20 Plant Physiology - IASRI

1 61320 Plant PhysiologyTRIMESTERWISE DISTRIBUTION OF COURSESI TRIMESTERLPAGR 006 CROP MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY11PP 501 PRINCIPLES OF Plant Physiology -I41PP 502 Plant DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY31PP 506 Physiology OF CROP plants - II20PP 507 PHOTOSYNTHESIS20PP 601 TECHNIQUES IN Plant Physiology -I12PP 602 RESPONSES OF plants TO ABIOTIC STRESSES21PP 691 SEMINAR10II TRIMESTERPP 503/GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE21ES 503PP 504 HORMONAL REGULATIONS OF Plant GROWTH AND31 DEVELOPMENTPP 505 Physiology OF GROWTH AND YIELD21PP 508 Physiology OF Plant MINERAL NUTRITION32PP 603 PRINCIPLES OF Plant Physiology II30PP 691 SEMINAR10 III TRIMESTERPP 509 Physiology OF CROP plants -I20PP 604 TECHNIQUES IN Plant Physiology -II13PP 605 Plant METABOLISM30PP 607/ Physiology AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF HERBICIDES ACTION31AG 607PP 608/ Physiology OF SEEDS21 SST 608614PP 617/ Physiology OF RIPENING AND SENESCENCE21 PHT617PP621/GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS32 HORT 621PP 691 SEMINAR10 Core : PP 501, PP 505, PP 508, PP 601, PP 603 and BIO : PP 505, PP 602 and PP 605615 Plant PHYSIOLOGYM ajor Field.

2 Plant PhysiologyMinor student shall take two minors (9 credits of course work in each) from any of theother fields outside his/her student shall take one minor (9 credits of course work) from any of the otherfields outside his/her OF COURSESAGR 006 CROP MORPHOLOGY AND Physiology (1L+1P) IObjectiveTo acquaint non- agriculture students with basics of Plant morphology and physiological processesoccurring in the IPlant cell structure and function, morphology and anatomy of root, stem, leaf and flowerUNIT IIPollination, fertilization, embryology, seed and its IIIP lant growth and development, Plant growth regulatorsUNIT IVWater relations, photosynthesis, respiration and mineral nutrition in plantsPracticalsAnatomical features of root, stem, leaf and flower, cell structure, taxonomical description of flower,emasculation and artificial pollination, growth analysis, water relations, measurements ofchlorophylls, photosynthesis and respiration.

3 Nutrient deficiency symptoms in crop ReadingsBhojwani, and Bhatnagar, 1992. The Embryology of Angiosperm. Vikas Publishing House,New , 2000. Botany: For Degree Students. Oxford University Press, , K. 1977. Anatomy of Seed plants , 2nd ed. Wiley, New , A. 1982. Plant Anatomy, Pergamon Press, , , Das , and Dutta, 1981. College Botany Vol. I. New central Agency, , 1995. Introduction to Plant Physiology . John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York616 Linda R. Berge 2009. Brooks Cole Publishing Company, California, , 2003. Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology. Jones and Bartlett PublishersInternational, London, , 2004. A text book of Botany. Chand Co.

4 Pvt. Ltd., New , and Ross, 1986. Plant Physiology , CBS Publishers & Distributors, New , L. and Zeiger, E. 2006. Plant Physiology . Sinauer Associates, Inc, Publishers, Sunderland,Massachusetts, , 1983. Plant Anatomy. Rastogi Publication, 501 PRINCIPLES OF Plant Physiology -I(4L+1P) IObjectiveTo acquaint the students with the basic concepts of Plant Physiology and their application ICell organelles and their physiological functions, structure and physiological functions of cell wall,cell inclusions; cell membrane structure and IISoil and Plant water relations, water and its role in plants , properties and functions of water in thecell water relations-cell water terminology, water potential of Plant cells.

5 Mechanism of wateruptake by roots-transport in roots, aquaporins, movement of water in plants Mycorrhizalassociation on water uptake. Water loss from plants -Energy balance-Solar energy input-energydissipation at crop canopy level- evapotranspiration, transpiration Driving force for transpiration, Plant factors influencing transpiration IIIS tomata structure and function mechanism of stomatal movement, antitranspirants. Physiologyof water stress in plants : Influence of water stress at cell, organ, Plant and canopy levels. Indicesfor assessment of drought resistance. The role of mineral nutrients in Plant metabolism: Essentialelements, classification based on function of elements in IVUptake of mineral elements in plants Mechanisms of uptake-translocation of minerals in and metabolic functions of mineral elements, critical levels, deficiency symptoms,nutrient deficiency and toxicity.

6 Foliar VPhotosynthesis and its importance in bio productivity. Photochemical process, photochemicalreactions, CO2 reduction in Calvin cycle, supplementary pathway of C fixation in C4 and CAMplants and its significance. Photorespiration and its relevance. Photosynthesis as a diffusive process,effect of environmental factors on photosynthetic rates. Synthesis of sucrose, starch, oligo andpolysaccharides (composition of cell wall). Translocation of photosynthates and its importance insink growth. Mitochondrial respiration, growth and maintenance respiration, cyanide resistantrespiration and its VINitrogen metabolism: Inorganic nitrogen species (N2, NO3 and NH3) and their reduction to aminoacids, protein synthesis and nucleic acids.

7 Lipid metabolism- Storage, protective and structurallipids. Biosynthesis of fatty acids, diacyl and triacyl glycerol, fatty acids of storage lipids. Secondarymetabolites and their significance in Plant defense mechanism. Growth and VIIH ormonal regulation of growth and differentiation, Plant growth hormones and their physiologicalrole, synthetic growth regulators, growth retardants, apical dominance, senescence, fruit growth,abscission. Photomorphogenesis: Photoreceptors, phytochrome, cryptochrome. Physiology offlowering: Photoperiodism and of Plant water status: Relative water content,water potential estimation by pressurechamber/ psychrometer, membrane stability index (MSI) by conductivity meter.

8 Growthparameters: Growth parameters measurement, growth analysis. Photosynthesis and relatedparameters:Estimation of chlorophyll/ carotenoid content, separation of photosynthetic pigmentusing paper chromatography, photosynthesis measurements by IRGA, respiration ratemeasurement. Amino Acid and proteins: Estimation of total free amino acids, estimation of proteinsby Lowry/ Bradford method. Nitrogen metabolism: In vivo nitrate reductase activity assay,nitrogenase activity assay by gas ReadingsSalisbury, and Ross, 1986. Plant Physiology , CBS Publishers & Distributors, New , L. and Zeiger, E. 2006. Plant Physiology . Sinauer Associates, Inc, Publishers, Sunderland,Massachusetts, 502 Plant DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY(3L+1P) IObjectiveTo explain about basic physiological and molecular processes concerning various facets of growthand development of IShoot, leaf and root development Organization of shoot/root apical meristemUNIT IIFloral induction and development Photoperiodism and its significance; Vernalization andhormonal control; Inflorescence and floral determination; Molecular genetics of floral developmentand floral organ differentiationUNIT IIIS enescence and programmed cell death (PCD) Senescence and its regulation.

9 Hormonal andenvironmental control of senescence; PCD in the life cycle of IVPhotomorphogenesis, phototropism, photonasty and leaf movement, chlorophyll synthesis, lightcontrol of Plant development Discovery of phytochromes and cryptochromes, their structure,618biochemical properties and cellular distribution; Molecular mechanisms of light perception, signaltransduction and gene regulation; Biological clocks and their genetic and molecular determinantsUNIT VSpecial aspects of Plant development and differentiation Regeneration and totipotency; Organdifferentiation and development, Sex determination in plants ; Self-incompatibility and its geneticcontrol; Heterosis and of light on growth and development.

10 Effect of day length on transition from vegetative toreproductive phases in wheat. Analysing the effect of GA on phenological development. Effect ofABA on growth and development of flowers. Changes in level of pigments under different lightconditions. Application of vernalization during induction of flowering. Importance ofphotoperiodism in ReadingsBernier, G. 1988. The control of floral evocation and morphogenesis. Annu. Rev. Plant Mol. Biol. 39: , and Evans, 2003. Gibberellins and flowering of grasses and cereals: Prizing the lidof the Florigen black box. Ann. Rev Plant Biol. 54: , Y. 2004. Genetic regulation of time to flower in Arabidopsis thaliana.