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BOT403 Taxonomy & Diversity of Seed Plants Syllabus
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Introduction: gymnosperms, the vessel-less and fruitless seed plants varying in the structure of their sperms, pollen grains, pollen germination and the complexity of their female gametophytye; evolution of gymnosperms.
Brief account of the families of Pteridospermales : Lyginopteridaceae, Medullosaceae, Caytoniaceae and Glossopteridaceae.
General account of Cycadeoidales and Cordaitales.
Structure and reproduction in Cycadales, Ginkgoales, Coniferales, Ephedrales, Welwitschiales and Gnetales.
Origin of Intrapopulation Variation: population and the environment; ecads and ecotypes; evolution and differentiation of species- various models.
The species concept: taxonomic hierarchy, species, genus, family and other categories; principles used in assessing relationship, delimitation of taxa and attribution of rank.
Salient features of the international code of botanical nomenclature.
Taxonomic evidence: morphology, anatomy, palynology, embryology, cytology; phytochemistry; genome analysis and nucleic acid hybridization.
Taxonomic tools: Herbarium; floras; histological, cytological, phytochemical, serological, biochemical and molecular techniques; computers and GIS.
Systems of angiosperm classification: phenetic versus phylogenetic systems; cladistics in taxonomy; relative merits and demerits of major systems of classification; relevance of taxonomy to conservation, sustainable utilization of bio-resources and ecosystem research.
Concepts of phytogeography: endemism, hotspots and hottest hotspots; plant explorations; invasions and introductions; local plant diversity and its socio-economic importance.
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