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DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY |
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Profile
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The department of Botany started functioning with the introduction of BSc Zoology course in 1997. Presently the department provides Botany as subsidiary course for BSc Zoology main students. |
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Faculty |
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Highest Qualification |
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No of Publications |
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Nat.Jour |
Internat.Jour |
Seminar&
Confer |
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Dr. T.P. Raveendran |
Head of the Dept. |
MSc, Ph.D |
1987 |
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Facilities |
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A well equipped laboratory with the following- Rotary Microtome, A hot air oven, Trinocular Stereo Microscope with camera lucida, students microscope, digital camera etc. |
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A Museum and Herbarium |
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A Botanical Garden established jointly with OISCA with more than 150 medicinal plants. |
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Documented the flora of the campus. |
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Projects
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Completed two minor projects of UGC by Dr. T.P Raveendran
Taxonomic studies of the Family – Podostemaceae in Kerala
Chemotaxonomic studies of Karimkurunni and standardization of the drug |
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Activities |
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P.P Krishnan Nambiar Memorial Endowment for topper in Botany Subsidiary Course. |
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A seminar on Vegetable cultivation and promotion jointly with VFPCK and Nature Club. |
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Germ Plasm collection of indigenous Mango varieties. |
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