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DEPARTMENT OF CROP BOTANY<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Undergraduate Courses<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The department offers courses for undergraduate and postgraduate programs and it has major research programs on various physiological processes under normal and stressful conditions; plant nutrition, anatomical appraisal of crop plants under stress condition; physiology of different crops, hormonal regulation of crop growth and development; embryological aspects of fruit development and biochemical and nutritional aspects of fruits and vegetables.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Course Title<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : Plant Taxonomy & Economic Botany<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Course Code\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : CBT 110<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Course Credit\u00a0 \u00a0 : 2+1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Assigned Instructors: Prof. Dr. MA Baset Mia, Haider Iqbal Khan and Dr. Sheikh Faruk Ahmed<\/strong><\/p>\n

A. THEORY (2.0 Cr. hr.)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Plant Taxonomy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Introduction: Taxonomy, Taxa, Botanical Nomenclature<\/span><\/p>\n

External morphology: Root, stem, leaf, inflorescent- enhance, flower, seed and fruit.<\/span><\/p>\n

External morphology of economically important families: Poaceae,\u00a0Fabaceae, Cucurbitaceac, Tiliaceae, Brassicaceae, Asteraceae, Malvaceae, Arecaceae, Rutaceae, Apiaceae, Liliaceae, Convonvolaceae, Anacardiaceae, Moraceae etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Economic Botany<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Introduction: Scope and classification of economic plants.<\/span><\/p>\n

Economic importance of Plants and plant products: Beverage, paper, rubber, timber, oils and fats, sugar, spices and condiments yielding plants and medicinal plants(especial emphasis will be given on scientific names, family names, plant part(s)used, plant products and their economic importance).<\/span><\/p>\n

B. PRACTICAL (1.0 Cr. hr.)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Study on roots, stems, leaves,flowers, inflorescence, fruits and seeds Family- Important families Assignment-Herbarium.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Course Title\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0: Plant Anatomy and Embryology<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Course Code\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : CBT 230<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Course Credit\u00a0 \u00a0 : 2+1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Assigned Instructors: Prof. Dr. MA Baset Mia, Prof. Dr. Mohammed Mohi-Ud-Din and Anika Nazran<\/strong><\/p>\n

A. THEORY (2.0 Cr. hr.)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Plant Anatomy:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Cell: Cell wall and membrane, cell organelles and their ultra-structures, meristem: classification and functions, tissue and tissue systems: Classification, structure and functions; primary and secondary structure of monocot and dicot root, stem and leaf; Secondary growth in root and stem; Vascular transition region; Anatomy of some important crop plants<\/span><\/p>\n

Plant Embryology:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Introduction; Microsprangium, microsporogenesis, and microgametogenesis; megasporangimum, megasporogenesis, and megagametogenesis; fertilization, seed and fruit development; apomixis formation of embryo.<\/span><\/p>\n

B. PRACTICAL (1.0 Cr. hr.)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Demonstration of microscope and techniques slide preparation; anatomy of roots, stems and leaves of some important monocot and dicot plants; study on pollen grain structure and development.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Course Title\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0: Plant Physiology<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Course Code\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : CBT 250<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Course Credit\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : 3+1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Assigned Instructors: Prof. Dr. Totan Kumar Ghosh, Prof. Dr. Mohammed Mohi-Ud-Din and Anika Nazran<\/strong><\/p>\n

A. THEORY (3.0 Cr. hr.)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Plant water relationship<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pathway and driving force of water movement from root to leaf; Mechanism of transpiration from the leaf, factors affecting transpiration process and guard cell movement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Plant metabolism:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Organization of photosynthetic apparatus and pigment; Outline of biochemical phase CO2 reducing pathways of photosynthesis, and their significance; Outline of respiratory pathways (glycolysis and metabolism of glycolytic products), Interconversion and utilization of respiratory products.<\/span><\/p>\n

Growth and growth regulators:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Concept of growth ; Outline of the steps involving in sampling, data gathering, computation, data analysis and interpretation; Outlines and classification of growth regulators, Principles and uses of plant growth regulators in crop production.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seed development process:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Seed and seedling development; Dormancy; Physiology of germination.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photoperiodism and vernalization :<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Concept of photoperiodism and its impact in crop growth , phytochrome and flowering hormones; Concept of vernalization in flowering process and its importance in agriculture. Ageing and sensourd.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stresses and resistance: Concept of stress and strain, Resistance through escape, Avoidance and tolerance mechanism. Various kinds of stresses and means and means of encounter them. Photomorphogenesis and phytochromes.<\/span><\/p>\n

B. PRACTICAL(1.0 Cr. hr.)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Study on osmosis, diffusion, transpiration, ascent of sap, respiration, chlorophyll pigments estimation, growth measurement etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Course Title\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0: Plant Ecology<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Course Code\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : CBT 455<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Course Credit\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : 3+1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Assigned Instructors: Prof. Dr. MA Baset Mia, Haider Iqbal Khan and S. M. Zubair Al-Meraj<\/strong><\/p>\n

A. THEORY (3.0 Cr. hr.)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Introduction:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Concept, history and scope of plant ecology<\/span><\/p>\n

The environment:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Concept of environment, environmental or ecological factors; Climatic factors-light, temperature, water, wind etc and their effects on crop production; Physiographic factors; Biotic factors, interaction among biotic factors, principles of crop weed association; macro-and micro environment-concept, microclimatic manipulation and improvement of crop production.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ecosystem and community:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ecosystem: Concept, composition, classification and functioning of ecosystem; Community; Definition, composition and classifications, study to plant community structure.<\/span><\/p>\n

Plant succession and Phytogeography:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Plant succession: Definition, succession, types and process of succession; Phytogeography: Principles governing plant distribution, plant conservation and preservation; causes of depletion of forest in Bangladesh and possible remedies, Plant diversification and biodiversity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Population ecology:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Definition, characteristics and structure of plant population; interactions among populations, intra \u2013 and inter-specific competition<\/span><\/p>\n

Environmental pollution:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Types, causes, effects and remedies with special reference to plant productivity; Greenhouse effects causes and remedies.<\/span><\/p>\n

B. PRACTICAL (1.0 Cr. hr.)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Adaptation of plants in different habitats, Anatomy of hydrophytes, mesophytes and xerophytes, Anatomy of C3, C4, CAM and epiphytic plants, Field visits of different agro-ecological zones.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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