SUBJECT: BOTANY/ PLANT BIOLOGY AND PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY SYLLABUS UNIT-1 Biodiversity Algae: General characters and Classification of algae by F.E.Fritsch (1935-45) & Silva (1982). Salient features of major classes: Cyanophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Xanthophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae. Range of thallus organization, reproduction and life cycles. Economic importance of algae. Bryophytes: General characters and Classification of Bryophytes by Watson (1971). Distribution, Structural variations and evolution of gametophytes and sporophytes in Hepaticopsida, Anthoceropsida and Bryopsida. Economic importance of bryophytes. Pteridophytes: General characteristics and classification of Pteridophytes (Reimer, 1954). Stellar evolution. Heterospory and seed habit, Telome theory, Economic importance of Pteridophytes. General characters and life cycle of Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Sphenopsida, Pteropsida. Gymnosperms: General characters of Gymnosperms. classification (K.R.S...