UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN PLANT BIOLOGY AND PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Semester II - Paper II - Mycology, Virology and Bacteriology

Lecture: 7 Hours

THEORY:

MYCOLOGY:

UNIT 1:

Fungi-General characteristics, and broad classification of Alexopoulos.

UNIT 2:

A detailed study of the structure and reproduction in the following genera:Pythium, Albugo's Yeast,Peziza, Aspergillus, Puccinia, Colletotrichum, Cercospora.

UNIT 3:

Bacteria- Ultrastructure reproduction and their economic importance.

UNIT 4:

Plant Viruses-Salient features, classification, structure reproduction transmission and diseases caused by them.

UNLT 5:

Lichens-Occurrence, structure and reproduction of Fruticose type Lichen (No developmental studies).