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Definition, Population characteristics, population dynamics & regulation, ecotypes, ecads.

UNIT 4: Community ecology (8 Hours)
Definition, Community characteristics, Biological spectrum, Ecological succession.
UNIT 5: Ecosystems (10 Hours)

Structure (biotic and abiotic components) ecological pyramids, and function of ecosystems; food
chain, food web, energy flow; biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus.
UNIT 6: Biogeographical regions of India (6 Hours)

General account of biogeographical regions of India, Vegetation types of India: Forests and
grasslands

PRACTICAL(30 Hours)

1. Determination of minimum quadrat size for the study of herbaceous vegetation/animals
through species area curve method.
2. Quantitative analysis of herbaceous vegetation for frequency and comparison with
Raunkiaer‘s frequency distribution law.
3. Study of instruments used to measure microclimatic variables: soil thermometer,
maximum and minimum thermometer, anemometer, psychrometer/hygrometer, rain gauge
and lux meter.
4. Determination of pH, porosity and moisture content of soil of minimum three different
habitats.
5. To estimate transparency, pH and temperature of different water bodies.
6. To estimate dust holding capacity of the leaves of different plant species.

SUGGESTED READINGS:

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1. Kormondy, E.J. (1996). Concepts of Ecology. Prentice Hall, U.S.A. 4 edition.
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2. Sharma,P.D.(2010)EcologyandEnvironment.RastogiPublications,Meerut,India.8 edition.
3. Simpson, M.G. (2006). Plant Systematics. Elsevier Academic Press, San Diego, CA,
U.S.A.
4. Singh,G.(2012).PlantSystematics: theory andPractice.Oxford & IBH Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi.
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3 edition.

Bot.213 Genetics 3+1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The primary objective of this course is:
 To understand the concepts and details of heredity and variation at molecular and cellular
levels.
 Deals with more recent development which have taken place in the field of genetics besides
providing introduction to methods of plant breeding of improvement of crop plants with
respect to:
 Genetics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organelles, Chromatin organization
 Structural and Numerical alterations in chromosomes, Mutation
 DNA damage and repair mechanism. Cytogenetics of aneuploids and structural heterozygotes

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