Syllabus
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Course Code: BOT-304 Course Name: b) Applied Mycology (elective) |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Primary metabolites production by fungi: industrial alcohol, organic acid, beer. Secondary metabolites production by fungi: Antibiotics, steroid transformation,. Enzymes, amino acids, growth regulators, vitamins |
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| 2 | Fungi as biofertilizers : Endomycorrhizae and ectomycorrhizae. Fungi as biocontrol of plant pathogens and weeds. Biodeterioration of materials: Paper, painted surface, wood. |
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| 3 | Food processing by fungi: Bread, cheese, oriental food and baker’s yeast. Fungal sources of health food: Single cell protein, edible mushrooms. Spoilage of food and fungal toxicity. |
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| 4 | Culturing and preservation of fungi: isolation of fungi, culturing of fungi, establishing a pure culture, aseptic technique, maintenance of culture collection, culture collection and identification centres. Common culture media and sterilization techniques. |
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