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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Work planकार्य योजनाStep by step with your guide / trainer.
Economic Plant ProductsMicrochemical TestsExtraction of Plant CompoundsPhytochemical ScreeningChromatography of Plant Extracts
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File, report & vivaफ़ाइल, रिपोर्ट और वाइवाPractical file / report checked, mock viva before the final one.
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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
1 subject · 5 chapters · 18 topics
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
- Identify economic plant products and state their botanical source and useful part
- Perform microchemical tests for starch, protein and oil in plant materials
- Prepare plant extracts by maceration or Soxhlet and essential oils by hydro-distillation
- Carry out preliminary phytochemical screening of plant extracts
- Separate plant pigments or extract components by thin layer chromatography
Who it is for
- B.Sc Botany students of Semester 4 (UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus)
- Students preparing for the university practical exam and viva
What you need
- Studying the theory paper Economic Botany, Ethnomedicine and Phytochemistry
- Lab coat and practical record
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.
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.
