Osmania University Bsc Botany Syllabus

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Osmania University B.Sc Botany 1st Semester Syllabus:

PAPER I: Microbial Diversity of Lower Plants

UNIT - I
1. Brief account of Archaebacteria, Actinomycetes. (4h)
2. Cyanobacteria: General characters, cell structure, thallus organisation and their significance as biofertilizers with special reference to Oscillatoria, Nostoc and Anabaena.(6h)
3. Lichens: Structure and reproduction; ecological and economic importance. (5h)

UNIT- II
4. Viruses: Structure, replication and transmission; plant diseases caused by viruses and their control with reference to Tobacco Mosaic and Rice Tungro. (7h)
5.. Bacteria: Structure, nutrition, reproduction and economic importance. An outline of
plant diseases of important crop plants caused by bacteria and their control with reference
to Angular leaf spot of cotton and Bacterial blight of Rice. (8h)
6. General account of Mycoplasma with reference to Little leaf of brinjal and Papaya leaf curl

UNIT-III
7. General characters, structure, reproduction and classification of algae (Fritsch) and thallus
organization in algae. (3h)
8. Structure and reproduction of the following:
Chlorophyceae- Volvox, Oedogonium and Chara. (5h)
Phaeophyceae- Ectocarpus (2h)
Rhodophyceae- Polysiphonia. (3h)
9. Economic importance of algae in Agriculture and Industry. (2h)

UNIT-IV
10. General characters and classification of fungi (Ainsworth). (3h)
11. Structure and reproduction of the following:
(a)Mastigimycotina- Albugo
(b) Zygomycotina- Mucor
(c) Ascomycotina- Saccharomyces and Penicillium.
(d) Basidiomycotina- Puccinia
(e) Deuteromycotina- Cercospora. (10h)
12. Economic importance of fungi in relation to mycorrhizae and mushrooms. General account of mushroom cultivation (2h)

References:
1. Alexopolous, J. and W. M. Charles. 1988. Introduction to Mycology. Wiley Eastern, New
Delhi.
2. Mckane, L. and K. Judy. 1996. Microbiology Essentials and Applications. McGraw Hill,
New York.
3. Pandey, B. P. 2001. College Botany, Vol. I: Algae, Fungi, Lichens, Bacteria, Viruses, Plant
Pathology, Industrial Microbiology and Bryophyta. S. Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi.
4. Pandey, B. P. 2007. Botany for Degree Students: Diversity of Microbes, Cryptogams, Cell
Biology and Genetics. S. Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi.
5. Sambamurthy, A. V. S. S. 2006. A Textbook of Plant Pathology. I. K. International Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
6. Sambamurthy, A. V. S. S. 2006. A Textbook of Algae. I. K. International Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi.
7. Sharma, O. P. 1992. Textbook of Thallophyta. McGraw Hill Publishing Co., New Delhi.
8. Thakur, A. K. and S. K. Bassi. 2008. A Textbook of Botany: Diversity of Microbes and
Cryptogams. S. Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi.
9. Vashishta, B. R., A. K. Sinha and V. P. Singh. 2008. Botany for Degree Students: Algae.S.
Chand& Company Ltd, New Delhi.
10. Vashishta, B. R. 1990. Botany for Degree Students: Fungi, S. Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi.
11. Dutta A.C. 2016. Botany for Degree Students. Oxford University Press

Paper II: Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Paleobotany
UNIT-I
1. Bryophytes: General characters and classification. (3h)
2. Structure, reproduction, life cycle and systematic position of Marchantia, Anthoceros and Polytrichum. (Development stages are not required). (10h)
3. Evolution of Sporophyte in Bryophytes. (2h)

UNIT-II
4. Pteridophytes: General characters and classification (Spornes) (3h)
5. Structure, reproduction, life cycle and systematic position of Rhynia, Lycopodium,
Equisetum and Marsilea. (10h)
6. Stelar evolution, heterospory and seed habit in Pteridophytes. (2h)

UNIT-III
7. Gymnosperms: General characters, structure, reproduction and classification (Sporne’s). (4h)
8. Distribution and economic importance of Gymnosperms. (3h)
9. Morphology of vegetative and reproductive parts, systematic position and life cycle of
Pinus and Gnetum . (8 h)

UNIT-IV.
10. Palaeobotany: Introduction, Fossils and fossilization ; Importance of fossils. (8 h)
11. Geological time scale; (4 h)
12. Bennettitales: General account. (3 h)

References:
1. Watson, E. V. 1974. The structure and life of Bryophytes, B. I. Publications, New Delhi.
2. Pandey, B. P. 2006. College Botany, Vol. II: Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms and Paleobotany.
S. Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi.
3. Sporne, K. R. 1965. Morphology of Gymnosperms. Hutchinson Co., Ltd., London.
4. Vashishta, P. C., A. K. Sinha and Anil Kumar. 2006. Botany - Pteridophyta (Vascular
Cryptogams). . Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi.
5. Pandey, B. P. 2001. College Botany, Vol. I: Algae, Fungi, Lichens, Bacteria, Viruses, Plant
Pathology, Industrial Microbiology and Bryophyta. S. Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi.
6. Pandey, B. P. 2007. Botany for Degree Students: Diversity of Microbes, Cryptogams, Cell
Biology and Genetics. S. Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi.
7. Thakur, A. K. and S. K. Bassi. 2008. A Textbook of Botany: Diversity of Microbes and
Cryptogams. S. Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi.
8. Vashishta, B. R., A. K. Sinha and Adarsha Kumar. 2008. Botany for Degree Students:
Bryophyta. S. Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi.
9. Vashishta, P. C., A. K. Sinha and Anil Kumar. 2006. Botany for Degree Students:
Gymnosperms. Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi.
10. Dutta A.C. 2016. Botany for Degree Students. Oxford University Press.