Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Semester 4 — subject classesसेमेस्टर 4 — विषयवार कक्षाएँEvery theory subject of the term, unit by unit, with notes, numericals and doubt classes.
Economic Botany, Ethnomedicine and Phytochemistry
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Labs, practicals & project workलैब, प्रैक्टिकल और प्रोजेक्टExperiments / jobs / project work as in the syllabus, with practical file and viva preparation.
Commercial Botany and Phytochemical Analysis Lab
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Unit tests & mid-termयूनिट टेस्ट और मिड-टर्मA test after every unit and a mid-term in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 4 mock testमॉक टेस्टA full mock test of all subjects before the exam, with analysis.
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Semester 4 exam (university / board)सेमेस्टर / वार्षिक परीक्षाPrevious papers, important questions and full revision.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
2 subjects · 10 chapters · 41 topics
Economic Botany, Ethnomedicine and Phytochemistry5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Origin of Cultivated Plants
4 topics+
- Domestication of plants
- Vavilov's centres of origin
- Green revolution and crop improvement (outline)
- Plant genetic resources
02Unit 2: Economically Important Plants
5 topics+
- Cereals: wheat, rice, maize
- Pulses and oil seeds
- Fibres: cotton and jute
- Sugar, beverages (tea, coffee) and spices
- Timber, rubber and fuel plants
03Unit 3: Ethnobotany and Medicinal Plants
4 topics+
- Ethnobotany and ethnomedicine
- AYUSH systems of medicine
- Rauvolfia, Withania, Ocimum, Azadirachta, Aloe, Curcuma, Tinospora
- Traditional knowledge, biopiracy and IPR
04Unit 4: Phytochemistry
5 topics+
- Primary and secondary metabolites
- Alkaloids
- Terpenoids and essential oils
- Phenolics, flavonoids and tannins
- Glycosides and saponins
05Unit 5: Extraction and Analysis of Phytochemicals
5 topics+
- Maceration, percolation and Soxhlet extraction
- Hydro-distillation of essential oils
- Qualitative tests for phytochemicals
- Thin layer chromatography
- Standardisation of herbal drugs (outline)
Commercial Botany and Phytochemical Analysis Lab5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Economic Plant Products
4 topics+
- Cereals, pulses and oil seeds
- Fibres: cotton and jute
- Beverages, spices and sugar
- Timber, rubber and gums
02Microchemical Tests
4 topics+
- Starch in potato and wheat (iodine test)
- Protein in pulses (biuret / xanthoproteic)
- Oil in groundnut (Sudan III)
- Section of wheat grain and cotton fibre
03Extraction of Plant Compounds
3 topics+
- Maceration and Soxhlet extraction
- Essential oil by hydro-distillation (Clevenger)
- Concentration of extract and yield calculation
04Phytochemical Screening
4 topics+
- Tests for alkaloids
- Tests for flavonoids and phenolics / tannins
- Tests for saponins, glycosides and steroids
- Reporting results
05Chromatography of Plant Extracts
3 topics+
- Paper / TLC of leaf pigments
- TLC of a plant extract
- Calculation of Rf values
About this course
You will be able to
- Complete Economic Botany, Ethnomedicine and Phytochemistry syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Commercial Botany and Phytochemical Analysis Lab syllabus with regular tests
Who it is for
- B.Sc Botany students of Semester 4 (UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus)
- Students interested in herbal, pharmaceutical and agri-business careers
What you need
- B.Sc Botany Semesters 1-3
- Basic organic chemistry
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus does this course follow?
It follows the UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus for B.Sc Botany, Semester 4. Where your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university's syllabus and question pattern.
Does this course teach herbal treatment?
No. It teaches the botany and chemistry of useful plants for the university exam; it does not give medical advice.
Is there a test after the course?
Yes. Unit-wise multiple-choice tests and a final exam paper are included for semester exam practice.
Are chemicals handled safely?
Yes. Solvents and reagents are used in small amounts under supervision with gloves and goggles.
How are the practicals marked?
The trainer watches each experiment and marks it on a rubric; the viva questions here prepare you for the university practical exam.
