Facilities

Facilities

                             The Department has well equipped laboratories which include Cell and Tissue Culture, Microbial culture lab, Botanical gardens and Green house, Medicinal plant garden etc. An Arboretum of about 2.5 hactares has been established in the University Campus which contains endemic, rare, endangered and threatened (RET) plants of the Western Ghats. The arboretum is used as a training centre in environmental awareness for youths and training on eco friendly agriculture methods for farmers. Computer networking facility with internet is also available in the Department

 

Laboratories

                              The Department possesses major equipments like Double beam Spectrophotometer, Binocular Research Microscope with computerized photographic attachment, Binocular stereomicroscope with photographic attachment, Plant Water Status Console, Plant Efficiency Analyser, complete with accessories, Binocular inverted Microscope, Freeze dryer, Plant  Growth  cabinets, seed germinators, Thermal cycler, Cyclotec sample mill, Cooling Centrifuge, Gel Documentation System, Water Activity Meter, ELISA Microplate Reader, Vaccum Concentrator, Co2 Incubator, Biosafety cabinets, Computer with accessories etc.

 

Research

Nature & type of research 

  1. Biodiversity and Plant conservation
  2. Plant tissue culture  and Biotechnology
  3. Stress physiology
  4. Plant microbial interaction
  5. Plant Ecology and Environment
  6. Phytochemistry
  7. Angiosperm taxonomy
  8. Radiation biology
  9. Bioremediation
  10. Ethnobotany
  11. Bioprospecting of Western Ghat plants
S.NO Name of the candidate Name of the Supervisor(s)/ Co-Supervisor(s) Title Year

1

A, Padmaya Naik

Prof. K.R. Chandrashekar

Studies on growth floral biology flowering behaviour and yield of cashew  Anacardium occidental cultivers  under coastal region of Karnataka

2008

2

Soniya Marsi Lobo

Prof. Krishnakumar.G

Phytochemical investigations and nutritive value of lesser known edible ferns

2011

3

Keshavachandra K.

Prof. Krishnakumar.G

Ecological and Floristic Studies on the Myristica swamps and adjoining forests in Dakshina Kannada Region of the Western Ghats

2011

4

Arunkumar K

Prof. K.R. Chandrashekar

Autecology, phytochemical and pharmacological investigations of Polyalthia fragrans (Dalz.) Bedd. – an endemic species of Western Ghats

2012

5

Manasa D J

Prof. K.R. Chandrashekar

Studies on in vitro propagation and phytochemical evaluation of Tabernaemontana sp. and mussenda sp. - endemic plants of Western Ghats

2012

6

 Rashmi K

 

Prof. Krishnakumar.G

Floristic and Ecological Studies on the Low Altitude Grasslands of the Coastal Region of the Western Ghats

2013

7

Muhammed Haneef K A

 

Prof. K.R. Chandrashekar

Phenology, Phytochemical and Pharmacological studies on Pterospermum rubiginosum Heyne and Pterospermum reticulatum Wt. & Arn, Endemic Plants of Western Ghats

2013

8

Shilpa B

 

Prof. Krishnakumar.G

Phytochemical Studies on some potential medicinal plants of the Western Ghat region

2013

9

Viveka M R

 

Prof. K.R. Chandrashekar

Studies on Myristica fatua var. magnifica (Beddome) Sinclair, an endemic plant of Western Ghats

2013

10

Murali P G

 

Prof. Krishnakumar.G

Phytochemical and Ecological studies on selected wild mango varieties

2014

11

Shrikrishna Ganaraja Bhat S

Prof. K.R. Chandrashekar

Structure and composition of Mailakote and Bantaje forests of Western Ghats

2015

12

Karunya Shetty S

Prof. Krishnakumar.G

Studies on ecology, diversity and phytochemical screening of some freshwater microlagae

2015

13

Nityasree B R

Dr. Raju Krishna Chalannvarr

Extraction, Isolation and Evaluation of some plants on Chikungunya transmitting mosquitoes

2015

14

Supriya S

Dr. Raju Krishna Chalannvar

Screening of Natural compounds from some plants extracts against Dengue transmitting mosquitoes

2015

15

Sowmyashree K

Dr. Raju Krishna Chalannvar

Screening of potential natural bioactive compounds from some plant extracts and their effect on Malaria transmitting mosquitoes

2015

16

Manohara A

Dr. Raju Krishna Chalannvar

Ethanopharmacological validation of medicinal plants of Dakshina Kannada

2015