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Phenotypic plasticity and acclimation mechanisms; Physiological responses to drought; heat; salinity and acidity; Heat shock proteins (HSPs); Secondary metabolites and plant defense responses to abiotic stress; herbivory and pathogens; Plant hormonal response mechanisms; Free radicals in plant stress phenomena; Anti-oxidants in plant stress responses; Metal tolerance; accumulation and the phytochelatin response

Plant tissue culture and applications; Micropropagations; somatic embryogenesis; somaclonal variations; Chemicals and plants interactions; Application of genetic engineering in crop improvement; herbicide resistance; insect resistance; environmental tolerance; virus resistance; and agricultural food production

Presentation and discussion of real process design problems; sources of design data; process and engineering flow diagram; process outline charts incorporating method study and critical examination; mechanical design of process vessels and piping. Environmental considerations site considerations; process services. Costing of design Process. Formulation of feasibility report evaluation. Economics and safety consideration must be stresses. Computer aided Design; application of software packages in design.

A design problem involving the study of a process. It should consist of preparation of flow sheet and heat and mass balances of the process and a detailed design of plant or unit operation equipment used in the process. Due consideration must be given to economics and safety. Each student is expected to submit and orally defend a bound copy of technological/engineering design project. A design project should consist of introduction, literature review, process design, detailed design of some of the units of the process, specification of the equipment required, specification of materials of construction, basic mechanical design and drawings, inclusion of process control, modern drawings of the process equipment including a good flow chart, economic and environmental considerations.

Management of genetic resources data; Indigenous management of plant genetic resources; Plant genetic resources characterization and evaluation; Sampling and conservation strategies; In situ and ex situ conservation; In vitro storage of genetic materials; Reserves; protected areas and botanic gardens; Plant genetic resources in Agriculture and Biotechnology

The auxins; chemical nature and roles of auxin translocation; Gibberellins: chemical nature and roles of Gibberellins; translocation of Gibberellins; The cytokinins: roles of the cytokinins; synthesis of cytokinins; Absicic acid: roles of absicic acid; Vitamins; Ethylene: effects of ethylene; Other hormone-like substances in plants; Mechanism of hormone action; Interactions among hormones; Ecological importance of hormonal actions

Purification; extraction and identification of plant viruses using serological and molecular techniques; Classification and nomenclature of plant viruses; Multicomponent viruses; defective viruses; viroids and other virus-like agents; Nature and mechanism of plant viral infections

Definition of plaster of Paris. Historical development of plaster of Paris and plaster casting. Relevance of orthopaedic plaster in the management of bone fractures. Roles of plaster expert in the management of orthopaedic and trauma conditions. Chemical composition of plaster of Paris; physical characteristics of plaster of paris; uses of plaster of Paris. Building facility structure, ventilation, illumination, entry and exit routes of a typical plaster room; human resources needed in the plaster casting room; materials needed in the plaster room such as furniture, equipment instrument and many others; financial resources and budgeting for an ideal plaster room; system of management of the plaster room; equipment and instrument needed in the plaster room such as Plaster cutter/shears, Plaster bender, Plaster scissors. Use of each equipment/instrument listed in above. Different types of plaster cast application such as colles’ cast, scaphoid cast and many others. Methods of plaster cast making. Complications associated with use of plaster such as swelling compression, damage to blood vessels, damage to nerves; process for dealing with the complications of plaster; care of patient in plaster cast. Procedure of removal of plaster cast; instruments for plaster cast removal. Reasons for removal of plaster cast; possible complications associated with the removal of plaster cast; possible hazards that may arise in the plaster room such as electrical wiring, slippery floor; protective wears for plaster room work. Safety precaution to hazards. Other materials that can be used for casting; different types of synthetic casts; advantages and disadvantages of synthetic casts over plaster of Paris; chemical composition of synthetic cast and moulding of synthetic casts. Different types of lifts for lifting and handling of patient in plaster. Mechanism of muscle contraction; terms – posture gravity and balance. Difference between lifting and dragging. Different methods of lifting and their techniques; different positions used in lifting; lift and handling patients in plaster cast. Different parts of upper extremities of human being slab plaster casts used for the management of bone fractures of upper extremities of human. Materials used in making slab of casts; making the following slab casts: below elbow back, above elbow back slab, cock up splint, anterior slab; different parts of the lower extremities; different slab plaster casts used for the management of bone fractures of the lower extremities. plaster bandages and padding materials used in plaster casting. process of making removable and non – removable below knee slab plaster cast. make removable and non removable slab casts. Counseling patient after applying slab cast.

Different parts that make up the upper extremities of human being. Plaster casts used for the management of bone fractures of upper extremities such as Colle’s plaster cast, Scaphoid plaster cast, Bennet plaster cast, below elbow cast, Hanging cast U’ cast. Different parts of the lower extremities of the human being. Plaster casts used for the management of bone fractures of the lower extremities of human. Materials used to make the plaster casts of the lower extremities. making of the following plaster cads of the lower extremities of the human being; Boot plaster cast, below knee cast, Above Knee cast, High above Knee cast cylinder cast, Counsel patients after plaster cast application. Wedging and need for wedging a dry cast; materials used for wedging of a cast. Supportive devices in plaster casting; materials used in making the supportive devices such as heel raising wooden, block for weight bearing leg plaster cast, walking stick, pairs of crutches, collar & cuff bandage; function/ uses of the supportive device; maintain supportive devices; identify complications that may arise from the use of supportive devices listed in above. Technique of wedging of plaster casts; wedge plaster casts; define synthetic plaster bandage. identify the synthetic plaster. identify the tools used in synthetic plaster cast; chemical components of synthetic plaster bandage. Difference between plaster of paris and synthetic plaster bandage. Application of synthetic bandage to make a plaster cast; moulding a synthetic plaster on a limb. Cast bracing; purposes of cast bracing. Different metal braces used in cast bracing. Making of braces: femoral cast bracing, tibial cast bracing. Spica; different types of spica such as: Shoulder spica, Single (unilateral) hip spica, Double (bilateral) hip spica, One and a half hip spica; different types of spica. Apply plaster spica to patients; counseling patient in plaster spica. Different parts of human body trunk. Body jacket cast; different types of body jackets such as: Modified Minerva body jacket, Full minerva body jacket, Halo-pelvic body jacket; uses of body jackets; making different body jackets. Counseling patients in body jackets. Sarmiento plaster cast; uses of sarmiento cast; materials used in making sarmiento cast; procedure of making a sarmiento cast. counsel patients and clients on sarmiento cast. describe frog cast. Indications for frog cast; materials required for making frog cast. Parts of human hand. Volar Slab Cock-up splint and their uses; difference between Volar Slab and Cock-up Slab (Splint); materials used for: Volar slab, Cock up splint, Make – Volar slab and Cock up splint. Materials required in making traction embedded in plaster cast; process of making traction embedded in plaster cast; application of traction embedded in plaster cast. Plaster bed. Indications for plaster. Materials required for making plaster bed.

Discussion of surgical techniques; biased for cosmetic outlook in companion animals and sub-human primates; Application of these techniques in large animals; Surgical management of congenital and acquired defects with emphasis on pedicle and free skin grafts