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                DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

ESTABLISHED             : 1958

FOUNDER H.O.D.        : Prof. K.K. EASWARAN _M.Sc. (1956 - 1984) - H.O.D. of Botany, (1984 - 1988) Principal

PRESENT STAFF  

COURSES OFFERED

PRESENT STRENGTH OF BOTANY CLASSES  

APRIL 2006 EXAM RESULTS IN BOTANY

ACTIVITIES

              1. Regularly organising student seminars

              2. Maintenance of Botanical Garden - "BOTANICA" by students and staff

              3. Up keeping of Botany Museum by students and staff

              4. Student 2 student - An in house monthly bulletin by students

              5. 'A Plant this week' - Displaying a plant in front of the Department every week with details of Botanical interest

              6. 'Haridwarna Sundara' - A student wall magazine organized and managed by students

              7. Field trips / surveys for plant study

              8. Project works on ethnobotanical issues preferably given to I B.Sc. students every year

              9. Proposed to raise  Jatropha and Noni nursery  involving students.     

MAJOR EQUIPMENTS

    1.OHP

    2. COMPUTERS

    3. R S IMAGE SYSTEM

    4. BINOCULARS

    5. REFRIGERATOR

    6. PH METERS

    7. CENTRIFUGES

    8. HERBARIUM

    9. THERMOSTAT

    10. SLIDE PROJECTOR

RESEARCH PROJECTS COMPLETED               

                1. Biodiversity Register of Western Ghats of Perdoor village under WGBIP between 1994 and 1996  by Prof. Aravinda Hebbar and 20 students of B.Sc.

               2. COSIP on programme Ethnobotanical studies of Western Ghats

RESEARCH PROJECTS IN HAND

               1. UGC sponsored minor research project on - Chemical Extraction of Ferns of Udupi District by Dr. P.K. Rajagopal

               2. UGC sponsored minor research project on - the Study of Phytoplankton in Naaga beedhi' as on ethnobotanical issue
                   in Udupi District by Prof. Aravinda Hebbar (2006 - 08)

DEPARTMENT LIBRARY

                - 800 BOOKS

                - made up to date in the fields of Molecular biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Plant Taxonomy, Plant
                  Physiology and Environmental Science

STATE LEVEL SEMINARS CONDUCTED

        - State level Inter collegiate Natural Science Seminar competition in the month of August 2006

        - UGC sponsored state level seminar cum workshop on Natural Science on September 2nd and 3rd, 2005

BOTANICAL GARDEN  : BOTANICA

                 - "BOTANICA"  with more than 200 species of plants

                 - M.G.M's very own plant lover's paraside" - Vijaya Times, Oct, 29, 2005

                              * Fern house

                              * Collection of very useful medical plants

                              * Collection of botanically interesting plants

                 - Growing Indian Telegram plant

                 - Growing  pitcher plant from Assam       

                 - About 40 cycas plants

                 - Pistia, Marsilea, Hydrilla,Urticularia

                 - Salvinia, Eichhornia, Jussiaea, Chara

                 - Nymphaea, Ceratophyllum and other Hydrophytes

                 -Ophioglossum, Rambootan

                 -Cananga  odorata, Morinda citrifolia, Sterculia foetida,Cassia fistula, Parkia biglandulosa

BOTANICAL  MUSEUM

                 -With a collection of more than 1000 specimens displayed in octagonal      almirahs

                 - More than 150 species of algae.                          

                 - 100 species  fungi                                                                                                                       

                 - 40 species of Bryophytes

                 - 120 species of Pteridophytes

                 - 40 species of Gymnosperms

                 - 150 species of Angiosperms

                 - 40 species of Pathological specimens

                 - 06 species of Insectivorous plants  

                 - Algal collection from Lakshadweep and Kanyakumari.

FERN HERARIUM

            - An exhaustive collection of Ferns of Karnataka

PUBLICATIONS BY STAFF

            DR. P.K. RAJAGOPAL

                                        1. Phalagalu

                                        2. Viruses

                                        3. Jeeva Jalada Guttu                          

                                        4. Sashya  Jeevana

                                        5. Jarigidagalu

                                        6. Useful plants

                                        7. Karnataka Sashya Kosha

                                        8. Jnana Vijnana Kosha

                Ferns of Karnataka - Published in Indian Fern Journal

                New species of Isoetes : Published in "TAXON"

            PROF. V. ARAVINDA HEBBAR

                                  1. Parisara Vijnana

                                  2. Jeeva Vijnana Vol                                                                          

                                  3. Shyama Sastri

                                  4. Free lance critic writer / columnist on Music in local  dailies

PRESENT MEMBERSHIP IN ACADEMIC BODIES

                    DR.. P. K. RAJAGOPAL

                 Formerly Member, Faculty of Science, Mangalore University

                 Presently Member, Board of Studies, Pharmacognosy

                 Member, IAEC, MAHE, Manipal        

                    PROF. V. ARAVINDA HEBBAR

                  Member, Board of Studies for General Studies, Mangalore University

                  Member, Board of Studies for Botany, Mangalore University