Plant water relation, photosynthesis, photosynthetic pigments, photochemical reaction centre, phosphorylation, Calvin cycle, Photorespiration, Crassulacean Acid metabolism, glycolysis, respiration, growth and growth regulation, flowering, dormancy, seed germination, senescence; Properties of water in relation to plant life. Transpiration. Factors affecting transpiration. Mineral nutrition. Mineral elements and their functions. Physiological aspects of crop yield. Prerequisite -B10203. 30hrs (T), 45hrs (P), C