Objectives of the Department:
- The course introduces students to the importance of plants as an integral part of existence on the planet.
- To develop an aptitude towards science and nature.
- To equip the students with the basic skills in identifying and labelling different plants.
- To impart quality education in the field of Botany enabling our students to confidently face the job market.
- A few activities are conducted at the end of the each semester which are relevant to the topics covered. Algal and lichen collections, mushroom cultivation, visits to tissue culture labs, plant collection trips, project works, maintenance of plant diversity on campus are few of the activities.
- These activities enable the students to study the subject outside the classroom environment.
History of the Department :
Rearising the need for higher education in science, our Management decided to start B.Sc. course in 1991. The department of Botany was established along with inception of B.Sc. course in 1991.
Prof. Kusuma G. Shetty M.Sc., who was already working in this college as Lecturer in Biology, joined the department of Botany. The department remembers with gratitude, the services of Shri R.M. Bhat, M.Sc. (1994-2000), Shri Shashidhar Madival,M.Sc. (1996-2003) and Madhukeshwar Hegde,M.Sc.(1997-2004) Ranjana S. Prabhu and Smitha Shanbag together served in this department for 2010 -2013. Vinayaka Y.S. (2013-2015), Madhura Naik (2015-2016), Kavya S. Naik (2016), Khushbhu H.S. (2017-2019), Kavya P.(2019-2020), Anuradha Naik (2021-2022), Kavya.P and Dr. Veena hedge (2022-2023) worked as a Guest lecturers.
Presently Kavya P. have been working Head of the Department as a lecturer.
All the present and past teaching members of the department are hardworking, devoted, dedicated and under their able guidance, our students have made remarkable achievements in examinations. Our Department is well furnished with all necessary equipments, chemicals, furniture’s etc..
Vision:
“Include students with scientific temperament, environmental awareness and prepare them to face challenges in life.”
Mission:
Impact quality education in the field of plant sciences and to sensitize students towards the need for conserving natural resources.
The study of botany is vital as plants are a fundamental part of life on earth. The curriculum of the B.Sc., Botany programme has been designed with an aim of encouraging the broad instructional goals and to support the growing demands and challenging trends in the educational scenario. A three- or four-year bachelor’s degree program in Botany provides the foundation for prospective botanists to pursue a graduate level education or find an entry level career.
Associations under the department:
Subject Taught:
- Fungi, Microbiology, and Plant pathology
- Gardening and landscaping
- Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms
- Mushroom cultivation
- Plant ecology and taxonomy
- Plant anatomy and Embryology
- Plant physiology, Metabolism and Phytochemistry
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Economic botany and Biotechnology
- Bioinformatics
- Herbal technology
- Nursery and Gardening
- Floriculture
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Research methodology
- Medicinal plants in healthcare
Learning Resources:
Centralised Library with 275 Reference books in Botany. There are about 40 books of foreign authors.
Journals/ Periodicals subscribed:
Vijnanadaloka
Best Practices:
Planting and Maintaining some Medicinal plants
Giving project and field work
Providing free books for those who need
Inspire the young minds in career
Teachers activities:
- Organized special Lectures
- Attending refresh course to update their knowledge
- Research paper presenting international level.
- Project work
- Given students seminars
- Given students project work
Students Seminar:
- Algae and its economic importance
- Gardening and Nursery techniques
- Orchids and its importance
- Transcription and translation process
Students Project Work:
- Diversity of medicinal plants in siddapur
- A Study on phytochemical screening of Calatropisgigantia.
- A Study on vitamin C
