Plant Physiology (BOT-271)

Goals and Objectives of the Course
- To understand the structure and functions of cell components.
- To understand plant water relation.
- To learn types of solution, their spécifications and phenomenon of Osmosis and Diffusion.
- To understand phloem transport, and to learn the difference between active and    
   passive transport in plants.
- To learn about mineral nutrition and to understand the role of different macronutrient     
   and micronutrients in plants, their déficiences and symptoms.-
-  To understand photosynthesis, light and dark reactions of photosynthesis, Calvin
   Cycle, differences between C3 and C4 plants
-  To learn phytohormones and their roles in plant growth and development.
-  To learn about Amino acid, proteins, and enzyme mechanism
-  To learn photoperiodism, photomorphogenesis and Vernalization.
-  To understand the respiration in plants
-  To learn about the plant metabolites, functions of primary and secondary metabolites
-  To understand the photoperiodism, long day, short day and day neutral plants.
-  To understand the concept of plant stress physiology, types of biotic and abiotic stresses 
    avoidance and resistance.