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3. L. I. Schiff, J. Bandhyopadhyay, Quantum Mechanics, McGraw-Hill Book, 2010.
4. E. Merzbacher, Quantum Mechanics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2007.
5. J. L. Powell, B. Crasemann, Quantum Mechanics, Addison-Wesley Pubs.Co., 2010.
6. E. M. Lifshitz, L. D. Landau, Quantum Mechanics: Non-Relativistic Theory, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2009.

BT3250: PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS [2 1 0 3]
Plant cell-water relations, water and mineral absorption, transpiration, guttation, mineral nutrition- essential micro and macro
nutrients, deficiency of minerals; nitrogen metabolism. Photosynthesis: photosynthetic pigments, photosystems,
photophosphorylation, Calvin cycle, C4 pathway, CAM, photorespiration. Respiration: RQ, ATP- the biological energy currency,
glycolysis, Kreb’s cycle, Electron transport mechanism, oxidative phosphorylation, pentose phosphate pathway. Growth and
development: Physiology of flowering: photoperiodism and vernalization, growth movements. Abscission and senescence.
References:
1. S.K. Verma. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, S. Chand & Sons, New Delhi, 2012.
2. R.M. Devlin. Plant Physiology, East-West Press Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 1997.
3. W.G. Hopkins. Introduction to Plant Physiology, John Wiley & Sons Inc. New York, USA, 1995.
4. L. Taiz and E. Zieger. Plant Physiology, Sinauer Associates, Inc., Publishers, Massachusetts, USA, 2010.
BY3236: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY [0 0 2 1]
Demonstration of phenomenon of osmosis by potato osmometer. Demonstration of phenomenon of transpiration in dorsiventral
leaves using cobalt chloride paper. Study of the rate of transpiration using photometers. Demonstrate the use of light, CO2 and
chlorophyll are necessary for photosynthesis. Demonstrate that O2 is evolved during photosynthesis by Bell Jar experiment.
Determine the value of RQ of different respiratory substrates by Ganong’s respirometer.

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