Course Outcome | Botany

· Understand the range of plant diversity in terms of structure, function & environmental relationships

· Understand the basic terminologies related to plant science

· Understand the diagnostic characteristics & classification of Algae

· Know the systematic position, morphology, structure of selected Algae

· Understand the life cycle pattern of selected Algae

· Understand the useful and harmful activities of Algae

· Learn about the structure, pigmentation, food reserves and methods of reproduction of Algae

· Understand the diagnostic characteristics & classification of Fungi

· Know the systematic position, morphology and structure of selected Fungi

· Understand the life cycle pattern of selected Fungi.

· Understand the useful and harmful activities of Fungi

· Understand the features of Lichens Mycorrhiza

· Identify the causative organism, symptoms and control measure of plant disease and its effect on economy of crops

· Understand the diagnostic characteristics & classification of Bryophytes

· Know the taxonomic position, occurrence, thallus structure, reproduction of selected Bryophytes

· Understand the life cycle pattern of selected Bryophytes

· Understand the economic & ecological importance of the Bryophytes

· Understand the normal and anomalous secondary growth in plants and their causes

· To make connections between plant anatomy and the other major disciplines of biology

· To identify and compare structural differences among different taxa of vascular plants

· Microscopic observation of vegetative and reproductive structures of algae, fungi through temporary slide preparations

· Simple microtomy-hand sections of selected angiospermic stem, root and leaves

· Learning Double-staining technique

· Study of anatomical details of selected angiospermic specimens through temporary slide preparations

· Identification of cryptogramic specimen(as prescribed in theoretical syllabus) through permanent slides and macroscopic observation

· Herbarium sheets study of Pathological specimens – Late blight of potato, Brown spot of rice and stem rot of jute

· Understand the diagnostic characteristics & classification of Pteridophytes

· Know the systematic position, morphology and structure of selected Pteridophytes

· Know the concept of heterospory and origin of seed habit

· Understand the life cycle pattern of selected Pteridophytes

· Understand the economic importance of Pteridophytes

· Understand Gymnosperms with respect to distinguishing characters, comparison with Angiosperms

· Understand the diagnostic characteristics & classification of Gymnosperms

· Know the systematic position, morphology and structure of selected Gymnosperms

· Understand the life cycle pattern of selected Gymnosperms

· Understand the economic importance of Gymnosperms

· Studied the methods of fossilization

· Understand about geological time scale

· Inculcate the concept of spore & pollen, their difference, morphological & functional details

· Get a clear concept on applications of Paynology Forensic, Melissopalynology etc.

· Know the vegetative characteristics of the plant

· Learn about the reproductive characteristics of the plant

· Understand the plant morphology

· Get the detail concept of inflorescence, flower, fruit & seed

· Generalize the characters of the families according to Bentham & Hooker’s system of Classification

· Brief studied the economic products with special reference to the Botanical name, family, morphology of useful part & the uses

ü Leguminosae (Fabaceae)

ü Malvaceae

ü Solanaceae

ü Labiatea (Lamiaceae)

ü Acanthaceae

· Identification of selected Pteridophyte & gymnosperm specimen through macroscopic observation

· Permanent Anatomical slides study (stellar types, transfusion tissue, sieve tube, sunken stomata, lenticels)

· Study of inflorescence types with examples

· Briefly studied on herbarium techniques & prepare 15 herbarium sheets of common Angiospermic weeds

· The students will be able to learn about the basics of cell and its inclusions

· Understand Cell wall, Plasma membrane, ultrastructure of nuclear envelope, nucleolus and their functions

· Understand the structure and chemical composition of chromatin and concept of cell division

· Interpret the Mendel’s principles

· Comprehend the effect of chromosomal abnormalities in numerical as well as structural changes leading to genetic disorders

· Get clear concept of Ploidy and its importance in evolution

· Detail idea of Transcription & Translation

· Understand basic cocept of Genetic code, Split gene & Transposon

· Analyze the effect of mutations on gene functions

· Have conceptual understanding of laws of inheritance, genetic basis of loci and alleles and their linkage

· Know about gene mapping methods

· Learn about classification, characteristics, ultra structure of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic microbes

· Understand the Microbial Genetics and Recombination in Bacteria

· Understand the economic importance of Virus & Bacteria

(Credits 2)

· Student will able be to observe mitosis cell division through the cytological preparation from onion root tips

· Learn Gram staining technique of Bacteria

· Identification of different mitotic and meiotic stages from cytological slides

· Identification of different forms of bacteria

· Develop skill regarding isolation,identification and mass production of bacterial biofertilizers

· Develop skill on blue green algal biofertilizer production and its application

· Gain knowledge about Mycorrhizal association & its influence on growth and yield of crop plants

· Learned about the benefits of organic farming and its relation to waste management.

· To understand the plants and plant cells in relation to water

· Students will able to gain knowledge on role of micronutrients in plant growth & their development

· Learn about the movement of sap and absorption of water in plant body

· Students are able to understand the process of translocation of organic solutes in plants

· To gain knowledge about chloroplast structure, photosynthetic pigments. Understand the process of photosynthesis in higher plants with particular emphasis on light and dark reactions, C3 and C4 pathways

· To understand the energy releasing steps in Glycolysis. Understand the respiration in higher plants with particular emphasis on aerobic and anaerobic respiration

· Understand the mechanism of nitrogen metabolism

· To acquire knowledge in plant growth regulator and its uses, understand the physiology of flowering and photoperiodism

(Credits 2)

· Learn how transpiration are influenced by light intensities & stomata size & number are responsible for transpiration rate

· Gain knowledge on Imbibition of water by dry seeds – proteinaceous and fatty seeds

· Evolution of O₂ during photosynthesis (using graduated tube)

· Learn how respiration rates are measured by using germinating seeds with respiroscope

· Gain knowledge about Somatic embryogenesis and artificial seed

· Interpret the protoplast culture and its application

· Understand the advantages of in vitro propagation in various areas

· Learn about Recombinant DNA, Restriction enzymes, plasmids as vectors

· Gene cloning (basic steps)

· Know the transgenic technology for the improvement of quality and quantity of plant and thereby product

· Realize the application and importance of plant tissue culture and transgenic plants

· The students will be able to create interest in research programmes in the subjects of phytochemistry and pharmacognosy after attaining a background in the fundamentals of biology, chemistry, physics, and drug therapy.

· They will gain deep understanding of many of the chemical reactions and structures of biological molecules essential for life on earth.

· To understand different systems of medicine and their uses .

· To explain how current medicinal practices are often based on indigenous plant knowledge.

· To get introduced to different perspectives on treating ailments.

(Credits 2)

balance, pH meter, Colorimeter, Water bath, Distillation plant, Laminar air flow.

· Learn the macroscopic and microscopic characters, chemical constituents, adulterants,therapeutical and pharmaceutical uses of medicinal plants.

· Understand the techniques for drug evaluation (Chemical, Physical and Biological).

· To study the techniques of production of new superior crop verities.

· Get the detail knowledge about modern strategies applied in Plant Breeding for crop improvement i.e. Mass selection, Pureline Selection and Clonal selection

· Know about exploitation of Heterosis, hybrid and variety development and their release through artificial hybridization.

· Make them knowledgable with the origin, morphology and uses of Rice.

· Make them understand the General concept of legumes with special reference to Vigna.

· Understand the processing of beverage: Tea

· Brief studied the economic products with special reference to the Botanical name, family, morphology of useful part and the uses

(Credits 2)

· Identify the economic products related to theory syllabus and their Botanical name, family and uses

· Know the techniques of cultivation process.

· To get knowledge about nutritional and medicinal value and storage methods.

· To acquire knowledge about cultivation such as spawn and spawning techniques.

· To understand the factors influencing the mushroom cultivation and post harvesting methods.

· Students get detailed knowledge about cost economics, importance and preparation of value added products