General characteristics, adaptations to land habit, Classification, Range of thallus organization. Morphology, anatomy and reproduction of and Ecology and economic Marchantia Funaria. importance of bryophytes. Unit 6: Pteridophytes (8 Lectures) General characteristics, classification, Early land plants (Cooksonia and Morphology, Rhynia). anatomy and reproduction of and (Developmental details not to be Selaginella, Equisetum Pteris. included). Heterospory and seed habit, stelar evolution. Ecological and economical importance of Pteridophytes. Unit 4: Gymnosperms (6 Lectures) General characteristics, classification. Classification (up to family), morphology, anatomy and reproduction of and (Developmental details not to be included). Ecological and Cycas Pinus. economical importance. Practical EMs/Models of viruses T-Phage and TMV, Line drawing/Photograph of Lytic and – Lysogenic Cycle. of Bacteria from temporary/permanent slides/photographs; EM bacterium; Binary Fission; Conjugation; Structure of root nodule. Gram staining Study of vegetative and reproductive structures of (electron Nostoc, Chlamydomonas micrographs), through temporary preparations Oedogonium, Vaucheria, and Polysiphonia and permanent slides. Asexual stage from temporary mounts and sexual structures Rhizopus and Penicillium: through permanent slides. Specimens/photographs and mounts. Alternaria: Herbarium specimens of Black Stem Rust of Wheat and infected Barberry leaves; Puccinia: section/tease mounts of spores on Wheat and permanent slides of both the hosts. Specimens of button and full grown mushroom; Sectioning of gills of Agaricus: Agaricus. Lichens: Study of growth forms of lichens (crustose, foliose and fruticose) Mycorrhiza: ecto mycorrhiza and endo mycorrhiza (Photographs)
General characteristics, adaptations to land habit, Classification, Range of thallus organization. Morphology, anatomy and reproduction of Marchantia and Funaria. Ecology and economic importance of bryophytes. Unit 6: Pteridophytes (8 Lectures) General characteristics, classification, Early land plants (Cooksonia and Rhynia). Morphology, anatomy and reproduction of Selaginella, Equisetum and Pteris. (Developmental details not to be included). Heterospory and seed habit, stelar evolution. Ecological and economical importance of Pteridophytes. Unit 4: Gymnosperms (6 Lectures) General characteristics, classification. Classification (up to family), morphology, anatomy and reproduction of Cycas and Pinus. (Developmental details not to be included). Ecological and economical importance. Practical EMs/Models of viruses – T-Phage and TMV, Line drawing/Photograph of Lytic and Lysogenic Cycle. of Bacteria from temporary/permanent slides/photographs; EM bacterium; Binary Fission; Conjugation; Structure of root nodule. Gram staining Study of vegetative and reproductive structures of Nostoc, Chlamydomonas (electron micrographs), Oedogonium, Vaucheria, and Polysiphonia through temporary preparations and permanent slides. Rhizopus and Penicillium: Asexual stage from temporary mounts and sexual structures through permanent slides. Alternaria: Specimens/photographs and mounts. Puccinia: Herbarium specimens of Black Stem Rust of Wheat and infected Barberry leaves; section/tease mounts of spores on Wheat and permanent slides of both the hosts. Agaricus: Specimens of button and full grown mushroom; Sectioning of gills of Agaricus. Lichens: Study of growth forms of lichens (crustose, foliose and fruticose) Mycorrhiza: ecto mycorrhiza and endo mycorrhiza (Photographs)