Unit I
Phycology : Algae in diversified habitats(terrestrial, fresh
water marine ) thallus organization cell
ultrastructure reproduction ( vegetative
asexual and sexual) Criteria for classification of algae, pigments, reserve
food, flagella, classification.Salient features of protochlorphyta,
chlorophyta. Charophyta, Xanthophyta. bacilariophyta Phaeophyta and rhodophyta:
with special reference to microcystis hydrodityon Drapemaldipsis Cosmarium
Algal Bloom Algal Biofertilizer . Algae as food feed and use in industry .
Unit II
Fungi, cell ultrastructure. unicellular and multicellular
organization cell- wall composition. nutrition (saprobic, biotrophic, symbiosis
) heterothallism, heterokaryosis.
parasexuality, recent trends in classification Phylogeny of fungi. general account of mustigomycotina.
Zygomycotina Ascomycotina, Basidiomycotina, heteromycotina, with special
reference to Pilobolus Chaetomium, Morchella Malampsora Polyporus Drechslera
& Phoma, fungi in industry medicine and as food fungal diseases in plants
and humans, Mycorrhizae fungi as biocontrol agen
Unit III
Bryophyta Morphology,
structure. reproduction and life history distribution, classification, general
account of Marchantiales, jungermaniales. Anthocerotales. Sphagnales.
Funariales and Polytricales with special referenc to Plagiochasma Notothylus Polytrichum
economic and ecological importance
Unit IV
Pteridophyta Morphology.anatomy and reproduction: classification
evoluion of stele. Heterospory and origin of seed habit genral account . of fossil
Periodophyta introduction to Psilplosida
lycopsida Sphenopasida and pteropsida: with
special referenc to lycopodium Gleichaia Pteris, Isoetes & Ophioglossum.
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