Botany

Topics (12)

• 1
  Plant Anatomy & Morphology
• 2
  Plant Taxonomy
• 3
  Plant Physiology
• 4
  Plant Ecology
• 5
  Applied Botany
• 6
  Algae, Fungi and Bryophytes

  Phycology, mycology and plant pathology, bryology — structure, reproduction and economic importance.

• 7
  Pteridophyta and Gymnosperms

  Structure, life history and affinities; classification and economic importance of Gymnosperms.

• 8
  Anatomy and Embryology

  Primary/secondary tissues, sporogenesis, fertilization, embryo and endosperm, seed dispersal.

• 9
  Cytology

  Cell cycle, chemistry of wall and membrane, organelles, tissue and cell culture.

• 10
  Genetics

  Mendelian genetics, multiple alleles, polygenic inheritance, chromosomal aberrations, DNA repair.

• 11
  Evolution

  Evolutionary history, convergent/divergent/parallel evolution and natural selection.

• 12
  Molecular Biology

  DNA replication, transcription, genetic code, protein synthesis, genetic engineering and GMOs.

The reading list straight from FPSC's revised Botany syllabus. Build your core preparation around these texts — examiner-favoured references that questions are routinely drawn from.

1. 1

   Esau's Plant Anatomy: Meristems, Cells and Tissues of the Plant Body

   Evert and Hichhorn

2. 2

   Cryptogamic Botany — Algae and Fungi

   G.M. Smith

3. 3

   Cryptogamic Botany — Bryophyte and Pteridophyte

   G.M. Smith

4. 4

   Comparative Morphology of the Vascular Plants

   A.S. Foster and E.H. Gifford

5. 5

   Plant and Environment

   R.F. Daubenmire

6. 6

   Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics

   C.A. Stace

7. 7

   Plant Physiology

   Taiz and Zeiger

8. 8

   Genetics: A Conceptual Approach

   B.A. Pierce

9. 9

   Molecular Cell Biology

   Lodish, Berk, Zipursky, Matsudaira, Baltimore and Darnell

10. 10

    Concepts of Genetics

    William S. Klug

11. 11

    Ilmi Biomolecules, Cell Biology and Genetics

    T.A. Cheema and Z.T. Cheema

12. 12

    Carvan Textbook of Botany Paper 'A'

    T.A. Malik

13. 13

    Ecology: Principles and Applications

    Chapman and Reiss

14. 14

    Fundamentals of Ecology

    Odum and Barrett

15. 15

    Advanced Plant Taxonomy

    A.K. Mondal

16. 16

    Growth and Differentiation in Plants

    Phillips and Wareing