To expose the students in understanding the changes in foods during various processing methods in laboratory setups
• To equip the students in understanding the desirable and undesirable effects of food treatments and identify the best ones for the benefit of consumers as food or trade.
To give exposure of the subject, with the newer techniques in food processing procedures ranging from preliminary steps to the packaging aspects of different foodstuff for safe consumption and business
• To equip students to identify and application of processing methods suitable to meet the purpose of the consumer.
To give theoretical concepts to complex physiological systems of the human body through scientific enquiry into the nature of mechanical, physical and biochemical function of humans, their organs and cells of which they are composed
• To approach the subject area from variegated angles to equip the students with the knowledge of importance of normal and altered picture of biological markers and suggest remedies
To impart comprehensive knowledge to the students on cultural and management practices for growing tropical fruits.
Learning out comes
1. Growth and development-definition ,parameters, dynamics, morphogenesis
2. Differentiate Thermoperiodism, photoperiodism , vernalisation
3.Biosynthesis and function9ing of Auxins, Gibberillins, Cytokinins, ABA, Ethylene, Brassinosteriods, Growth Inhibitors
4.Developmental physiology and biochemistry during dormancy, bud break, juvenility, vegetative-reproductive interphase, flowering, pollination ,fertilization, fruit set, fruit drop, ripening and seed development
5.Growth and development during stress , manipulation of growth and development, impact of pruning and training, chemical manipulation , molecular and genetic approaches in plant growth development
Indicative contents
growth-development- environmental impact-morphogenesis-vernalisation-thermoperiodism-photo periodism- hormones- process during stress- manipulation of growth
Assessment startyegies
1.Assignments
2. mid exam (20marks)
3.final exam(80 marks)
To impart comprehensive knowledge on principles and practices of fruit breeding.
To develop comprehensive understanding on growth and development of fruit crops.
This course is aimed at understanding the basic concepts of inheritance of genetic traits, helping students to develop their analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills from classical to molecular genetics
To impart theoretical knowledge and practical skills about plant breeding objectives, genetic consequences, breeding methods for crop improvement.
To provide knowledge of understanding about mechanisms of heterosis and its exploitation for yield improvement through conventional and biotechnological approaches.