This textbook has been designed to meet the needs of BSc Second Semester students of Botany as per the UGC Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). It acquaints students with abiotic and biotic components of the ecosystem and their interactions at different levels. It also covers origin of angiosperms, their phylogeny and classification using various methods. While it provides strong conceptual understanding of the subject, it also helps in developing scientific outlook of the student.

The present book is for B.Sc(I) yr, strictly based on UGC Model syllabus for all Indian Universities. Each unit or chapter as the case may be is followed by various types of questions, such as very short, short, long answer questions, digrammatic questions and multiple choice questions, asked repeatedly questions have been included.

This textbook has been designed to meet the needs of BSc Fourth Semester students of Botany as per the UGC Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). It acquaints the students with plant-water relations and throws light on mineral nutrition. It also covers translocation in phloem, photosynthesis, respiration and enzymes. In addition to these, the book also deals with the nitrogen and lipid metabolism, plant growth regulators and plant response to light and temperature. While it provides strong conceptual understanding of the subject, it also helps in developing scientific outlook of the student.

This textbook has been designed to meet the needs of B.Sc. Third Semester students of Botany as per the UGC Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). It acquaints students with the tissue system, anatomy of stems, roots & leaves and secondary growth. It explains adaptive & protective systems and structural organization of a flower. Besides, the book also covers pollination, fertilization, development of endosperm and embryo, apomixis and polyembryony. While it provides strong conceptual understanding of the subject, it also helps in developing scientific outlook of the student.

This textbook has been designed to meet the needs of B.Sc. (Hons.) Second Semester students of Zoology as per the UGC Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). Comprehensively written, it explains the essential principles, processes and methodology of Coelomate Non-Chordates and Cell Biology. This textbook is profusely illustrated with well-drawn labelled diagrams, flow charts and tables, not only to supplement the descriptions, but also for sound understanding of the concepts.

For Degree Level Students

This textbook has been designed to meet the needs of B.Sc. (Hons.) Third Semester students of Zoology as per the new UGC Model Curriculum - Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). Comprehensively written, it explains the essential principles, processes and methodology of Chordata, Physiology and Biochemistry. This textbook is profusely illustrated with well-drawn labelled diagrams, not only to supplement the descriptions, but also for sound understanding of the concepts.

For Degree students of B.Sc. Third year as per UGC Model Curriculum. This course is being divided into Course -I Plant Physiology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology' where subject matter has been divided four units and expanded into nine chapters; while course II contains 'Ecology and Utilization of Plants' (Economic Botany), having two units and sixteen chapters.

This textbook has been designed to meet the needs of B.Sc. (Hons.) Fourth Semester students of Zoology as per the UGC Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). Comprehensively written, it explains the essential principles, processes and methodology of Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates, Animal Physiology: Life Sustaining Systems and Biochemistry of Metabolic Processes. This textbook is profusely illustrated with over 550 well-labelled diagrams, not only to supplement the descriptions, but also for sound understanding of the concepts.

This textbook has been designed to meet the needs of B.Sc. Fifth Semester students of Botany as per Common Minimum Syllabus prescribed for all Uttar Pradesh State Universities and Colleges under the recommended National Education Policy 2020. It comprehensively covers Paper 2, namely, Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics. The theory part of this book aptly discusses the understanding of nucleic acids, organization of DNA in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, DNA replication mechanism, genetic code and transcription process. Students would also learn about processing and modification of RNA and translation process, function and regulation of gene expression. This textbook further discusses the working knowledge of bioinformatics. Relevant experiments corresponding to the theoretical topics and examples have been presented systematically to help students achieve sound conceptual understanding and learn the experimental procedures.