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The department of post Graduate Studies and research in Applied Botany was founded on 20th December1993. The department was established to study the bounteous availability of natural resources, particularly, forest resources, as well as agricultural and industrial systems in the malnad region of Karnataka. This department has initiated two years Distance Education learning programme in M, Sc. Botany since 2004. It is also running a one-year programme of Post Graduate Diploma course in Medicinal Plants from 2004. During 2005-06 Kuvempu University for first time in the state introduced Choice Based Credit system for two years Master Degree Course in Applied Botany. The staff members of the department have received training in various fields of research in the national and International Institutions and received awards and prizes. They have been working in different aspects of botanical science and publishing research articles in peer reviewed journals having high Citation Index. The department of Applied Botany is housed in the magnificent Bioscience Block. The department has basic facilities and is supporting the research activities. The department is collaborating with University of Agriculture Science, Bangalore, Central coffee Research Station, Balehonnur and Forestry College, Sirsi -
Name of the Department Department of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Applied Botany Year of Establishment 1993 Name of the Chairman Address of the Department Department of Post-Graduate Studies & Research in Applied Botany
Kuvempu University, Jnanasahyadri, Shankaraghatta - 577451
Shimoga Dist., Karnataka State, INDIA
Telefax: +91(0)8282-256254
E-mail: botany@kuvempu.ac.in -
Programmes, Nature & Duration Eligibility Intake M.Sc., CBCS - Semester Scheme (4 Semesters B.Sc. Degree with Botanical Sciences 24+8 M.Phil., (Non semester) M.Sc., Degree with Biological Sciences 10 Ph.D Three Years Minimum M.Sc., Degree with Biological Sciences - Syllabus 
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Research Projects Sl.No. Title Funding Agency Principal Investigator Co-Investigator Amount Status Research Scholars Sl.No. Faculty Name of the Supervisor Name of the Ph.D. Scholar with Aadhaar number/Photo ID Mode of Ph.D. Registration Number Date of Registration Research Topic Likely date of completion of Ph.D Availing Fellowship Funding Agency of Fellowship -
Workshops/Seminars/Conferences organized and Funding Agency : Title Level Year Funding Agency Seminar on Recent trends in plant diseases and management National March, 2001 UGC, New Delhi Seminar on New frontiers in plant pathology National Sept. 2006 UGC & ISMPP, Udaipur Future Expansion / Diversification plant: 01 Center for microbial studies, Cellular and molecular biology 02 Biodiversity conservation strategies 03 Ethnobotonical research Achievements of the Alumni: 01 Mr. Vijayakumar Salimat- IFS Officer 02 Dr. H. M. Prakasha-Post- Doctoral fellow at Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore 03 Mr. K. R. Nagaraj- KAS Officer -
