Syllabus
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Course Code: BOT101 Course Name: Biodiversity –I (Microbes, Algae, Fungi) |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Bacteria: Structure, nutrition, reproduction and economic importance;
General account of cyanobacteria (with reference to Nostoc). Algae: General characters, classificationupto classes (Lee 1980) and economic importance; Important features and life-history (excluding development) of Volvox, (Chlorophyceae), Chara(Charophyceae) Vaucheria (Xanthophyceae), Ectocarpus (Phaeophyceae) and Polysiphonia (Rhodophyceae). |
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| 2 | Viruses: General account of Viruses including structure of TMV and Bacteriophages. Fungi: General characters, classification upto classes (Ainsworth 1971) and economic importance; important features and life-history of Phytophthora (Mastigomycotina), Mucor (Zygomycotina), Penicillium (Ascomycotina), Puccinia (Basidiomycotina), Colletotrichum (Deuteromycotina); General account of Lichens. |
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