HEMCHANDRACHARYA GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, PATAN B.Sc. ( Botany) CBCS Syllabus 2011 Document code : SYLLABUS BSBOT2011 Revision No: 0 Name of Faculty Science Faculty Code SC Programme Code : BSBOT Programme Name : Botany Effective from: June 2011 Sem CC Old Paper Code New Code Type Paper Name Marking scheme Credit Remarks External Internal The Pra The Pra 1 BSBOT101CC CC CCBOT-111 (CCT) 70 30 4 100 1 BSBOT101PR PR Practical(PRT) 50 2 50 1 BSBOT101ES ES Plant Tissue Culture(PTC) 50 2 50 Any one paper from BSBOT101ES to 103ES BSBOT102ES ES Plant Breeding(PBD) 50 2 50 Any one paper from BSBOT101ES to 103ES 1 BSBOT103ES ES Horticulture(HOR) 50 2 50 Any one paper from BSBOT101ES to 103ES 1 EG111 BSBOT101EG EG Communication skills (EGC) 50 2 50 Sem CC Old Paper Code New Paper Code Paper Type Paper Name Marking scheme Credit Total Remarks External Internal The Pra The Pra 2 BSBOT201CC CC 70 30 4 100 2 BSBOT201PR PR Practical(PRT) 50 2 50 2 BSBOT201ES ES Plant Tissue Culture(PTC) 50 2 50 Any one paper from BSBOT201ES to 203ES 2 BSBOT202ES ES Plant Breeding(PBD) 50 2 50 Any one from BSBOT201ES to 203ES
2 BSBOT203ES ES Horticulture(HOR) 50 2 50 Any one paper from BSBOT201ES to 203ES 2 BSBOT201EG EG Environment science (EGE) 50 2 50 Any one paper from BSBOT201EG to202EG 2 BSBOT202EG EG Disaster management (GDM) 50 2 50 Any one from BSBOT201EG to 202EG Sem CC Old Paper Code New Paper Code Paper Type Paper Name Marking scheme Credit Total Remarks External Internal The Pra The Pra 3 BSBOT301CC CC 70 30 3 100 3 BSBOT302CC CC 70 30 3 100 3 BSBOT301PR PR Practical(PR1) 50 1.5 50
3 BSBOT302PR PR Practical(PR2) 50 1.5 50 3 BSBOT301ES ES DNA-a molecule of Life(MOL) 50 2 50 Any one from BSBOT301ES to 303ES 3 BSBOT302ES ES Waterquality analysis(WQA) 50 2 50 Any one paper from BSBOT301ES to 303ES 3 BSBOT303ES ES Biodiversity(BIO) 50 2 50 Any one paper from BSBOT301ES to 303ES Semester CC Old Paper Code New Paper Code Paper Type Paper Name Marking scheme Credit Total Remarks External Internal The Pra The Pra 4 BSBOT401CC CC CCBOT221(CC1) 70 30 3 100 4 BSBOT402CC CC CCBOT222(CC2) 70 30 3 100
4 BSBOT401PR PR Practical(PR1) 50 1.5 50 4 BSBOT402PR PR Practical(PR2) 50 1.5 50 4 BSBOT401ES ES DNA-a molecule of Life(MOL) 50 2 50 Any one paper from BSBOT401ES to 403ES 4 BSBOT402ES ES Water quality analysis(WQA) 50 2 50 Any one paper from BSBOT401ES to 403ES 4 BSBOT403ES ES Biodiversity(BIO) 50 2 50 Any one paper from BSBOT401ES to 403ES Semester CC Old Paper Code New Code Paper Type Paper Name Marking scheme Credit Total Remarks External Internal The Pra The Pra 5 BSBOT501CC CC Fungi and Plant Pathology(AFP) 70 30 3 100 5 BSBOT502CC CC Bryophyta, Pteridophyta andGymnosperms(BPG) 70 30 3 100 5 BSBOT503CC CC AngiospermFamilies, Plant Ecology and Plant Anatomy(APA) 70 30 3 100 5 BSBOT504CC CC Cell Biology & Genetics, Microbiology and Biostatistics(CMB) 70 30 3 100 5 BSBOT501PR PR Algae,Fungi,Plant PathologyandBryophyta(APR) 65 2 65 5 BSBOT502PR PR Pteridophyta,Gymnosperms, Angiosperm FamiliesandPlant Ecology(PPR) 65 2 65 5 BSBOT503PR PR Plant Anatomy,Cell Biology &Genetics,Microbiology and Biostatistics(BPR) 70 2 70 5 BSBOT504PR PR Cell Biology & Genetics, Microbiology and Biostatistics(CPR) 70 2 70 5 BSBOT501ES ES Water Ecology(FWE) 50 2 50 Any one from BSBOT501ES to 502ES 5 BSBOT502ES ES Air Pollution(FPE) 50 2 50 Any one paper from BSBOT501ES to 502ES
Semester CC Old Paper Code New Paper Code Paper Type Paper Name Marking scheme Credit Total Remarks External Internal The Pra The Pra 6 BSBOT601CC CC Molecular Biology, Plant Pathology & Lichensand Angiosperm Families(MPL) 70 30 3 100 6 BSBOT602CC CC Biochemistry and Physiology(BPP) 70 30 3 100 6 BSBOT603CC CC Economic Botany, Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology and Genetics&Plant Ecology(EPG) 70 30 3 100 6 BSBOT604CC CC Anatomy and Plant Breeding(PPB) 70 30 3 100 6 BSBOT601PR PR Molecular Biology, Plant Pathology & Lichens, Angiosperm Families and Biochemistry(MPR) 65 2 50 6 BSBOT602PR PR Plant Physiology, Plant Breeding(PPR) 65 2 50 6 BSBOT603PR PR Economic Botany, Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology,Genetics&Plant Ecology, Plant Anatomy(EPR) 70 2 50 6 BSBOT604PR PR Plant Anatomy and Plant Breeding(PPR) 70 2 70 6 BSBOT601ES ES Pharmacognosy of Herbal Drugs(PHD) 50 2 50 Any one paper from BSBOT601ES to 603ES 6 BSBOT602ES ES Fresh Water Ecology(FWE) 50 2 50 Any one paper from BSBOT601ES to 603ES 6 BSBOT603ES ES Air Pollution(FPE) 50 2 50 Any one from BSBOT601ES to 603ES Choice Based Credit System-Semester-Grading System In Graduate B Sc Programme The 11th Five Year plan of India proposed various measures for academic reforms in higher education. Keeping in view the challenges of the changed times and make the higher education in Indian Universities compatible with the universities in developed nations, the UGC (11th Plan, March 2009) and later on the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) stressed on the following recommendations: Semester System Choice Based Credit System.
Base Management System (DBMS). In Semester-VI there are two courses 1. Information Technology and 2.Naturopathy. HEMCHANDRACHARYA NORTH GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, PATAN B.Sc. Programme with 144 credits CBCS-Semester-Grading Pattern w.e.f. June-2011
Ins. Hrs/ Week Internal Marks Uni. Exam. Marks Total Marks Semester-V Core Compulsory (CC) Course CC-I-7 Core Course-I (Paper-7) 3 30 70 100 3 CC-I-8 Core Course-I (Paper-8) 3 30 70 100 3 CC-I-9 Core Course-II (Paper-9) 3 30 70 100 3 CC-I-10 Core Course-II (Paper-10) 3 30 70 100 3 Soft-skill: Practical Core (PC) Course PC-I-7 Practical Core Course-I (Paper-7) 3 50 50 1.5 PC-I-8 Practical Core Course-I (Paper-8) 3 50 50 1.5 PC-I-9 Practical Core Course-II (Paper-9) 3 50 50 1.5 PC-I-10 Practical Core Course-II (Paper-10) 3 50 50 1.5 Foundation Course (FC) FG-31 Compulsory English (L.L.) 3 30 70 100 2 Elective Course (EC) EG-31 Elective (Generic) Course 2 50 50 2 ES-31 Elective (Subject) Course 2 50 50 2 30 150 650 800 24 Semester-VI Core Compulsory (CC) Course CC-I-11 Core Course-I (Paper-11) 3 30 70 100 3 CC-I-12 Core Course-I (Paper-12) 3 30 70 100 3 CC-I-13 Core Course-II (Paper-13) 3 30 70 100 3 CC-I-14 Core Course-II (Paper-14) 3 30 70 100 3 Soft-skill: Practical Core (PC) Course PC-I-11 Practical Core Course-I (Paper-11) 3 50 50 1.5 PC-I-12 Practical Core Course-I (Paper-12) 3 50 50 1.5 PC-I-13 Practical Core Course-II (Paper-13) 3 50 50 1.5 PC-I-14 Practical Core Course-II (Paper-14) 3 50 50 1.5 Foundation Course (FC) FG-32 Compulsory English (L.L.) 3 30 70 100 2 Elective Course (EC) EG-32 Elective (Generic) Course 2 50 50 2 ES-32 Elective (Subject) Course 2 50 50 2 30 150 650 800 24
depends upon the position of centromere, and functions 2 Biology of Cryptogams (Algae & Fungi) characters of Algae importance of Algae (as food, fodder and fertilizer) history of Spirogyra with reference to position with reasons (according to Smith) and Habitat, Vegetative structure and Reproduction characters of Fungi importance of Fungi (as food and medicine) history of Mucor with reference to position with reasons (according to Ainsworth) and Habitat, Vegetative structure and Reproduction 15 25% 1 3 Plant Anatomy characteristics and functions of various kinds of plant tissues: Simple tissues : Definition, (parenchyma, collenchyma and sclerenchyma fibres) and Complex tissues: Xylem, (thickenings in vessels / tracheids ) Phloem: sieve tube of Epidermal, Ground and Vascular tissue system tissue system: and Multiseriate epidermis of Stomata (Dicot-Hibiscus & Monocot-Maize) of Trichomes (Unicellular-stellate; Multicellular-unbranched & branched; Glandular) cells in Maize leaf in Banyan leaf in Nerium leaf tissue in aerial root of Orchid and function of Periderm and Lenticel (Tinospora) 15 25% 1 4 Environmental Biology scope and Significance of Ecology for human factors: Introduction, Light relation in plant. Temperature: Introduction, variation in temperature and its effect on distribution of plants factors: Positive Interrelationship -Mutualism (Lichens, Symbiotic N2 fixation, Mycorrhizae) - Epiphytes: Orchid Interrelationship Loranthus) Ecology: Definition, Kinds, Structure of ecosystem Pyramids: Pyramids of Number, Biomass and Energy 15 25% 1 HEMCHANDRACHARYA NORTH GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, PATAN Programme code : BSBOT Programme Name : Botany Course Code BSBOT101PR Semester : 1 structure
Course type : Core Course Total Credit : 03 Teaching time (hours) Examination Marking scheme Theory (hrs) Practical (hrs) Internal (Marks) External Total (Marks) 3X 15 = 45 30 70 ( Paper of 3 hrs) 100 Unit No. Topic No. Content Hrs. Marks W + % Credit 1. 1.1 PHYSIOLOGY WATER: Structure of water molecule (D&W 33), Properties of water important to plants (34), Solutions (34-35). Role of water in plant life (M&G 163). 0.75 1.2 SOLUTIONS: Definition of solvent, solute and solution. Types: True, colloidal and suspension. Explanation of Hypertonic, Isotonic and Hypotonic solutions. Colloidal systems: Introduction (D&W 499), Phases (499), properties: Tyndall effect (500), Brownian movement (501), Filtration (501), Adsorption (501), Electrical properties (501-502), Flocculation and Precipitation (502-503), Dialysis (). 1.3 PLANT WATER RELATIONS: Diffusion (M&G 155). Osmosis: Definition (155), laws of osmosis (156-157), Types: Exosmosis and endosmosis, role of osmosis in plants (162-163). Plasmolysis (D&W 42) and Deplasmolysis (D&W 42). Imbibition and its importance (K&K 2 2.1 PLANT ECOLOGY ECOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS: Classification (on the basis of water requirements) [SPD 82], External and internal features of Hydrophytes (83-94), Mesophytes (94) and Xerophytes-Non-succulents (94 & 0.75 2.2 COMMUNITY ECOLOGY: Definition (173), characteristics of a community (174), structure (175-176). 2.3 CHARACTERS USED IN COMMUNITY STRUCTURE: Analytical- Quantitative (179-181) and Qualitative (181-185) characters, Synthetic characters (186). Methods of study of communities: Physiognomic methods (187) and Phytosociological methods (188-191). 3 3.1 MICROBIAL 0.75
Course Code BSBOT301ES Semester : 3 DNA-a molecule of Life(MOL) Course type : Elective Subject Total Credit : 2 Teaching time Examination Marking scheme Theory (hrs) Practical (hrs) Internal (Marks) External (Marks) Total (Marks) 2 X 15 = 30 - - 50 ( Paper of 2 hrs) 50 Unit No. No. Content Hrs. Marks W + % Credit 1. STRUCTURE OF DNA 1. Introduction, definition, Brief History of DNA 2. Double Helical Structure of DNA and its Components 3. Form of DNA and its unusual structure 4. Physical properties of DNA and DNA denaturation 1 2 FUNCTIONS OF DNA 1. DNA as a genetic material 2. DNA Replication is semiconservative 3. DNA Transcription 4. Applications of DNA in Modern techniques 1 HEMCHANDRACHARYA NORTH GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, PATAN Programme code : Programme Name : Botany Course Code BSBOT302ES Semester : 3 Waterquality analysis(WQA) Course type : Elective Subject Total Credit : 2 Teaching time (hours) Examination Marking scheme Theory (hrs) Practical (hrs) Internal (Marks) External (Marks) Total (Marks) 2X 15 = 30 - - 50 ( Paper of 2 hrs) 50 Unit No. No. Content Hrs. Marks W + % Credit 1. 1. Introduction(1-6) – Definition, Types, demand, Sources 2. General impurities in water(7-9) 3. Classification of on the basis of hardness, Incrustation and Corrosion(10-12) 4. Morphometry, Sampling of liquid system(27-29) 1 2 1. Physical Parameters – movement, colour, odour, temperature, transparency, turbidity (55-76) 2. Electrical conductance, Total dissolved solids, Dissolved Oxygen 1
Programme code : BSBOT Programme Name : Botany Course Code BSBOT402ES Semester : 4 Waterquality analysis(WQA) Course type : Elective Subject Total Credit : 2 Teaching time (hours) Examination Marking scheme Theory (hrs) Practical (hrs) Internal (Marks) External (Marks) Total (Marks) 2 X 15 = 30 50 ( Paper of 2hrs) 50 Unit No. Topic No. Content Hrs. Marks W + % Credit 1. 1. Introduction(1-6) – Definition, Types, demand, Sources 2. General impurities in water(7-9) 3. Classification of water on the basis of hardness, Incrustation and Corrosion(10-12) 4. Morphometry, Sampling of liquid system(27-29) 1 2 1. Physical Parameters – movement, colour, odour, temperature, transparency, turbidity (55-76) 2. Electrical conductance, Total dissolved solids, Dissolved Oxygen 3. Biochemical Oxygen demand, Chemical Oxygen demand(110-120) 4. Bacteriological parameters – Most probable number (MPN), Fecal coliform count, E.colicount.(215-223) 1 Reference Books No Book Name 1 Trivedi P R and Gurdeepraj (2005) Environmental water and soil analysis. Akashdeep Publishing House, New Delhi HEMCHANDRACHARYA NORTH GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, PATAN Programme code : Programme Name : Botany Course Code BSBOT403ES Semester : 4 Biodiversity(BIO) Course type : Elective Subject Total Credit : 2 Teaching time (hours) Examination Marking scheme Theory (hrs) Practical (hrs) Internal (Marks) External (Marks) Total (Marks) 2X 15 = 30 50 ( Paper of 2hrs) 50 Unit No. Topic No. Content Hrs. Marks W + % Credit
2. Long answered and medium note-typed questions from each Unit-II 20 a. Long answered questions (Attempt any two from three, each of 7 marks) b. Medium answered or short note-typed questions (Attempt any two from three, each of 3 marks) 3. Questions such as, MCQs, Fill in the blanks, Match the pairs, very short answered questions, etc. 10 (Each of 1 Mark) [Total 10, Five questions from each Unit] HEMCHANDRACHARYA NORTH GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, PATAN Programme code : BSBOT Programme Name : Botany Course Code BSBOT501CC Semester : 5 Algae, Fungi and Plant Pathology(AFP) Course type : Core Course Total Credit : 03 Teaching time (hours) Examination Marking scheme Theory (hrs) Practical (hrs) Internal (Marks) External (Marks) Total (Marks) 3X 15 = 45 30 70 ( Paper of 3 hrs) 100 Unit No. Topic No. Content Hrs. Marks W + % Credit 1. 1.1 Algae Cyanobacteria: General characters, Organization of Thallus: Unicellular forms, Collonial forms: Non-filamentous and Filamentous colonies. Economic importance of Cyanobacteria. General characters of Algae andThallus organization of Algae: Colonial, Coenobium and Filamentous. Ultra structure of Algal (Eukaryotic) cell i.e., Chlamydomonas cell. Harmful aspects of Algae. Typical life histories of belonging to various divisions including classification (Smith,1958), occurrence, structure, reproduction (excluding development): Cyanophyta: Nostoc Chlorophyta: Oedogonium Phaeophyta: Ectocarpus Rhodophyta: Batrachospermum 0.75
Molecular Biology, Plant Pathology & Lichens, Angiosperm Families and Biochemistry(MPR) Course type : Practical Total Credit : 2 Teaching time (hours) Examination Marking scheme Theory (hrs) Practical (hrs) Internal (Marks) External (Marks) Total 2 X 15 = 30 65( of 4hrs) 65 Unit No. Topic No. Content Hrs. Marks W + % Credit 1. Study through Permanent Slides/Charts/Models/Photographs: Watson and Crick’s model of DNA / Molecular structure of DNA, Types of RNA / Molecular structure of RNA, DNA Replication, Transcription and Translation: Genetic code and Protein synthesis 2 Plant diseases: Study through Fresh/Preserved material and Permanent slide Late Blight of Potato - reproductive structure-sporangia Tikka disease of Groundnut - reproductive Powdery mildew of Cucurbits - reproductive structures Study of different specimens: Crustose, Foliose and Fruticose. Material/Permanent slide: Thallus of Lichen, Fruiting bodies, T S of Lichen Thallus and V S of fruiting bodies. 3 Identify and classify (as per Bentham and Hooker’s system) the family giving reasons and Draw diagrams: A flowering twig, L S of Flower, other floral structures, floral formula and floral diagram of locally available plant specimens of families as mentioned below. Dicotyledons: Polypetalae: Cruciferae (Brassicaceae), Papaveraceae, Rutaceae. Gamopetalae: Sapotaceae, Asteraceae. Monochlamydae: Moraceae. Monocotyledons: Cannaceae, Cyperaceae,Poaceae. Prepare dichotomous key with the help of locally available species. Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan CBCS-Semester-Grading pattern B.Sc. (Semester-VI) Programme Practical Examination,
Theory (hrs) Practical (hrs) Internal (Marks) External (Marks) Total (Marks) 2X15=30 70( Paper of 4hrs) 70 Unit No. Topic No. Content Hrs. Marks W + % Credit 1. To the Anomalous Secondary Growth in stems of Boerhaavia, Achyranthes, Dracaena and root of Ipomoea batatas. To study the Anatomy of Orchid Root (Epiphyte) and Aerial/Stilt Root of Banyan. Any 3/more examples which are helpful in Taxonomy of each organ viz., Trichome, Stomata, Epidermis, Node from Plant specimens of allied genera or family. Paraffine making with Microtomy Technique of any plant material mentioned in Theory syllabus. Use of Appropriate Double staining Technique applied for sections embedded in Paraffine Ribbon or hand sections of fresh material as per theory syllabus. 3. Preparation of male flowers for hybridization. Preparation of female flowers for hybridization. Describe the horticulture techniques: Cutting, Layering, Grafting, Budding, Potting and re-potting. Study of different methods of plant breeding through Charts/Models/Photographs/Specimens/Herbarium sheet. Make a modern new world species from old X new variety breeding with chromosome numbers. HEMCHANDRACHARYA NORTH GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, PATAN Programme code : BSBOT Programme Name : Botany Course Code BSBOT601ES Semester : 6 Pharmacognosy of Herbal Drugs(PHD) Course type : Elective Subject Total Credit : 02 Teaching time Examination Marking scheme Theory (hrs) Practical (hrs) Internal (Marks) External (Marks) Total (Marks) 2X 15 = 30 50 ( Paper of 3 hrs) 50