DEPARTMENT OF PLANT BIOLOGY AND PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT

          The department started with PUC in 1968. By the hard work and efforts put in by the Principal and staff, the department was awarded with major B.Sc., Branch V Botany with ancillary subjects Zoology and Chemistry, from1979. The department has been renamed in 2002 as Plant Biology and Plant Bio-Technology, bearing in mind the changing mind set of the society at large. The new name not only has lent it an extra charm but has made it more accessible.  After getting autonomy in 2006 the department started the PG course, M..Phil., in 2011 and Ph.D. in 2012.  This technology-oriented major on the study of plants and the related fields have made the course job oriented.

          Faculty with subject expertise, spacious labs, exhaustive specimen collections, well-timed field trips awesome of the special features of the department. The department has done a remarkable service to the society by turning out eco-conscious graduates, post graduates and research scholars.

                

Name

Qualification

Designation

Specialization

years of service

Dr. (Mrs.) R. Siva

 

M.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

 

Mycology

 

08

Dr.(Mrs.)C. B. Nirmala

M.Sc., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Biotechnology

13

Mrs.K.ArulmehaPonRadha

 M.Sc.,M.Phil,

 

Assistant Professor

 Algology

10

 

 

Dr. K.Ramani

M.Sc., M.Phil.,

Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Pharmacognosy

 6

Dr.(Mrs.)S. Subhashini

M.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Pharmacognosy

 2

Zoology

Dr.(Mrs.)I.Deepa Persis

M.Sc., M.Phil, B.Ed.,Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Entomology

2

Association activities (Madhulika)

 

       “Madhulika” were scheduled between 8th September to 11th September 2015. There were events such as  Biozap, Pot Pouri, Connexion, Flower Arrangement, Biocartooning,   Treasure hunt, Miss Madhulika  and Quiz Programme .

 

        Intercollegiate Competitions participated by Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology students. D. Poornima, M.Sindhu, N. Mahalaxmi, M. Sandhya Lakshmi, B. Ashvitha, P. Vidhya and R. Pushpalatha participated in Loyola College Genotsav 2015 -2016 And Ethiraj College Lantana 2015-2016 and won 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes in various events. Individual  over all  trophy  won by Sindhu.M. Overall rolling trophy won by students of Plant Biology And Plant Biotechnology in Ethiraj College.

 

Seminar and Conference

 

Conference

      Department of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology Organized National Conference on “Algal Taxonomy and Application” in collaboration with Krishnamoorthy Institute of Algology on 27th and 28th of November 2015.

 

Seminar

 

      On 8th  September 2015,  a  seminar on “Hydrophonics”  by Karthik Mohansundaram, Agriculture Engineer at Emirates Hydroponics Farms, Abudhabi.  

Year

No. of Students

2012-13

10

2013-14

12

2014-15

13

2015-16

12

2015-16

10

Specialties of the Department

Ø  Field visits to Research Centres

Ø  Biomedical laboratories

Ø  Industrial visits to Commercial firms

Ø  Training on Mushroom cultivation, Spirulina cultivation, Biofertilizer production, and Vermicompost.

Ø  Medicinal and Kitchen Garden

Ø  Irula Tribal Centre

Ø  Visits to the sea coast for algal collection

Ø  Collaboration with other R&D laboratories for internships and research work to support our M.  Phil and Ph.D. research scholars.