Fundamentals of Crop Physiology

Fundamentals of Crop Physiology 2(1+1) 

Content
Theory 

1. Introduction to crop physiology and its importance in Agriculture; 
2. Plant cell: an Overview; 
3. Diffusion and osmosis; 
4. Absorption of water, transpiration and Stomatal Physiology; 
5. Mineral nutrition of Plants: 
6. Functions and deficiency symptoms of nutrients, nutrient uptake mechanisms; 
7. Photosynthesis: Light and Dark reactions, 
8. C3, C4 and CAM plants; 
9. Respiration: Glycolysis, TCA cycle and electron transport chain; 
10. Fat Metabolism: Fatty acid synthesis and Breakdown; 
11. Plant growth regulators: 
12. Physiological roles and agricultural uses, 
13. Physiological aspects of growth and development of major crops: 
14. Growth analysis, Role of Physiological growth parameters in crop productivity. 

Practical 

1. Study of plant cells, structure and distribution of stomata, imbibitions, osmosis, plasmolysis, 
2. measurement of root pressure, 
3. rate of transpiration, 
4. Separation of photosynthetic pigments through paper chromatography, 
5. Rate of transpiration, photosynthesis, respiration, tissue test for mineral nutrients, 
6. estimation of relative water content, 
7. Measurement of photosynthetic CO2 assimilation by Infra Red Gas Analyser (IRGA).