IFS Exam Botany Syllabus

Hey I want the Botany syllabus for IFS(Indian Forest Services) Exam can you please help me??

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You want the syllabus for botany for IFS(Indian Forest Services) so I am here providing you:

Paper - I
1. Microbiology and Plant Pathology: Viruses, bacteria, and plasmids-structure and reproduction. General account of infection, Phytoimmunology. Applications of microbiology in agriculture, industry, medicine and pollution control in air, soil and water. Important plant diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma, fungi and nematodes. Mode of infection and dissemination. Molecular basis of infection and disease resistance/defence. Physiology of parasitism and control measures. Fungal toxins.

2. Cryptogams: Algae, Fungi, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes-structure and reproduction from evolutonary viewpoint. Distribution of Cryptogams in India and their economic potential.

3. Phanerogams: Gymnosperms: Concept of Progymonosperms. Classification and distribution of Gymnosperms. Salient features of Cycadales, Coniferrals and Gnetales, their structures and reproduction. General account of Cycadofilicales, Bennettitales and Cordaitales.
Angiosperms: Systematics, anatomy, embryology, palynology and phylogeny. Comparative account of various systems of Angiosperm Classiification. Study of angiospermic families–Magnoliaceae, Ranunculaceae, Brassicaceae (Cruci-ferae), Rosaceae, Leguminosae, Euphorbiaceae, Malvaceaie, Dipterocar-paceae, Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), Asclepiadaceae, Verbenaceae, Solana-ceae, Rubiaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Asteraceae (Composite), Poaceae (Gramineae), Arecaceae (Palmae), Liliaceae, Musaceae, Orchidaceae. Stomata and their types. Anomalous secondary growth, Anatomy of C 3 and C 4 plants. Development of male and female gametophytes, pollination, fertilization. Endosperm–its development and function. Patterns of embryo development. Polyembryony, apoxmix, Applications of palynology.

4. Plant Utility and Exploitation: Origin of cultivated plants, Vavilov's centres of origin. Plants as sources for food, fodder, fibres, spices, beverages, drugs, narcotics, insecticides, timber, gums, resins and dyes. Latex, cellulose Starch and their products. Perfumery. Importance of Ethnobotany in Indian context. Energy plantation. Botanical Gardens and Herbaria.

5. Morphogenesis: Totipotency, polarity, symmetry and differentiation. Cell, tissue, organ and protoplast culture. Somatic hybrids and Cybrids.

Paper - II
1. Cell Biology: Techniques of Cell Biology. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells -structural and ultrastructural details. Structure and function of extracellular matrix or ECM (cell wall) and membranes-cell adhesion, membrane transport and vesicular transport. Structure and function of cell organelles (chloroplasts, mitochondria, ER, ribosomes, endosomes, lysosomes, peroxisomes, hydrogenosome). Nucleus, nucleolus, nuclear pore complex. Chromatin and nucleosome. Cell signalling and cell receptors. Signal transduction (G-1 proteins, etc.). Mitosis and meisdosis; molecular basis of cell cycle. Numerical and structural variations in chromosomes and their significance. Study of polytene, lampbrush and B-chromosomes structure, behaviour and significance.

2. Genetics, Molecular Biology and Evolution: Development of genetics, and gene versus allele concepts (Pseudoalleles). Quantitative genetics and multiple factors. Linkage and crossing over–methods of gene mapping including molecular maps (idea of mapping function). Sex chromosomes and sexlinked inheritance, sex determination and molecular basis of sex differentiation. Mutation (biochemical and molecular basis). Cytoplasmic inheritance and cytoplasmic genes (including genetics of male sterility). Prions and prion hypothesis. Structure and synthesis of nucleic acids and protines. Genetic code and regulation of gene expression. Multigene families. Organic evolution-evidences, mechanism and theories. Role of RNA in origin and evolution.

3. Plant Breeding, Biotechnology and Biostatistics: Methods of plant breeding -- introduction, selection and hybridization (pedigree, backcross, mass selection, bulk method). Male sterility and heterosis breeding. Use of apomixis in plant breeding. Micropropagation and genetic engineering–methods of transfer of genes and transgenic crops; development and use of molecular markers in plant breeding.
Standard deviation and coefficient of variation (CV). Tests of significance (Z-test, t-test and chi-square tests). Probability and distributions (normal, binomial and Poisson distributions). Correlation and regression.

4. Physiology and Biochemistry: Water relations, Mineral nutrition and ion transport, mineral deficiencies. Photosynthesis–photochemical reactions, photophosphorylation and carbon pathways including C pathway (photorespiration), C, C and CAM pathways. Respiraion (anaerobic and aerobic, including fermentation-electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation. Chemiosmotic theory and ATP synthesis. Nitrogen fixation and nitrogen metabolism. Enzymes, coenzymes, energy transfer and energy conservation. Importance of secondary metabolites. Pigments as photoreceptors (plastidial pigments and phytochrome). Photoperiodism and flowering, vernalization, senescence. Growth substances-their chemical nature, role and applications in agri-horticulture, growth indices, growth movements. Stress physiology (heat, water, salinity, metal). Fruit and seed physiology. Dormancy, storage and germination of seed. Fruit ripening -- its molecular basis and manipulation.

5. Ecology and Plant Geography: Ecological factors. Concepts and dynamics of community. Plant succession. Concepts of biosphere. Ecosystems and their conservation. Pollution and its control (including phytoremediation).
Forest types of India -- afforestation, deforestation and social forestry. Endangered plants, endemism and Red Data Books. Biodiversity. Convention of Biological Diversity, Sovereign Rights and Intellectual Property Rights. Biogeochemical cyeles. Global warming.

Hello I have apply for Indian forest service exam , will you please provide me IFS Botany exam syllabus ?

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Hello buddy as you want here we provides you IFS Botany exam syllabus as follows

UPSC IFS Botany Syllabus

Paper I

Microbiology and Plant Pathology:

Viruses, bacteria, and plasmidsstructure and reproduction. General account
of infection, Phytoimmunology. Applications of microbiology in agriculture,
industry, medicine and pollution control in air, soil and water. Important
plant diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma, fungi and
nematodes. Mode of infection and dissemination. Molecular basis of infection
and disease resistance/defence. Physiology of parasitism and control
measures. Fungal toxins.

Cryptogams:

Algae, Fungi, Bryophytes, Pteridophytesstructure and reproduction from
evolutonary viewpoint. Distribution of Cryptogams in India and their
economic potential.

Phanerogams: Gymnosperms: Concept of Progymonosperms. Classification
and distribution of Gymnosperms. Salient features of Cycadales, Coniferrals
and Gnetales, their structures and reproduction. General account of
Cycadofilicales, Bennettitales and Cordaitales.

Angiosperms:

Systematics, anatomy, embryology, palynology and phylogeny. Comparative
account of various systems of Angiosperm Classiification. Study of
angiospermic families–Magnoliaceae, Ranunculaceae, Brassicaceae
(Cruciferae), Rosaceae, Leguminosae, Euphorbiaceae, Malvaceaie,
Dipterocarpaceae, Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), Asclepiadaceae, Verbenaceae,
Solanaceae, Rubiaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Asteraceae (Composite), Poaceae
(Gramineae), Arecaceae (Palmae), Liliaceae, Musaceae, Orchidaceae.
Stomata and their types. Anomalous secondary growth, Anatomy of C 3 and
C 4 plants. Development of male and female gametophytes, pollination,
fertilization. Endosperm–its development and function. Patterns of embryo
development. Polyembryony, apoxmix, Applications of palynology.

Plant Utility and Exploitation:

Origin of cultivated plants, Vavilov's centres of origin. Plants as sources for
food, fodder, fibres, spices, beverages, drugs, narcotics, insecticides, timber,
gums, resins and dyes. Latex, cellulose Starch and their products.
Perfumery. Importance of Ethnobotany in Indian context. Energy plantation.
Botanical Gardens and Herbaria.

. Morphogenesis:

Totipotency, polarity, symmetry and differentiation. Cell, tissue, organ and
protoplast culture. Somatic hybrids and Cybrids.

Paper II

Cell Biology:

Techniques of Cell Biology. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells structural and
ultrastructural details. Structure and function of extracellular matrix or ECM
(cell wall) and membranescell adhesion, membrane transport and vesicular
transport. Structure and function of cell organelles (chloroplasts,
mitochondria, ER, ribosomes, endosomes, lysosomes, peroxisomes,
hydrogenosome). Nucleus, nucleolus, nuclear pore complex. Chromatin and
nucleosome. Cell signalling and cell receptors. Signal transduction (G1
proteins, etc.). Mitosis and meisdosis; molecular basis of cell cycle.
Numerical and structural variations in chromosomes and their significance.
Study of polytene, lampbrush and Bchromosomes structure, behaviour and
significance.

Genetics, Molecular Biology and Evolution:

Development of genetics, and gene versus allele concepts (Pseudoalleles).
Quantitative genetics and multiple factors. Linkage and crossing overâ
€“methods of gene mapping including molecular maps (idea of mapping
function). Sex chromosomes and sexlinked inheritance, sex determination
and molecular basis of sex differentiation. Mutation (biochemical and
molecular basis). Cytoplasmic inheritance and cytoplasmic genes (including
genetics of male sterility). Prions and prion hypothesis. Structure and
synthesis of nucleic acids and protines. Genetic code and regulation of gene
expression. Multigene families. Organic evolutionevidences, mechanism and
theories. Role of RNA in origin and evolution.

Plant Breeding, Biotechnology and Biostatistics:

Methods of plant breeding introduction, selection and hybridization
(pedigree, backcross, mass selection, bulk method). Male sterility and
heterosis breeding. Use of apomixis in plant breeding. Micropropagation and
genetic engineering–methods of transfer of genes and transgenic crops;
development and use of molecular markers in plant breeding.

Standard deviation and coefficient of variation (CV). Tests of significance
(Ztest, ttest and chisquare tests). Probability and distributions (normal,
binomial and Poisson distributions). Correlation and regression.

Physiology and Biochemistry:

Water relations, Mineral nutrition and ion transport, mineral deficiencies.
Photosynthesis–photochemical reactions, photophosphorylation and carbon
pathways including C pathway (photorespiration), C, C and CAM pathways.
Respiraion (anaerobic and aerobic, including fermentationelectron transport
chain and oxidative phosphorylation. Chemiosmotic theory and ATP
synthesis. Nitrogen fixation and nitrogen metabolism. Enzymes, coenzymes,
energy transfer and energy conservation. Importance of secondary
metabolites. Pigments as photoreceptors (plastidial pigments and
phytochrome). Photoperiodism and flowering, vernalization, senescence.
Growth substancestheir chemical nature, role and applications in
agrihorticulture, growth indices, growth movements. Stress physiology (heat,
water, salinity, metal). Fruit and seed physiology. Dormancy, storage and
germination of seed. Fruit ripening its molecular basis and manipulation.

. Ecology and Plant Geography:

Ecological factors. Concepts and dynamics of community. Plant succession.
Concepts of biosphere. Ecosystems and their conservation. Pollution and its
control (including phytoremediation).

Forest types of India afforestation, deforestation and social forestry.
Endangered plants, endemism and Red Data Books. Biodiversity. Convention
of Biological Diversity, Sovereign Rights and Intellectual Property Rights.
Biogeochemical cyeles. Global warming.

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