The course covers cell biology, plant water relations, growth and development in flowering plants, factors affecting growth and development with emphasis on abiotic factors, plant growth hormones and phases of growth of the plant. It will also cover plant nutrition with emphasis on process/theories explaining absorption of mineral salts. Photosynthesis and photorespiration will also be covered. Botany will cover areas like importance of plants, classification of agricultural crops with focus on binomial nomenclature and the rules, plants tissues, description of the external parts clearly indicating substitute and additional function of the parts like roots, stems and roots. Monoecious and dioecious crops, flowers, fruits and seeds. Practical work will include: Osmosis in plant cells, identification of growth stages of plants, characterization of roots, stems, leaves and flowers. Students field visit to classify crops and write reports.
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