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Visitors so far:139543Department of Botany
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Details of Botany Department
Established : 1958
Founder HOD : Prof. K.K. EASWARAN M.Sc. (1956 - 1984) - H.O.D. of Botany, (1984 - 1988) Principal
Present Staff :
| Name | Degree | Designation | D.O.B. | Experience |
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| Dr. P. Venkatramana Gowda | M.Sc, PhD | Principal and HOD | 16-08-1956 | 27 Yrs. |
| Smt. Gayathri Pai | M.Sc., M.Phil. | Lecturer | ||
| Ms.Sapna | M.Sc. | Lecturer | ||
| Smt.Rajani | M.Sc. | Lecturer |
Courses Offered :
| B.Sc. (3 year course) | Botany as one of the three optional (Botany, Zoology, Chemistry) |
| P.U. (2 year course) | Botany as part of BIOLOGY |
| B.Com, B.A., B.Sc. | General Studies ( Environmental Studies) |
Present Strength of Botany Classes :
| I PU | 222 |
| II PU | 233 |
| I B.Sc. | 24 |
| II BSc | 33 |
| III BSc | 28 |
April 2006 Exam Results In Botany :
| CLASS | APPEARED | PASSED | DIST | FIRST CLASS | PERCENTAGE |
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| III BSc | 31 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 96.8% |
| II BSc | 28 | 28 | 100% | ||
| I BSc | 33 | 32 | 96.9% |
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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. |
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Major Equipments
| 1.OHP |
| 2. Computers |
| 3. R S Image System |
| 4. Binoculars |
| 5. Refrigerator |
| 6. PH Meter |
| 7. Centrifuge |
| 8. Herbarium |
| 9. Thermostat |
| 10. Slide Projector |
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Academic Research Projects
Research Project 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 Project 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
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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
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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
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| Dr. P.K. Rajagopal |
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| Prof. V. Aravinda Hebbar |
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Present Membership in Academic Bodies
| Name | Responsibilities |
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| Dr. P.K. Rajagopal |
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| Prof. V. Aravinda Hebbar |
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