clove
UNIT – VI: Beverages (5 Hours)
General description with special reference to Tea ( Morphology, processing and uses)

UNIT – VI1: Oils and Fats (5 Hours)

General description with special reference to mustard
UNIT – VII1: Fibre Yielding Plants (5 Hours)
General description with special reference to Cotton (Botanical name, family, part used,
morphology and uses)

UNIT – IX: Plants of Utility (13 Hours)
General account of sources of firewood, timber, medicinal plants. Name, family, distribution and
uses of important commercial timbers of India (Teak, Sal, Chir, Kail, Deodar, Sisham, Kikar). List
of important fuel woods, trees for avenues, pollution control and aesthetics.
A brief account of the following: (i) Gums (ii) Resin (iii) Tannins (iv) Dyes (v) Rattans (vi) Raw
materials for Paper Industry (vii) Bamboos (viii) Wild Fruits.
Name, family, plant part yielding active principle and uses of the following
(i) Aromatic Plants: Mentha, rosa, Jasminum, cymbopogon, Lavender, Hops, Camphor.
(ii) Spices and Condament: Ginger, Turmeric, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardamom, Chillies, Pepper

PRACTICAL (30 Hours)

1. Study of the morphology, structure and simple micro chemical tests of the food storing
tissues in rice, wheat, maize,
2. Microscopic examination of starch in rice, wheat, maize.
3. Study of cotton flowers, sectioning of the cotton ovules/ developing seeds to trace the
origin and development of cotton fibres.
4. Microscopic study of cotton and test for cellulose.
5. Tests for lignocelluloses.
6. Study of hand sections of mustard.
7. Staining of oil drops by Sudan III and Sudan Black.
8. Field visits to study sources of firewood (10plants), timber-yielding trees (10) and
preparation of their list mentioning special features.
9. Examination and brief description of hand section of clove.
10. Preparation of an illustrated inventory of 10 medicinal plants used in indigenous systems
of medicine or allopathy along with their botanical and common names, part used and
diseases/ disorders for which they are prescribed.

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