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Unit III
Genetic diversity of PGR, genetic principles of diversity and its distribution. Indicators
of diversity, assessing the threats of genetic erosion; eco-geographic surveys: planning,
collection and analysis of eco-geographic data, outputs of eco-geographic surveys.
Unit IV
Differentiation and evolution of species and biosystematics, Modern evidences:
morphology and anatomy; embryology and palynology; Modern evidences:
Biogeography and Cytotaxonomy; Modern evidences: Comparative studies on
phytochemistry, Chemo-taxonomy; Molecular taxonomy; Hybrids, domesticated
species, wild-cultivated continuum.
Unit V
Sampling strategies theory and practice, strategies for wild species; Germplasm
collecting: legal issues and the FAO code of conduct, participatory approaches to
collecting including indigenous knowledge, Traditional knowledge systems.
Taxonomic databases and documentation systems.
VII. Practical
• Concepts and methods for computing biodiversity, Alpha and beta models,
calculation of species richness and endemism;
• Field visits to protected areas- biospheres/ national parks, understanding various
ecosystems;
• Geospatial analysis and use of GIS;
• Identification and learning the use of CWRs of various families, survey of local
biodiversity (field study), ecological status of various species (field study);
• Population and community patters- case studies on local flora;
• Identification of alien species and their impact assessment, study of protected
areas, restoration of threatened and native species, bioresources and their
harvesting, classical and modern species concepts and biosystematics, morphology
and anatomy;
• Comparative studies on phytochemistry, chemotaxonomy, floristic and monographic
work;
• Practical methods for elucidating and proving hypotheses relating to plant
speciation, Numerical taxonomy-practice and procedures; biosystematic studies
and their role in improving plant taxonomies, infraspecific categories in relation
to population biology, taxonomic databases, wild-cultivated continuum, problems
and their resolution, newer methods of analysis and interpretation.