Flowering Plants Identification And Aesthetic Characteristics Botany 3rd Sem. Pragati

Title             Flowering Plants Identification and Aesthetic Characteristics

Subject        Botany

Class            B.Sc. 2nd Year 3rd Semester

Pages            260

Authors
– Prof. Anil Kumar (Maharaj Singh College, Saharanpur)
– Dr. Sanjay Kumar (Maharaj Singh College, Saharanpur)
– Dr. Saroj Singh Chahar (RBS College, Agra)
– Dr. Ambrish Kumar (RBS College, Agra)

 **Description**:
“Flowering Plants Identification and Aesthetic Characteristics” is an in-depth textbook tailored for B.Sc. 2nd Year 3rd Semester Botany students. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the identification of flowering plants and their aesthetic characteristics. It covers the essentials of plant taxonomy, classification, and nomenclature, along with the study of various angiospermic families and modern trends in plant taxonomy. Additionally, it explores the aesthetic characteristics of plants, including the design and features of different types of gardens. Authored by esteemed professors from Maharaj Singh College and RBS College, this textbook is an invaluable resource for students looking to expand their knowledge in botany and plant aesthetics.

                     **Syllabus**:

**Unit I: Taxonomic Resources & Nomenclature**
– Components of taxonomy (identification, nomenclature, classification)
– Taxonomic resources: Herbarium-functions & important herbaria, Botanical gardens, Flora, Keys-single access and multi-access
– Principles and rules of Botanical Nomenclature according to ICN (ranks and names; principle of priority, binomial system; type method, author citation, valid-publication)

**Unit II: Types of Classification & Evidences**
– Artificial, natural and phylogenetic
– Bentham and Hooker (up to series), Engler and Prantl (up to series) angiosperm phylogeny group (APG IV) classification
– Introduction to taxonomic evidences from palynology, cytology, phytochemistry & molecular biology data (Protein and Nucleic acid homology)

**Unit III: Identification of Angiospermic Families-I**
– Study of families: Ranunculaceae, Malvaceae, Rutaceae, Fabaceae, Myrtaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Rubiaceae, Asteraceae, Acanthaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Solanaceae
– Emphasis on morphological peculiarities and economic importance (based on Bentham & Hooker’s system)

**Unit IV: Identification of Angiospermic Families-II**
– Study of families: Amaranthaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Papaveraceae, Apiaceae, Lamiaceae, Orchidaceae, Liliaceae, Musaceae, Poaceae
– Emphasis on morphological peculiarities and economic importance (based on Bentham & Hooker’s system)

**Unit V: Modern Trends in Plant Taxonomy**
– Overview of Phenetics, Biometrics, Cladistics (Monophyletic, polyphyletic and paraphyletic groups; Plesiomorphy and apomorphy)
**Unit VI: Tools & Softwares in Plant Identification**
– GIS (Mapping of patterns, features, quantities)
– Phylogenetic Software, Digital Taxonomy (e-flora), Description Language for Taxonomy – DELTA
– Internet directory for botany

**Unit VII: Computer Usage & Android Applications**
– MS Office, PPT, Microsoft Excel, Data entry, Graphs, Aggregate Functions, Formulas and functions, number systems, conversion devices, secondary storage media
– GPS tagging, Plant Identification Apps

**Unit VIII: Aesthetic Characteristics of Plants**
– Aesthetic characteristics of plants
– English, Italian, French, Mughal, and Japanese gardens
– Features of a garden (Garden wall, Fencing, Steps, Hedge, Edging, Lawn, Trees, shrubs and shrubberies, climbers and creepers, rockery, Flower beds, Shrubbery, Borders, Water garden)
– Famous gardens of India
– Conservatory, greenhouses, Indoor garden, Roof garden, Topiary, Bonsai