Department of Botany

Activities for the Year:2014-15

S.

No

Date Activity conducted Students

participated

1 04-08-2014 Guest Lecture on Conservation of Medicinal plants

through sustainable Management by Dr.N.RamaRao,

ScientistM.Sc,Ph.D

80

2 21-10-2014 Extension Lecture on General characteristics of

Bacteria–Dr.K.Sucharitha

80

3 30-10-2014 Interfaculty Exchange programme-Guest Lecture on

Introduction to Drugs-K.Saritha Rani

60

4 01-11-2014 Guest Lecture on Ecosystem & Ecological Pyramids 50

5 01-11-2014 Visit Biodiversity train exhibition 40

6 05-11-2014 Extension Lecture on Horticulture Techniques-

Sri.S.Seshubabu

40

7 24-11-2014 Field trip to Uppalapadu (Bird Sanctuary) 60

8 24-11-2014 Field trip to LAM affliated to N.G.Ranga Agricultural

University

50

9 25-11-2014 Field trip to Botanical Garden at ANU 80

10 26-11-2014 Red ribbon club 50

11 01-12-2014 Certificate course on Handicrafts 28

12 04-12-2014 A Guest Lecture on Role of Biotechnology in

Development of Agriculture an insight into

Bt.Cottonby Mr. Ashok kumar

70

13 08-12-2014 Guest Lecture on ICBN by Dr.B.Ramachandra Murthy 80

14 18-12-2014 Guest lecture on Fossilization-Types and Geological

Time scale

65

Guest Lecture on Conservation of Medicinal plants through

sustainable Management

The department of Botany has arranged Guest Lecture on 04-08-2014 by Dr.N.Rama Rao

Retd Scientist on the topic “Diversity of Mangrove Habitats in AP-Present status & Prospective

future” At 11AM. In the afternoon section he delivered a Guest Lecture on “Conservation of

Medicinal plants through sustainable Management”. Nearly 80 students attended in this college.

Principal Smt.L.Sasibala acted as president and the Head of the Department Botany

Sri.K.Dutgaprasada Rao and Botany Lecturers, Sri.AnjiReddy,B.Bali Reddy,

K.sudhaRani,J.Sandhya and K.V.S.Durga Prasad are involved to organize this event.

The Guest explained that India is with very good rich diversity in medicinal plants

which are very useful to human ind. So students must get awareness of different kinds of

medicinal plants which are very useful in day to day life. Knowingly and unknowingly we are

using daily different kinds of medicinal plant parts in our daily life which are helpful in very lot

of the human kind.

Dr.N.Rama Rao Scientist ‘G’ delivering a guest Lecture conservation of Medicinal plants

through sustainable management on 04-08-2014 at GCW, Guntur

B.Sc students who attended the Guest Lecture on 04-08-2014

Guest Lecture on General characteristics of Bacteria

The department of Botany has arranged Extension Lecture to the students of I year

students by Dr.K.Sucharitha Lecturer in Micro-Biology, GCW Guntur on 21-10-2014 in the

botany lab. Topic is “General characteristics of Bacteria”.

A class was taken for Botany students on General characters of bacteria under Samisti program

Nutrition, Metabolism, Reproduction and Economic Importance of bacteria were discussed.

Arranged in Botany lab1 With Staff members

Addressing the Students

Guest Lecture on Introduction to Drugs

As a part of Inter faculty exchange programme, a guest lecture was arranged on 30-10-

2014 to II BZC ™ and B1,B3,B5 sections. Smt. K.Saritha rani Lecturer in chemistry delivered

the lecture on “INTRODUCTION TO DRUGS” which is a part of Medicinal Botany in the

curriculum. Sixty students participated in the programme. Sri.M.Anji Reddy and Smt.K.Sudha

rani, incharges of the above sections along with other faculty members of the Dept. organized the

programme.

A drug is a substance that when put into the body can change the way the body works.

A ‘soft drug’ is less addicted and considered less harmful to the body and to society as a

whole. A ‘Hard drug’ is harshy addictive and considered much more harmful to the body and

society in general. She also explained about Psychoactive drugs, legal drugs, illegal drugs, licit

drugs and illicit drugs.

Extension Lecture by K.Saritha Rani in Botany lab IIyear Botany students

With Staff and Students

Guest Lecture on Ecosystem & Ecological Pyramids

The department of Botany has arranged a Guest Lectureon 01-11-2014 by

Dr.M.Vijayakoteshwari Lecturer in Botany on “Ecosystem & Ecological Pyramids” to III B.Sc

students (C & B sections) totally 50 students attended.

Dr.Vijayakoteswari delivered a lecture on the subject ecology, the topic the function of

Ecosystems, source of energy, energy flow in the ecosystem and relation of different biotic tropic

levels of the ecosystem in terms of ecological pyramids. She stressed the need to protect

environment by which every ecosystem will be in a equilibrium state to exist different kinds of

producers and consumers in in any ecosystem, and also she explained the main resource of

energy comes from sun by which the green plants are source of energy to the consumers of

different kinds.

Through, this lecture the students are well understand the nature and how to protect the

environment and to maintain a ecological equilibrium for the sustainable development of

humankind on the earth.

K.Durga Prasada Rao, HOD. Botany Dept. Introducing the Guest Dr. M.Vijaya koteswari to

deliver lecture

Dr.M.Vijaya koteswari delivering Guest lecture

Visit Biodiversity train exhibition

The Government arranged few days mobile train Biodiversity exhibition at Guntur

Railway Station for students and others to observe and understand the biodiversity of different

kinds of organisms like plants and animals in the nature. On 01-11-2014, our 3rd BZC students of

Telugu & English medium students are taken to mobile Biodiversity Train exhibition.

For the 3rd BZC students in the syllabus they have topics of biodiversity in the

curriculum. For this purpose and to acquire good knowledge the students visited the mobile

biodiversity train exhibition. By this, the students easily understood the knowledge regarding the

different kinds of plants and animals in nature and their potential use to mankind. So, by this,

they learned about to protection and preservation of every organism in nature for the future

generations. Biodiversity is necessary for the evolution and beneficial point of view to get

important products and their uses and to keep the nature safely for ever for the sake of mankind

for many generations.

K.DurgaPrasada Rao, HOD.Dept of Botany with III BSc students in Q.at Guntur Rly Station to

observe Bio-diversity (In Train) Exhibition

III BSc students in Q.at Guntur Rly Station to glance Bio-diversity (In Train) Exhibition

Extension Lecture on Horticulture Techniques

The department of Botany has arranged anExtension Lectureon 05-11-2014 “Horticulture

Techniques” by Sri.S.Seshubabu to the students of III B.Sc (BZC) & B1. Totally 40 students

attended.

Horticulture deals with garden crops, such as fruits, nuts, vegetables, culilary herbs, and

spices, Beverage crops and medicinal plants as well as ornamental plants. He also explained

(Horticultural Arts various propagation techniques), Horticultural food crops, Horticultural

societies and Horticultural education.

Guest lecture on “Horticulture” in the Botany lab

Final year B.Sc students

Field trip to Uppalapadu (Bird Sanctuary)

The Botany department conducted a field trip to uppalapadu (Bird Sanctuary) on

24-11-2014 with final year Botany students. Uppalapadu is a place of bird

migration and village near Guntur 5km.

It is a reputated Bird sanctuary.Home to around 40species of migratory birds

from Siberia including Pelicans and White Ibis. From countries like Siberia,

Australia, Painted Storks, spotted Pelicals and other birds migrate and use the

sanctuary. The Artificial trees are added in the pond on which the birds can perch

in addition to the natural trees.

Siberian birds

Staff and Students at Uppalapadu Migratory-Sanctuary

II B.Sc C & B student-Observing birds Sanctuary and Pond-Ecosystem

Field trip to LAM affliated to N.G.Ranga Agricultural

The department of Botany organized a Botanical field visit to Acharya NG Ranga

Agricultural University, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Lam Farm, Guntur on 24-11-

2014 with the III BSc, BZC students of Telugu & English medium Along with the staff members

of Botany Depart. This Institute was established in the year 1922 in the Amaravathi road 8kms

away from Guntur. The major mandate of this research station is to improve Dry land crops like

cotton, tobacco, chillies and millets.

The main aim of this visit is to create awareness regarding the Development of different

crop plants which are going research at this station.

Field Trip to ANGRU

Cultivation of water from Azolla

Field trip to Botanical Garden at ANU

The botany department conducted a field trip to Herbal Garden, ANU with II year

Botany students on 24-11-2014.

As the branch taxonomy is included in the II year syllabus this field trip was

organized to study and learn about important morphological characters of plants

for Taxonomic purposes. ANU is located in Nagarjunanagar, Nambur, in the

northern part of Guntur city. The University has Herbal garden with 300 rare and

Important medicinal plants which are monitored and maintained properly by the

University personnel under campus beautification program. There are 3340 fully

grown trees making the campus green Prof.Satyanarayana Raju explained the

students about the Botanical names their families and their importance.

Field Trip to ANU Herbal Garden

With staff and Asst.Prof Raju garu

Red ribbon club

Every year December 1st is celebrating as “World AIDS day” on behalf of Red

ribbon club, in our college conducted many awareness programmes like

Elocutions, Essay writings and Rally’s with students to create awareness among

them and in the society.

Competitons on AIDS Day

Elocution-Scenario of Aids/HIV in India controlling measures

Awareness Program Rally

Essay Competetion

Handicrafts certificate course

Govt college for Women(A),Guntur

Proceedings of the Principal Dr.L.Sasibala Government college for Women (A)

Guntur at 25-11-2014.

The Government college is decided to conduct a “Certificate course in

Handicrafts” with duration of 22 days for the academic year 2014-15 to develop

and sharper the professional skills hidden in the students in fine arts. For this

purpose the college principal has appointed the following member as committee.

K.Sudha Rani (convenor), members of the certificate course M.J.Sandhya and

G.Navaratnam with the students of the course (31 Nov)

Inauguration of the course by Principal

K.Sudha Rani, convenor addresses the students

With staff members

A Guest Lecture on Role of Biotechnology in Development of

Agriculture an insight into Bt. Cotton

The Department of Botany & Bio-tech organized a guest lecture on 04-12-2014 in room

No:1. The III BSc students of BC students and I & II BSc Botany, Bio-Tech, & Micro-biology

students & Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Biotechnology and other faculty staff members are

attended the guest lecture. Our college principal Smt.Dr.L.Sasibala acted as a president of this

meeting.

Mr. M.Ashokkumar, Territory manager for Monsanto Group presented the guest lecture

with power-point in which he explained the latest modern devices and techniques used to

increase the productivity in agriculture. Bt.cotton has been genetically modified by the insertion

of one or more genes from a common soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiesis. These genes encode

for the production of insecticidal proteins, and thus genetically transformed are produced one or

more toxins as they grow But in some cases it is found that Bt.cotton is ineffective against many

cotton pests such as plant bugs, stink bugs and apids; depending on circumstances it may be

desirable to use insecticides in prevention.

Dr.L.Sasibala, Principal delivering speech Guest lecture by Monsanto Group

Mr.M.Ashokkumar, Territory manager, Monsanto Group-giving guest lecture on the topic

Guest Lecture on ICBN

Dr.B.Ramachandra Murthy, Reader in Botany, Hindu college, Guntur has delivered a guest

lecture on the topic “ICBN” -Vienna code on 08-12-2014 to the students of II BSc Botany

students which was organized by Department of Botany of this college.

ICBN means an International code of Botanical Nomenclature. first International

Botanical congress held in 1867 in Paris. The subsequent International cogresses held in 1892

(Row-chester code), 1905 (Vienna code), 1907 (American code), 1910(brussel’s code) discussed

various aspects of Nomenclature and suggested many modifications and amendaments in the

rules. The code is divided into 3parts-Principles, Rules and Recommendations. Typification

methods are also explained.

K.Durgaprasada Rao, HOD, Introducing the Guest

Dr.B.R.C.Murthy, Lecturer, Hindu college, delivering lecture on ICBN Nomenclature to the

students.

Guest lecture on Fossilization-Types and Geological Time

scale

Botany dept has conducted a guest lecture on “Fossilization- Types and Geological

Time scale” on 18-12-2014 to the I B.Sc, Botany students by Sri.S.Ravi kumar,

lecturer in Geology, Hindu college Guntur.

Fossils are remains or traces of past organisms that have been preserved by nature.

Fossils are used to study organisms present in the past. Fossils are Impressions or

cast of the organelles living some time back but now extinct. Plant fossils are

normally present in rocks composed of sediments deposited in waters. Infact fossil

are makers of Geologic time.

The process of formation of fossil in the rocks is called fossilization.

Petrifactions, Cast on Incrustations, Compressions, Mummified plants,

Impressions, and Amber are the types of fossils.

The Geological time scale is a system of chronological dating that relates

Geological rock strata to time, and is used by Geologists, Paleontologists, and

other Earth scientists to describe the timing and relationships of events that have

occurred during Earth’s history.

Guest lecture by Sri.S.Ravi kumar

With staff of Botany Dept

Showing the Geological time scale

Felicitation to the chief guest