IGNOU BBYCT-133 Plant Ecology and Taxonomy - Study Material & Helpbook (CBCS-Latest)

BBYCT-133 English Topics Covered

Block 1 – Ecology and Ecological Factors

• Unit 1 – Introduction to Plant Ecology
  
• Unit 2 – Ecological Factors ; Soil and Water
  
• Unit 3 – Ecological Factors : Light and Temperature
  
• Unit 4 – Adaptations of Hydrophytes and Xerophytes
  

Block 2 – Community and Ecosystem

• Unit 5 – Introduction to Plant Communities
  
• Unit 6 – Succession in Communities
  
• Unit 7 – Ecosystem Structure
  
• Unit 8 – Ecosystem Functioning
  
• Unit 9 – Biogeochemical Cycling
  
• Unit 10 – Phytogeography
  

Block 3 – Plant Taxonomy: Tools and Evidences

• Unit 11 – Introduction to Plant Taxonomy
  
• Unit 12 – Herbaria and Botanical Gardens
  
• Unit 13 – Taxonomic Documentation
  
• Unit 14 – Taxonomic Evidences
  
• Unit 15 – Taxonomic Hierarchy
  

Block 4 – Nomenclature and Systems of Classification

• Unit 16 – Binomial Nomenclature
  
• Unit 17 – Scientific Naming of Plants: Nomenclature
  
• Unit 18 – Systems of Classification
  
• Unit 19 – Biometric, Numerical Taxonomy
  
• Unit 20 – Cladistics