Contact:

The Chairman
Department of Applied Botany
Mangalore University
Mangalagangotri - 574 199.
Phone : 91-824-2287272
E-mail : appliedbotany@mangaloreuniversity.ac.in

Fees:

*Ph.D. – Application- Rs. 650/-

            Registration fees – Rs. 6,500/-

            Term fee for 6 months   – Rs. 5,650/-

            Library fees – Rs.1,300/- 

            Evaluation fee – Rs. 3,900/-

*M.Phil. – Application, Registration, Library and Term fees – 18,860/- 

               (II Term fee for 6 months – Rs. 15,360/-)
               Examination fee – Rs. 2,000/-

*Note: 1) SC/ST and Cat – I candidates whose income limits provide for reimbursement of fee shall pay only 50% of the fees prescribed above except Evaluation and Examination fees)

            2) For Foreign Nationals and Non-Resident Indians the fee shall be Four Times the fee fixed for each of above items.

Details of Faculty:

Subjects

Thrust Areas of Research:
 

The thrust areas of research in the department are   Seed Technology Plant Pathology    Irradiation of foods. Plant Ecology Ecophysiology Ethnobotany Plant Taxonomy Plant Ecology Plant Nutrition Phytochemistry Nutraceuticals and Functional foods

Research Projects- Completed

 

Research Projects- Completed   Sl. No Title Funding Agency Year Amount Period 1 Studies on the Ecology and environment of Kaiga, Phase I The Nuclear Power Corporation   1989 Rs. 25.0 lacs 5 yrs 2 Sharavathy Tail Race Project- Conservation of Flora and Fauna Karnataka Power Corp-aration, Bangalore 1990 Rs. 12.0 lacs 3yrs 3 Studies on the Western Ghats of Karnataka with Special Reference to Conservation of Flora and Fauna and its plantlore John D. & Catherine J. Mac Arthur Foundation Chicago, U.S.A. 1992 Rs. 30.0 lacs 3yrs 4 Impact of Mining and Iron-rich Soil on the Pattern of Vegeta- tion and Microflore The Dept. of Environ- ment, Govt. of India. 1992 Rs. 12.0 lacs 3yrs 5 Studies on the Ecology and Environment of Kaiga, Phase II The Nuclear Power Corporation 1995 Rs. 46.0 lacs 6yrs 6 Studies on Conservation of the Biodiversity and Ecorestoration of Abandoned Mines of Kudremukh Iron Ore Co. M/S. Kudremukh Iron Ore Co. Ltd., Bangalore 1996 Rs. 40.0 lacs 3yrs 7 Mycological aspects of Monosooned Coffee Dept. of Biotechnology New  Delhi 1997 Rs.12.88 lacs 3yrs 8 Regeneration and Ecophysiology of Dipterocarps of the Westwrn Ghats of Karnataka University Grants Commission, New  Delhi  1998 Rs. 7.0 lacs 3yrs 9 Studies on rattans of Dakshina Kannada & Kodagu Districts of Karnataka, with particular ref- erence to species diversity, density of population, seed viability and germination International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Malaysia 1998 Rs. 5.0 lacs 2yrs 10 Pollen analysis of honeys from Dakshina Kannada Disrict of Karnataka and its relevance to Beekeeping industry of the Area Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi 1998 Rs. 2.28 lacs 3 yrs 11 Biochemical determinants of the quality of monsooned coffee and development of controlled environment systems for its production. UK- India Science & Technology Research Fund, Dept. of Science & Technology, New Delhi 1999 Rs. 3.0 lacs 2 yrs 12 Ex situ conservation of plants of the Western Ghats with special reference to the endemic and threatened plants in an arboretum Indo- Norwegian Environment Programme Bangalore jointly with pilikula Nisarga Dhama Society, Mangalore   2000 Rs. 108 lacs 2 yrs 13 Quality improvement of Cocoa through irradiation processing Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, Dept. of Atomic energy, Mumbai 2000 Rs.13.63 lacs 3yrs 14 Improvement of Monsooned Coffee quality through irradiation processing Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, dept. of Atomic Energy, Mumbai   2000 Rs. 10.0 lacs 3 yrs 15 Ethnobotany of coastal districts of Karnataka Dept. of Science & Technology, New Delhi   2002 Rs. 11.5 lacs 3yrs 16 Plant Diversity studies, conservation, ecology, ecoeducation and environmental awareness programmes for youth and farmers Indo- Norwegian Environment Programme Bangalore jointly with Pilikula Nisarga Dhama society, Mangalore. 2003 Rs. 33.0 lacs 3yrs 17     Quality and shelf life improvement of Bakery and Agro based food products using Microtron Board of Research in Nuclear Science, Dept. of Atomic Energy, Mumbai 2005 Rs. 11.0 lacs 3 yrs. 18 Nutritional and mutagenic Effect of kokum (Garcinia Indica) fat DST Govt. of India 2006 Rs. 8.22 lacs 3 yrs. 19 Seed germination and establishment of seedlings of Endemic Dipterocarps of Western Ghats – Role of Mycorrhizae and nutrients University Grants Comission, New Delhi 2008 Rs. 6.92 lacs 3 yrs. 20 Improvement of germination of seeds of certain endemic species of Western Ghats and development of mutant Jasmine seedlings through irradiation treatment   Board of Research in Nuclear Science, Dept. of Atomic Energy, Mumbai 2008 Rs. 11.54 lacs 3 yrs.   Ongoing Projects: Sl. No. Title Funding Agency Year Amount Period 1 Application of radiation in forestry: Effect of gamma irradiation on storage, viability and germination of seeds and relative growth rate and tolerance of seedling of some endemic plants of Western Ghats   “Department of Atomic Energy”(DAE) Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) 2010 40,00,000/- 3 yrs 2 Improvement of Infrastructural facilities in the Botanical Garden for conservation of Rare, Endangered and threatened plants.   Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India 2010 15,26,000/-    1 yr 3 Structural & Phytodiversity studies on Myristica swamps in Dakshina Kannada District   University Grants Comission, New Delhi 2010 6,40,000/-     3 yrs 4 Vision Group on Science & Technology, DST, Govt. of Karnataka “Studies on Endemic and RET Species – Conservation and Bioprospecting”   2011 60,00,000/- 3 yrs   Collaboration: The members of the staff of the department have visited various research organizations/ universities in India and abroad under Fulbright Fellowship, Association of Commonwealth Universities Development Fellowship, Indo-UK Science and Technology Research funds, INSA visiting fellowship, etc., in furtherance of their academic and research activities.