Subsections
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- Plant Kingdom: Evolutionary history and diversity of;Algae, Fungi,
Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms. Morphology of
Flowering Plants: Root, Stem, Leaf, Inflorescence, Flower, Fruit, Seed
Anatomy of Flowering Plants: Cell wall, Parenchyma, Collenchyma,
Sclerenchyma, Meristems, Sieve tubes, Fibres & Sclerides
- A humble beginning of plant life: From embryogenesis to flowering,
Pattern formation and early development, Axis formation and
radial patterning of root and shoot.
- Reproduction in flowering plants: transition from vegetative
phase to flowering state. ABC model of flower development, role
of photoperiod, temperature, and cold in flowering. Light signalling,
circadian rhythm.
- Transport in Plants: Plant water relations, long distance transport of
water, Transpiration, Uptake and transport of mineral nutrients, xylem
& phloem transport, Stomata Plant Nutrition: Mineral requirements,
Essential mineral elements, mechanism of absorption of elements,
translocation of solutes, soil as reservoir of essential elements,
Nitrogen metabolism, carnivorous plants, parasitic plants, fertilizers
- Photosynthesis: Site and pigments, light reaction, electron transport,
ATP and NADH, C4 pathway, photorespiration, factors influencing
photosynthesis, photoreceptors. Respiration in plants: Respiration
during photosynthesis, role of environmental factors on rate of
respiration
- Plant hormones and their role in plant growth: Gibberellins,
Auxins, Cytokines, Ethylene, Abscisic acid, Brassinosteroids
- Plant protection: Plant defence against pathogens, insects and
herbivores. Plant-plant interaction: Allelopathy
- 1. Plant Physiology and Development, Sixth Edition by Lincoln Taiz,
Eduardo Zeiger, Ian M. Møller, and Angus Murphy, published
by Sinauer Associates.
- 2. Campbell Biology, 12th Edition; Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain,
Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Rebecca Orr, Person3.
THE ARABIDOPSIS BOOK; https://bioone.org/journals/the-arabidopsis-book/current
