Week 16: Early development of plant body: Capsella bursa-pastoris Structure and development of Anther Microsporogenesis, Microgametophyte
Chapter 22: Early development of the Plant Body, page 526,
In book
Raven Biology of Plants by Ray F. Evert, Susan E. Eichhorn. 8th Edition. W. H. Freeman and Company Publishers. 2013.
Chapter 9: Flowers and Reproduction, page 228,
In book
Botany: an introduction to plant biology by James D. Mauseth. 2/e, Multimedia enhanced edition . Jones and Bartlett Publishers. 1998.
Course Material
- Week 1: Introduction to Plant Systematic: aims, objectives and importance.
- Week 2: Classification: Brief history of various systems of classification with emphasis on Takhtajan
- Week 3: Brief introduction to nomenclature, its history and importance of Latin names
- Week 4: Binomial system with an introduction to International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN).Vienna code
- Week 5: A detailed account of morphological characters of root, stem, leaf
- Week 6: A detailed account of morphological characters of inflorescence, flower, placentation and fruit types
- Week 7: Diagnostic characters, economic importance and distribution pattern of families: Ranunculaceae, Brassicaceae (Cruciferae), Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
- Week 8: Diagnostic characters, economic importance and distribution pattern of familiesRosaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Cucurbitaceae
- Week 9: MID TERM EXAMINATION
- Week 10: Diagnostic characters, economic importance and distribution pattern of families Lamiaceae (Labiatae), Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), Asteraceae (Compositae)
- Week 11: Diagnostic characters, economic importance and distribution pattern of family Liliaceae(Sen. Lato). Cell wall, structure and chemical composition
- Week 12: Concept, structure and function of various tissues like: Parenchyma, Collenchyma, Sclerenchyma
- Week 13: Concept, structure and function of Epidermis (including stomata and trichomes), Xylem, Phloem. Meristem: types stem and root apices
- Week 14: Structure and development of root, stem and leaf. Vascular cambium, Primary and secondary growth of dicot stem, periderm
- Week 15: Characteristics of wood: diffuse porous and ring porous, sap and heart wood, soft and hard wood, annual rings.
- Week 16: Early development of plant body: Capsella bursa-pastoris Structure and development of Anther Microsporogenesis, Microgametophyte
- Week 17: Structure of Ovule Megasporogenesis, Megagametophyte, Endosperm formation, Parthenocarpy, Polyembryony
- Week 18: FINAL TERM EXAMINATION
- Chapters 18
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