CONTENTS: UNIT-I. Microbiology: 1. Viruses, Viroids and Prions; 2. Bacteria: Structure and Reproduction; 3. Economic Importance of Bacteria;
UNIT-II. Algae: 4. Algae: General Characters; 5. Classification of Algae; 6. Cyanophyceae: General Characters and Classification; 7. Nostocales: Nostoc; 8. Chlorophyceae: General Characters and Classification; 9. Volvocales: Chlamydomonas; 10. Oedogoniales: Oedogonium;  11. Siphonales: Vaucheria;  12. Phaeophyceae: General Characters and Classification;  13. Ectocarpales: Ectocarpus;  14. Fucales: Fucus; 15. Rhodophyceae: General Characters and Classification; 16. Nemalionales: Batrachospermum; 17. Ceramiales: Polysiphonia;  18. Economic Importance of Algae;
UNIT-III. Fungi: 19. Fungi: General Characters;  20. Classification of Fungi;  21. Zygomycetes Mucorales: Rhizopus;  22. Ascomycotina Plectomycetes Eurotiales: Penicillium;  23. Pleosporales: Venturia;  24. Basidiomycotina Uredinales: Puccinia;  25. Agaricales: Agaricus; 26. Deuteromycotina, Moniliales: Alternaria;  27. Lichens;
UNIT-IV. Introduction to Archegoniate; 28. Archegoniate Plants : Introduction;
UNIT-V. Bryophyta: 29. Bryophyta: General Characters and Classification;  30. Hepaticopsida Marchantiales : Marchantia;  31. Bryopsida (Musci or Mosses),  Sphagnobrya: Sphagnum;  32. Bryidae (Eubrya): Funaria;  33. Evolution of Sporophyte in Bryophytes;  34. Vegetative Reproduction in Bryophytes;  35. Professor Shiv Ram Kashyap (1882–1934);
UNIT-VI. Pteridophyta: 36. Pteridophyta: General Characters;  37. Pteridophyta: Classification; 38. Palaeobotany and Geological Time Scale; 39. Fossilization and Types of Fossils; 40. Psilophytopsida Psilophytales: Rhynia, Cooksonia;  41. Selaginellales: Selaginella;  42. Equisetales : Equisetum; 43. Leptosporangiatae Filicales: Pteris, Dryopteris; 44. Stelar System in Pteridophytes; 45. Heterospory and Seed Habit;  46. Apospory and Apogamy;  47. Prof. Birbal Sahni (1891–1949): Father of Indian Palaeobotany;
UNIT-VII. Gymnosperms: 48. Gymnosperms: General Characters and Affinities;  49. Gymnosperms: Classification and Distribution;  50. Cycadales: Cycas;  51. Coniferales: Pinus;  52. Economic Importance of Gymnosperms