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The Department is having two courses. Botany as a regular course running UG, PG, M.Phil., and research and M.Sc., Microbiology as self financing and B.Sc., vocational course in Industrial Microbiology. The Department of Botany started in the year 1969, gave birth for postgraduate studies in 1980 and research in 1982. The Department has completed 30 years of dedicated service to the society and educated many students. Alumni of the Department is scattered at the global level. The Department has applied for Special Assistance Programme (SAP) from University Grants Commission (UGC). It has got recognition in the fields of Algology, Mycology, Microbiology, Plant Pathology , Physiology, Reproductive Biology, Cytogenetics, Ecology and Medical Botany. The research programmes instill a sense of discipline, induce scientific vigour and provide insight into applied aspects of Botany. The Department has conducted an International Symposium on Bio-inoculants (1987) for sustainable agriculture and brought out a volume. Several national seminars in different fields of Botany were conducted for the benefit of the rural youths. The Department has also identified several major and minor projects with national interest and produced nearly 10 Ph.D students and 20 are working for Ph.D as on date (March 2000). |
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Some outstanding work is also being done in the Department. The Department has an organization called Pushpam Academy of Botanical Education and Agricultural Technology (PABEAT) with the objective to educate and train the needy rural youth and make them eligible for gainful employment / self employment. Through this opening extension work is being done. The Department is identified by the government for mass production of bio- |
fertilizers (Algal, Bacterial and Mycorrhizal) for improving the agricultural crop productivity. Some staff are working on Biotechnology of some microorganisms stressing the importance of ecology and environment. Another branch of Botany “study of medicinal plants” is also encouraged which is having wide potential in usage of medicinal plants under naturopathy. The Department has identified a Sugar cane specific microbe ‘N’ fixing first time in India and transferred the technology to Tamilnadu sugar Federation. The Department also takes consultancy services in production of bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides. The Department is fully equipped for research activities.The following is the bio-data of the individual staff members of both Botany and Microbiology (started from 1998). There are 13 members of staff in the day college and 5 in the evening college.
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