Courses

Metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates, organic acids, phenolic  compound, and proteins; nitrogen and sulphur assimilatism respiration, photosynthesis, cell wall composition; biosynthesis of lignin, phytohormones etc.

Review of:  variability and frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, estimation of variation, standard deviation;  standard error;  tests for s ignificance; simple  experimental design (single factor e xperiments) and...

Structure, composition of seeds;  embryogenesis and storage t issue formation, regulation of seed development;  seed germination - cellular events, mobilization of storage reserves, control of mobilization;  ecophysiological aspects of...

History of tissue culture, concept of totipotency, the Cell Theory of Schwan, regeneration in plants: in situ and in vitro tissue culture methodology:- the tissue culture m edium, shot tip and organ culture, anther culture, somatic embryogenesis, protoplast,...

A survey of the extent to which physiological processes and their interactions can be formulated in a quantitative manner and integrated to describe and model various aspects of plant behaviour including growth and yield biophysical concepts - use of...

Light quality in different ecosystems - sensing of light in plants;  Photorceptors - structure and physiology of action perception of light quality and quantity, directions;  photoperiodism; selected responses to light - modulation of growth,...

The internal environment and plant growth and development. Methods and techniques for the extraction, separation, isolation, purification, identification and quantification of phytohormones in higher plants - auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, ethylene and...

Soil as a substratum for plant growth - formation, texture, water holding capacity, incipient wilt, ion exchange, pH, permanent wilting percentage; role of water in plant growth  a n d development - special properties of water, plant-water relations,...

The soil biota; Ecology of soil bacteria, cyanobacteria, green algae and fungi;  Microbial interactions and survival of the soil microflora;  Microbiological processes and nutrient cycling;  Root mucilages and their importance in soil; ...

Industrial Applications of Fungal Biotechnology.