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2. Jennings D. H. & Lysek G. (2000) Fungal Biology : proteomics and species improvement, etc. Application of
Understanding the Fungal Lifestyle. biotechnology in fisheries, aquaculture and environmental
3. Tkacz, J.S. & Lange, L. (eds). (2004). Advances in management.
Fungal Biotechnology for Industry, Agriculture and
Medicine. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60%
SHET 3303 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
BIOTECHNOLOGY Medium of Instruction:
English
The importance of biological system and microbes in the
management and treatment of wastes. Characterisation of Soft Skills:
various wastes from industrial sectors including CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2, EM2
xenobiotics. Introduction to conventional systems of
treatment of wastes and sewage. Innovations in treatment Main References:
of wastes with microbes and plants. Utilisation of wastes 1. Fingerman M., Nagabhushanam, R. & Thompson, M-F.
for production of value-added products. (1999). Recent Advances in Marine Biotechnology,
Vol.2: Environmental Marine Biotechnology. Science
Assessment Methods: Publishers.
Continuous assessment: 60% 2. Fingerman, M. & Nagabhushanam, R. (2000). Recent
Final Examination: 40% Advances in Marine Biotechonology, Vol. 4:
Aquaculture. Part A: Seaweeds and Invertebrates.
Medium of Instruction: Science Publishers.
English 3. Journal of Marine Biotechnology. Springer-Verlag.

Soft Skills:
CS5, CT5, LL2, EM2, LS2, TS3 SHET 3306 PLANT MORPHOGENESIS

Main References: Definition of morphogenesis. Morphogenesis in vivo and in
1. Biotechnological Innovations in Energy and vitro. In vitro system or tissue culture system to study
Environmental Management. (1994). BIOTOL Series. morphogenesis and related processes. Organogenesis,
Open Learning. Butterworth-Heinmann embryogenesis, plant regeneration and their importance in
2. Eweis, J.B., Ergas, S.A., Chang, D.P.Y. & Schroeder, industries, especially agro-based industry. Cell cycle and
E.D. (1998). Bioremediation Principles. McGraw-Hill. its importance in morphogenesis. Autoradiography
3. Scragg, A. (1999). Environmental Biotechnology. technique and its importance, microdensitometry. Image
Pearson. analyser for measurement of nuclear DNA quantity, ploidy
level and other cellular parameters such as cell and
nuclear areas, cell doubling time etc.
SHET 3304 BIOSEPARATION
Assessment Methods:
Introduction to bioseparation and characteristics of Continuous Assessment: 40%
biological products. Methods of recovery, isolation, Final Examination: 60%
purification and polishing of bioproducts. Bioproducts
formulation. Recent techniques in bioseparation i.e. Medium of Instruction:
pervaporation, supercritical fluid extraction, reverse- English
micelle etc.
Soft Skills:
Assessment Methods: CS3, CT3, LL2, TS2, EM2
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60% Main References:
1. Bhojwani, S.S. & Razdan, M.K. (1996). Plant Tissue
Medium of Instruction: Culture: Theory and Practice. Elsevier.
English 2. Bryant, J.A. & Francis, D. (eds). (1985). The Cell
Division Cycle in Plants. Cambrige University Press.
Soft Skills: 3. Stephen, L.W. (1981). Biology of the Cell. 2nd ed.
CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2 Wadsworth: Belmont, CA.

Main References:
1. Belter, P.A., Cussler, E.L. & Hu, W.S. (1988) SHET 3307 PLANT BREEDING
Bioseparations: Downstream Processing For
Biotechnology. John Wiley. The objective of this course is to introduce the principles
2. Harrison, R.G., Todd, P., Rudge, S.R. & Petrides, D.P. of genetics and basic techniques in plant breeding. It
(2003). Bioseparations Science and Engineering. covers sexual reproduction systems in plants, self-
Oxford University Press. pollinated and cross-polinated crops, techniques in plant
3. Bioproduct Recovery in Bioprocess Technology (1992). breeding, techniques in breeding for disease resistance
Biotechnology. Open Learning.Butterworth-Heinemann. and the development of hybrids.

SHET 3305 MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Marine Biotechnology is defined as the use of marine Final Examination: 60%
organisms or their parts in industrial products, medicine or
processes. Topics taught include new marine Medium of Instruction:
biotechnological products like medicine, polymers, English
enzymes and current technologies like genomics,

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