Paper-I BOT F01 Foundation Course Credits: 05 Full 70 Time: 03 Hrs. In all nine questions of equal value will be set, out of which a student shall have to answer five questions. Q.no. 1 will be compulsory, consisting of seven very short answer type questions (each of two marks) covering the entire syllabus and the candidates are required to give their answers in maximum 50 words. General classification of living organism. Classification of bacteria. Ultra-structure of bacterial cell Prokaryote, Mesokaryote and Eukaryote Salient features and classification of fungi (Ainswarth 1973; Alexopoulos & Mims 1979) Salient features and classification of algae (Fritsch 1935; Round 1965) Salient features, life cycle patterns and classification of bryophytes (Cavers 1911; Smith 1955; Parihar 1965) Salient features, life patterns and classification of pteridophytes (Smith 1955; Sporne 1975) Salient features and classification of gymnosperms (Arnold 1984; Sporne 1965) Systems of plant classification: Bentham and Hooker; Hutchinson; Takhtajan; Cronquist systems with their merits and demerits. Concepts of Taxonomical Hierarchy: and other categories; Species Concept. International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN): History of ICBN, principles, types method, author citation, valid and effective publication, principle of priority, retention, rejection, and choice of names, proposed bio and phylocodes. Herbarium, important herbaria and botanical gardens of India and the world ; Documentation: Flora, Keys: single access and multi-access
Paper-V BOT S05 Skill Development BIOFERTILIZERS Credits: 05 (Theory 70+ Practical 30) Full Marks: 100 Time: 03 Hrs. In all nine questions of equal value will be set, out of which a student shall have to answer five questions. Q.no. 1 will be compulsory, consisting of seven very short answer type questions (each of two marks) covering the entire syllabus and the candidates are required to give their answers in maximum 50 words. General account the microbes used as biofertilizer – Rhizobium – isolation, identification, mass multiplication, , Actinorrhizal symbiosis. Azospirillum: isolation and mass multiplication – carrier based inoculants, associative effect of different microorganisms. Azotobacter, characteristics – crop response to Azotobacter inoculum, maintenance and mass multiplication. Cyanobacteria (blue green algae), Azolla and Anabaena azollae association, nitrogen fixation, factors affecting growth, blue green algae and Azolla in rice cultivation. Mycorrhizal association, types of mycorrhizal association, taxonomy, occurrence and distribution, phosphorus nutrition, growth and yield – colonization of VAM – isolation and inoculum production of VAM, and its influence on growth and yield of crop plants. Organic farming – Green manuring and organic fertilizers, Recycling of bio-degradable municipal, agricultural and Industrial wastes – biocompost making methods, types and method of vermicomposting – field application. PRACTICAL: Practical will be based on the topic of this paper.
BOT E14 Elective Theory ‘A’ Cytogenetics and Crop Improvement Credits: 05 Full Marks: 70 Time: 03 Hrs In all nine questions of equal value will be set, out of which a student shall have to answer five questions. Q.no. 1 will be compulsory, consisting of seven very short answer type questions (each of two marks) covering the entire syllabus and the candidates are required to give their answers in maximum 50 words. : Plant Tissue Culture Somatic embryogenesis: Introduction; sources for somatic embryogenesis; direct and indirect embryogenesis; protocol and the factors affecting somatic embryogenesis; significance; the artificial seeds. Micropropagation : Introduction; protocol; sources; advantages. Protoplast culture and Somatic hybridization: Objectives; protocol; selection of the fused protoplasts; chromosome status of the somatic hybrids; significance; cybrids. Anther and Pollen culture: Objectives; protocols for anther and pollen culture; comparison between anther and pollen culture; screening of haploids; methods of diploidization; significance of anther and pollen culture. : Recombinant DNA Technology Tools of genetic engineering: The cloning vectors - plasmids, cosmids, phages, BAC and YAC vectors; restriction endonucleases; ligases; gel electrophoresis; probes; Southern, Northern and Western blottings.