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    This document outlines the course objectives, units, reference books, and practicals for the elective course AGRI 313 Fundamentals of Plant Physiology. The course aims to teach the basic principles of plant physiological form and functions as well as processes and their importance in crop production. The 5 units cover topics like plant cells and metabolism, water and solute transport, growth and development, respiration and photosynthesis, and plant growth regulators. The reference books provide further reading on plant physiology concepts. The 12 listed practicals involve experiments on photosynthesis, water status, seed germination, dormancy, and growth analysis to understand plant physiological studies and applications of information technology.

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    This document outlines the course objectives, units, reference books, and practicals for the elective course AGRI 313 Fundamentals of Plant Physiology. The course aims to teach the basic principles of plant physiological form and functions as well as processes and their importance in crop production. The 5 units cover topics like plant cells and metabolism, water and solute transport, growth and development, respiration and photosynthesis, and plant growth regulators. The reference books provide further reading on plant physiology concepts. The 12 listed practicals involve experiments on photosynthesis, water status, seed germination, dormancy, and growth analysis to understand plant physiological studies and applications of information technology.

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    AGRI 313(ELECTIVE-II) FUNDAMENTALS OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 3(2+1)

    Objective(s)
    To understand basic principles of plant physiological form and functions as well as processes and its
    importance in crop production.

    UNIT I
    Introduction, Definition of Plant Physiology, ecology, environments, plant hormones; Plant cells and cell
    metabolism; Impotence of Water, Diffusion and Osmosis process in plant; Transpiration, Solute Transport;
    Importance in Agriculture & its applications.

    UNIT II
    Definition of Growth and Development, Growth analysis, Importance parameters in growth and
    development; Plant nutrients, deficiency and toxicity symptoms of plant nutrients, Seed Physiology, seed
    viability and vigour, seed germination, Seed dormancy, causes and remedial measures for breaking seed
    dormancy.

    UNIT III
    Respiration and its significance, importance of glycolysis, TCA cycle, Pentose Phosphate Pathway;
    Detailed process of Photosynthesis: Light and dark Reactions; Differences between C 3, C4 and CAM
    plants and their Reactions (Calvin Cycle, C4, CAM), Factors affecting photosynthesis and crop
    productivity, Phytochromes and chlorophyll and other pigment systems.

    UNIT IV
    Plant growth regulators and their effect on plant growth and developments, Type of PGRs; Effects of PGRs
    on photomorphogenesis, Germination, Flowering, Fruit development and ripening as well as seed
    physiology.

    UNIT V
    Stress physiology and its significance. Plant physiology in relation to crop improvement.

    Reference Book(s):
    1. Plant physiology: Fundamentals and Applications: Arvindkumar and S.S. Purohit, Published by
    Agrobios (India)
    2. Methods of plant growth analysis: R. Hunt
    3. Crop Physiology: U.S. Gupta Published by Oxford & IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    4. Plant Physiology by Salisbury, F. B. and Rose, C. W published by Cengage learning,
    5. Plant physiology by Pandey, S. N., Sinha, B. K. published by Vikas publishing house Pvt. Ltd, New
    Delhi

    Practical(s):

    1. To demonstrate that the light is necessary for photosynthesis.


    2. To demonstrate that the CO2 is essential for photosynthesis
    3. Measurement of water potential,
    4. Measurement of leaf area by various methods,
    5. Preparation of solutions for physiological studies in plants.
    6. Methods of measuring water status in roots, stems and leaves.
    7. Imbibitions and seed germination.
    8. Breaking seed dormancy
    9. Seed viability
    10. Plant growth analysis
    11. Laboratory visit and to understand use of IT in plant science.
    12. Application of IT in plant physiological studies.

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