Syllabus
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Course Code: BOT-404 Course Name: a) Advanced Phycology-II (elective) |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1) Photosynthesis and Chromatic adaptations in algae: pigments, photosynthetic membrane organization, oxygenic & anoxygenic photosynthesis. 2) Relationship of CO2-assimilation with nitrogen assimilation: source of energy & reductants. 3. Nutrient uptake kinetics in algae. |
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| 2 | 4) Importance of N2-fixing genera in Indian paddy fields for the improvement of soil fertility. 5) Heterocyst, its differentiation and role in N2-fixation. 6) Mechanism N2-fixing fixation: nitrogenise and its in vivo activity. 7) Uptake kinetics of nitrogenous compounds, their transport and assimilation. |
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| 3 | 8) Algal immobilization: methods and applications. 9) Technologies for the reclamation, restoration & maintenance of usar soils and its fertility. 10) Restoration of degraded ecosystems through algae. Importance of algal flora for the treatment of wastewaters (activated sludge system) for the production of useful biomass & energy-rich fuel. |
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| 4 | 11) Concept of algalization and biofertilizers. 12) Strain improvement for the production of nitrogenous compounds. Biological & technical aspects of outdoor mass culture of algae. 13) A brief account of commercial potentials of algae, algal products & their uses. |
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