B Sc II curriculum for semester IV
DR.BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR MARATHWADA
UNIVERSITY, AURANGABAD
Faculty of Science
B. Sc. II Year (Theory)
Semester - IV
Paper - XI
Gymnosperms and Utilization of
Plants
45 L
Unit:1
Gymnosperms:
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Salient features,
classification as per Sporne 1965, economic importance.
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(02)
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2.
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Geological time scale,
fossilization, types of fossils, Lyginopteris, fossil fuels.
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(04)
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3.
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Contributions of Prof. Birbal
Sahani.
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(01)
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4.
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Study of morphology, anatomy,
reproduction (excluding developmental stages)
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and graphical representation of
life cycle of the following types:
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(16)
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a) Cycadales – Cycas
b) Coniferales – Pinus
c) Gnetales - Gnetum
Unit:2
Utilization of
Plants:
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Domestication of plants and
their centers of origin.
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(02)
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2.
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History, origin, cultivation,
harvesting, improved varieties and economic importance
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of the following plants:
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(15)
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i. Food plants
– Wheat, Jowar.
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ii. Sugar –
Sugarcane.
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iii. Fibers
-Cotton, Jute.
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iv. Vegetable
oils – Groundnut, Sunflower.
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v. Beverages –
Tea, Coffee.
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vi. Mushroom
e. g. (Oyster) Pleurotus.
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3.
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Botanical name, family name and
economic importance of the following plants:
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(05)
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i.
Medicinal
plants – Korphad, Aswagandha, Turmeric and Nirgudi. ii. Timber and Gum –
Teak, Neem, Babul, Sisham.
iii. Cosmetics
and Perfumes – Rose, Mogara, Tuberose.
iv. Spices –
Clove, Black pepper, Cumin, Coriander, Cinnamon.
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DR.BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR MARATHWADA
UNIVERSITY,AURANGABAD
Faculty of Science
B.Sc. II year (Practical)
Semester -IV
Paper -XIII
Gymnosperms and Utilization of
plants
(Based on paper no - XI)
45L
Gymnosperms: a) Cycas
i. Habit, young leaf, bulbils, male cone,
microsporophyll, megasporophyll, pollen grains, mature seed.
ii. Study through permanent
slides-Normal root (T.S.). Stem (T.S.), Ovule (L.S.). iii. Study through hand
section-Coralloid root (T.S.), Rachis (T.S.), Leaflet (T.S.). b) Pinus
i. Habit,
long and dwarf shoot, scale leaves, foliage leaves, male cone, female cone,
pollen grains (W.M.), winged seed.
ii. Study through
hand sections and permanent slides Root (T.S.), Stem (T.S.), Needle (T.S.).
iii. Study
through permanent slide - T.L.S. & R.L.S. of stem, L.S. of male cone, L.S.
of female cone. c) Gnetum
i) Habit, T. S.
of Stem, Male cone and female cone.
Paleobotany:
a) Types of
fossils (Specimens).
b) Lygynopteris
(Specimen / Permanent slide).
Utilization of
plants:
a) Food
plants – Study of the morphology, structure,and histochemical tests of food
storing tissue in Jowar & Wheat.
b) Histochemical
test of lignin and cellulose.
c) Cultivation of
Oyster (Pleurotus) mushroom on agricultural waste.
d) Vegetable
oils – hand section of Groundnut & Sunflower Seed and staining of oil
droplets by Sudan III.
e) Study of the
sources of Timber, Gum, Medicinal plants, Cosmotics and Perfumes.
f) Study of Black
pepper, Clove, Cinnamon, Cumin, Coriander.
f) Field
notebook, specimen collection, and tour report.
