DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

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DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
Total area 19,488 Sq.ft. Lab Area 1600
Sq.ft
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Faculty Rooms 12 Research Labs. 4 M.Sc.
Labs 2 Seminar Hall 1 Office 1 Library 1
Store 2 Herbarium 1
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LIBRARY Books 5,500 Research
Journals 10 a) International
6 b) National 4
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BOTANICAL GARDEN

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• Inception 1975
• Area 8.1 acres
• Species 503 (114)
• Angiosperms 485 (105)
• Gymnosperms 18 (9)
• Medicinal Plants 100 (Approx.)
• Rare/Threatened Taxa 20
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• GREEN HOUSE AND GLASS HOUSE

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ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
M.Sc. 62 M.Phil. 32 Ph.D. 26
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COURSE STRUCTURE
I-Semester II-Semester
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III-Semester IV-Semester
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TEACHING FACULTY
DESIGNATION PRESENT SANCTIONED Professor 5
3 Associate Professor 3 4 Assistant
Professor 2 5 Contractual 1
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NON TEACHING STAFF
Lab. Assistant 1 Senior Assistant
1 Lecture Assistant 1
Field Collector 1 Section Officer
1 Lab. Attendant 2 Photographer
1 Herbarium Keeper 1 Curator
1 Orderlies 3 Senior P.A.
1 Malies 3 Semi Prof. Assistant 1
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THRUST AREAS
  1. Biodiversity and conservation biology 2.
Cytogenetics and Reproductive Biology 3.
Bryology 4. Mycotoxicology 5. Mycology and plant
pathology 6. In vitro plant morphogenesis 7.
Limnology and Aquatic Biology
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RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS
  a) Research papers published 55 Internati
onal 18 National 37 Average
impact factor 1.2 b) Books published 02
c) Seminars/Symposia attended 30 Internati
onal 06 National 24 d) Ph.D.
Awarded 22 e) M.Phil. Awarded 32
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WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS/REFRESHER COURSES
ORGANISED   2004 Twentieth National Symposium
of Indian Society of Life Sciences
on Bioresources, Environment and Society.  2005
North Zone Meet of Indian Society of Mycology
and Plant
Pathology and Symposium on Challenging Problems
in Mycology and Plant
Pathology 2006-07 Refresher Course for
University/College teachers.  2007
Conservation and management of pollinators for
sustainable agriculture through an
ecosystem approach. 2008 Third JK State
Science Congress.
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HONOURS / AWARDS
YEAR NAME HONOUR/AWARD 2004 Dr. Namrata
Sharma Professor P.N. Mehra Memorial
Award Dr. Y.P. Sharma Young Scientist Award,
DST, JK 2006 Dr. Veenu Kaul Young
Scientist Award,
DST, JK 2007 Dr.
Namrata Sharma Woman Botanist of the year
2006 (Gold Medal) by IBS. Dr. Y.P.
Sharma Professor P.N. Mehra Memorial
Award
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RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN
Title Funding agency Amount
(Rupees in lakhs) Evaluation of
biodiversity DST, New Delhi 14.38 of Allium
germplasm from Indian gene centre.
Cytological and molecular DST, New
Delhi 23.5 characterization of diversity
in Allium sativum.   Investigations on the
myco- GBPIHED, Almora 4.49 toxicity of some
important drug plants of Jammu and
Kashmir.   Screening of microbial CSIR, New
Delhi 14.0 diversity of Jammu and Kashmir
state for some novel secondary metabolites.
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Bioactive molecules from CSIR, New
Delhi 15.0 micromycetes of Jammu and Kashmir
State.   Micropropagation and Conser- GBPIHED,
Almora 4.95 vation of Terminalia
chebula Ritz-A medicinal tree.   In vitro
tuber formation and field DBT, New
Delhi 3.5 evaluation of tuber derived plants of
Kala zira (Bunium persicum).   Assessment of
intraspecific DBT, New Delhi 19.98 variability
(morphological, cytological and molecular) in
some threatened hepatics of Jammu (Northwest
Himalaya).  
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Exploration, evaluation and GBPIHED,
2.5 conservation of bryodiversity Almora of
Patnitop and its adjoining areas (JK
Himalaya). Reproductive strategies DST, New
Delhi 12.48 of two clover species with emphasis
on pattern and causes of ovule abortion.
  Survey of raw material availability DBT, New
Delhi 35.87 and genetic diversity in
Seabuckthorn in Ladakh.    
Total Funds generated Rs. 1.51 crores
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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS   Total
Last 5 Years NET 66 (32) SLET 14
(03) GATE 04 (01) UNIVERSITIES 04 (02)
COLLEGES 45 (08) RES. INSTITUTES 08 K
AS 44 (18) IAS/IPS 02 IFS 06 A
RS 06
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• CENTRAL FACILITY
• A. RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION LAB
• Thermal Cycler
• Gel Dryer
• Vacuum Pump
• Ultrafine microtome
• Gel documentation system
• Spectrophotometer
• Refrigerated Table top high speed centrifuge
• Microscope with photographic attachments
• Precision Balances
• P.G. INSTRUMENTATION LAB
• C. INTERNET LAB