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What is the main focus of economic botany in relation to medicinal plants?
What is the main focus of economic botany in relation to medicinal plants?
Which of the following plants is not categorized as a sugar-yielding plant?
Which of the following plants is not categorized as a sugar-yielding plant?
What does heterosis refer to in plant breeding?
What does heterosis refer to in plant breeding?
Which of the following is a focus in the study of plant breeding?
Which of the following is a focus in the study of plant breeding?
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Which type of breeding system involves both self and cross-pollination methods?
Which type of breeding system involves both self and cross-pollination methods?
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Which plant is known for its medicinal properties, specifically its role in traditional medicine?
Which plant is known for its medicinal properties, specifically its role in traditional medicine?
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Which of the following is an effect of inbreeding depression in plants?
Which of the following is an effect of inbreeding depression in plants?
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What does acclimatization in plant breeding refer to?
What does acclimatization in plant breeding refer to?
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Study Notes
Course Outcomes
- Understand the importance of medicinal plants and their uses, including traditional remedies, in everyday life
- Learn about plant breeding systems, heterosis, and mutations
Unit 1: Origin of Cultivated Plants
- Explore the concept of centers of origin and their significance, based on Vavilov's work
- Understand the origin of cultivated plants
Unit 2: Botany and Commercial Utilization
- Key crops include cereals (wheat, rice, maize, ragi, pearl millet), sugar-yielding plants (sugarcane, sugar beet), fruits (mango, apple, banana, citrus, litchi), fibers (cotton, jute, hemp, coir, agave, semal), vegetables (root, stem, fruit), timber (teak, shisham, sal, chir, deodar) and medicinal plants (aconitum, atropa, cinchona, rauwolfia, ephedra, withania, aloe vera), oils, beverages, masticatories, spices, and condiments
Unit 3: Plant Breeding
- Define plant breeding, its objectives, and different breeding systems
- Highlight notable achievements and potential drawbacks in plant breeding
- Introduce methods for crop improvement, including centres of origin and domestication
- Discuss plant genetic resources, acclimatization, and selection methods
- Detail the role of hybridization, emphasizing self-pollination, cross-pollination and vegetative propagation, including advantages and limitations associated with each method
- Explain the importance of inbreeding depression and heterosis
- Discuss the role of mutations and polyploidy in crop improvement, together with the role of biotechnology
Unit 4: Hybridization and Biotechnological Improvement in Plant Breeding
- Explore hybridization techniques in self-, cross-pollinating, and vegetatively propagated plants
- Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of different techniques
- Detail the concept of inbreeding depression and heterosis, their genetic basis, and applications in crop improvement
- Explain the role of mutations and polyploidy in plant breeding
- Discuss the role of biotechnology in crop improvement
Suggested Readings
- Kochhar, S.L. (2011). Economic Botany in the Tropics. MacMillan Publishers India Ltd.
- Pandey, B.P. (1999). Economic Botany. S. Chand, New Delhi
- Singh, B.D. (2005). Plant Breeding: Principles and Methods. Kalyani Publishers
- Acquaah, G. (2007). Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding. Blackwell Publishing
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Test your knowledge on the importance of medicinal plants and their traditional uses in everyday life. Explore topics related to the origin of cultivated plants, key crops, and plant breeding concepts. Assess your understanding of plant breeding systems and their applications.
