Botany

Plant Growth and Development is a 3 credit, level 5 optional course offered for the Bachelor of Science Degree programme. The principal means of intercellular communication within plants are “hormones”. Hormones are signal molecules that individually or coorporatively direct the development of individual cells or carry information between cells and therefore coordinate growth and development. This course introduces the hormonal concept in plants and gives you a description of six major groups of plant hormones and their applications in horticulture and agriculture.

This course also gives you the basic knowledge on light-regulated plant development or photomorphogenesis, responses of plants to blue light signals, the control of flowering or photoperiodism, the low temperature requirement for flowering or vernalization, seed germination and dormancy, leaf senescence, abscission and embryogenesis in angiosperms.

BYU4303 is a three credit Level 4 course that will introduce you to the fascinating world of Microbiology. Here you will gain basic knowledge through your lesson material and skills during your practical sessions in microbiology. These skills and knowledge will be essential for you to go deeper into the field of Microbiology in your following years as a University student and also if you intend to go into a field related to Microbiology in the future.

Pre-requisites - BYU3500/ BOU1200
Is a pre-requisite course for BYU5300/ BOU3100

Diversity of Plants (BYU3500) is one of the basic courses available for those who study Botany as one of the disciplines at Level 3 of the B. Sc. Degree programme. It is a five (05) Credit course which is conducted through both semesters. This course will introduce you to the wonderful and diverse world of plants. Starting from the simple unicellular aquatic plants and lead you through to the land plants which can reach several meters in height. You will learn the main morphological, structural and reproductive features of the major groups of plants and also to get a deeper understanding on the evolutionary relationships between the different groups of plants.