BOTN-5102          Plant Systematic, Anatomy and Development/Embryology      Cr. 4(3+1)

2nd Semester

Introduction to course

Plant Systematic, Anatomy and Development/Embryology is a course of vital importance in BS botany, zoology and chemistry. This course elucidates the importance of Plant Systematic: aims, objectives, providing an introduction to ICBN for plants. Plant systematics deals with the morphological characters and anatomy of various organs/parts of plants. This course also covers

early development of plant body and organogenesis. Following are the important topics to be discussed indetail.

Plant systematic                                                                                                        

•   Introduction to Plant Systematic
•  Classification:  Brief history of various systems of classification with emphasis on Takhtajan.
• Introduction to nomenclature ICBN/ ICN for plants.
• Morphology: A detailed account of various morphological characters root, stem, leaf, inflorescence, flower, placentation and fruit types.
• Diagnostic characters, economic importance and distribution pattern of ten families:

 Anatomy

• Cell wall: structure and chemical composition
• Concept, structure and function of various tissues
• Meristem: types, stem and root apices
• Vascular cambium
• Structure and development of root, stem and leaf.
• Primary and secondary growth
• Characteristics of wood

  Development/Embryology

• Early development of plant body: Capsella bursa-pastoris
• Structure and development of Anther
• Structure and development of Ovule
• Endosperm formation
• Parthenocarpy
• Polyembryony

Course pre-requisites (if any)

• The prerequisites is diversity of plants BOTN 5101.

Learning outcomes

Students will gain knowledge about

• Plant Systematic: aims, objectives and importance
• Morphology, internal structure, function and development of various plant organs and parts
• Important rules and principles of ICBN
• Diagnostic characters, economic importance and distribution pattern of  selected plant families

Textbooks to be used for the course

• Steeves, T. A. and Sawhney, V. K. Essentials of developmental plant anatomy. (Oxford University Press, 2017).
• Spichiger, R. E. Systematic Botany of flowering plants: a new phytogenetic approach of the angiosperms of the temperate and tropical regions. (CRC Press, 2019).
• Michael Hickey  and    Clive King, The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms.(Cambridge University Press, 2015).
• Richard, C. Lyons-Sobaski, Sheila, Wise, and Robert. Plant anatomy. Springer-Verlag, 2018).
• Clive A., Stace, C. A. and Crawley, M. J. Alien Plants (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 129). (Harper Collins Publishers, 2015).
• Hather, J. G. Archaeological parenchyma. (Routledge Publishers, 2016).

Description of system of Evaluation (Exam, assignments etc)

• Sessional                                            15
• Mid Term Exam                                   15       
• Practical                                               25
• Final exam:                                          45