Botany

Department of Botany

The Department of Botany or Plant Sciences is one of the leading departments dedicated to teaching, research and introduction of new add –on courses since its inception in 1956. Over its breadth of development, Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and later Post Graduate program in Biotechnology and Biochemistry have been introduced by the department, primarily for those students who plan to pursue careers.

Objectives:

To promote students acquisition of basic knowledge of plant Sciences.
To promote awareness of the vibrancy and diversity of plant kingdom
To familiarize students with various plants and its botanical terms.
To make students learn the characteristics of common plant families
To teach plant identification skills
To instill an interest in investigating plants and their uses
To teach basic biological principles and specialized skills
To prepare students for professional career plant scientists and as teachers
To enhance their interest and ability to succeed in their Graduate /Post graduate programs
To give students practical/ hands on experience.
To help students gain experience through discussions, debates, seminar presentations in the Dept.
To enable students understand the different domains of medicinal and nutritional plants.
To place students on summer training/internships at various Research &Development laboratories, institutions, Ayurveda/ Allopathy hospitals and Bio Tech Pharma companies that they gain knowledge and experience.
To spread awareness on the ongoing research projects in Basic & applied Botany.
To shape students’ discipline and sincerity that they work hard in academic and co-curricular activities.
To motivate students win prizes and bring good name and fame to the department.

The study of Algae, Fungi, lichens, mosses, naming & Classification, taxonomy, function, structure, growth patterns, breeding, plant pathology, biotechnology, biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, floriculture, environmental science, pharmacology, biomedical engineering, ecology and many new frontiers are making the study of Botany an attractive curricular option to both faculty and students. Also this ever widening scope is promoting Plant biology multidisciplinary and highly competitive.

The Faculty is highly qualified and well experienced and strives to generate new knowledge. They actively engage the students to use the resources and work towards achieving their goals. The course curriculum offers many field experiences to students as it is seminal to the study of flora. In addition, the Department keeps pace with new developments in plant sciences to make a condusive environment for science education. Motivation, achievement and excellent results are its key strengths.

It boasts of well equipped practice laboratories, in-house Botanical Museum with numerous specimens, fossil slides, spacious Green house and Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory.

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Facilities:
Museum: Has hundreds of wet preserved specimens, dry preserved specimens, Fossil Specimens, Slides and Models.
Botanical Green House:

Dept. is maintaining green house since 40 years with hydrophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, angiosperms and useful medicinal plants.
Herbarium:

Herbarium of the Department has Angiosperms.
Laboratories:

Separate labs for Under Graduates and Post Graduates.
Tissue Culture Facility:

The Department has facility for aseptic, manipulation, transfer and incubation to in-vitro cultures of Fungi, Bacteria and Higher Plants, which includes Laminar Air Flow, Incubators, Culture Room and refrigerator in separate plant tissue culture lab with inoculation and incubator rooms.
Department Seminar Room:

Department library has a collection of text books and reference books of all areas of plant sciences. Reading room facility with free access to the books is available to PG Students and also UG Students. Computer facility also available.
Journals:

Online e-journals available.

Instrumentation Room-Some of the Major Equipments available:

UV-Vis Spectrophotometer.
Vis Spectrophotometers
Colorimeters
Automatic Autoclaves
Cooled Ultra Centrifuge
Digital Balances
Centrifuge Machines
Binocular Microscope
Compound Microscopes
Simple Microscopes
Laminar Air Flow Chamber
Inoculation Chambers
Incubators
Microbial Colony Counter
Hot Air Ovens
Electrophoresis Units
Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)
Water-baths
Distillation Unit
PH Meter
Magnetic Stirrer

Teaching Methodology:

Department uses basic teaching aid black board and modern methodologies like OHP and Power Point Presentations with projector. Regular Seminar Talks by students and extension lectures by eminent Professors are arranged.

Student Activities:

Participated in the National and International Institutes/Organizations like CCMB and ICRISAT and enhanced and inculcated scientific knowledge.

Botanical tours also conducted by Department to enhance the natural habitat to gain knowledge of different flora.

The Dept of Botany is foraying into making the subject more skill oriented and research oriented. It holds a great promise to keep traditional courses go side by side with proven branches of scientific culture.