Dept. of Studies in Botany

About the Deparment:

Department of Studies in Botany, Davangere University was established in 2012 and has been offering Botany education at Post Graduation level to eligible students with B.Sc. Botany graduation. The course offers an outstanding platform to understand the various aspects of plant science ranging from basics to the advanced level. The curriculum has been designed in such way that the students should be able to take up either teaching or research as their career in future.

The students of Botany subject have wide career opportunities in Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Plant Quarantine Divisions (PQD), civil services such as Indian Forest Service (IFS), State Forest Service (SFS), Wood Science, plant based drug companies and seed industries etc.

Every year, the department conducts one week study tour to the vegetation rich areas, various national and international research laboratories, seed industries, biotechnology industries in order to visualize and learn the ongoing research and advancements in the plant sciences. Students are also being encouraged to participate in several conference/symposia organized by different institutes of the country. The departments have well established laboratories with a good number of equipment. Botanical society has been started since from last year mainly to engage the students with extracurricular activities.

Vision:

To discover and exploit plant resources for the betterment of the environment and human welfare through systematic and focused research and teaching in frontier areas of Plant Sciences.

Mission:

Providing high-quality education of international standards in plant sciences at master’s and doctoral levels. Carrying-out research in cutting-edge areas of plant biology through sponsored research projects. Development of processes/technologies/methods of direct relevance to the industry/society through research in advanced areas. Establishing national/international collaborations with premier research institutes/universities for advancing scientific knowledge in interdisciplinary areas of plant sciences.

Program Offered :

Sl No	Programmes	Nature & Duration	Eligibility
1	M.Sc Botany	Two Years	BSc Degree
2	Ph.D	Three to Five Years	M.Sc in Botany
3	D.Sc	One Year	Ph.D. Any Research who has awarded Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)degree in the disciplines of Science, Engineering Technology and others related areas by this university or degree recognized equivalent from any other university may present his/her candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.)

Faculty Details :

Sl. No.	Name	Qualification	Designation	Specialization
1	Dr. Govindappa M.	M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. PDF (USA)	Professor	Natural Products, Mycology, Bioinformatics
2	Dr. Kotresha D.	M.Sc.,B.Ed., Ph.D.,PGDRA.,PDF	Associate Professor and Chairman	Cancer Biology, Bioactive compounds Molecular Biology Ethno medicine
3	Dr. Thippeswamy M.	M.Sc., Ph.D.,PDF	Assistant Professor	Plant Molecular Biology
4	Smt. Niveditha B.T.	M.Sc, B.Ed.	Assistant Professor	Cytogenetics, Ecology, Microbiology
5	Dr. Haleshi C.	M.Sc., Ph.D.,PDF	Assistant Professor	Plant Systematic &, Medicinal Plant
6	Dr. Manasa D.J.	MSc., Ph.D.,KSET	Assistant Professor	Phytopharmacology & Green Nanotechnology
7	Dr. Siddappa B. Kakkalameli	M.Sc.,B.Ed.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.,PGDYS	Assistant Professor	Ecology Environmental Biology. Green Nanotechnology

Course Structure :

Sl. No.	I Semester	Sl. No.	II Semester
Theory Papers
1	Microbiology	1	Cytology and Genetics
2	Algae and Bryophytes	2	Developmental Biology and Plant Anatomy
3	Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms	3	Plant Physiology
4	Plant Systematics and Economic Botany	4	Plant Biochemistry
Practical Papers
5	Microbiology	5	Cytology and Genetics
6	Algae and Bryophytes	6	Developmental Biology and Plant Anatomy
7	Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms	7	Plant Physiology
8	Plant Systematics and Economic Botany	8	Plant Biochemistry
Sl. No.	III Semester	Sl. No.	IV Semester
Theory Papers
1	Molecular Biology	1	Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
2	Biophysics, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics	2	Plant Biotechnology
3	Ecology and Environment	3	Dissertation/Project work
4	Specialization; A. Plant Breeding and Evolution B. Seed Technology	4	Plant Pathology
5	Plants and Human welfare (Elective paper)
Practical Paper
6	Molecular Biology	5	Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
7	Biophysics, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics	6	Plant Biotechnology
8	Ecology and Environment	7	Plant Pathology
9	Specialization; A. Plant Breeding and Evolution B. Seed Technology	8	Project Work

Ph.D. Course Structure :

Sl.No.	Paper Code	Title of the Paper	Teaching Hours/ week	Semester End Exam.	Internal Assessment	Total Marks	Credits	Examination Duration
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	Ph.D. Paper-1	Research Methodology	03	70	30	100	03	3 Hrs.
2	Ph.D. Paper-2	Cognate Subject : Botany	03	70	30	100	03	3 Hrs.
3	Ph.D. Paper-3	Research Specialization: Natural Products and their Applications	03	70	30	100	03	3 Hrs.
4	Ph.D. Paper-4	Research and Publication Ethics	02	35	15	50	02	2 Hrs.
Total			11	245	105	350	11	—

Research Details :

Ph.D. Guide and Student details:

Sl.No.	Name of the guide	Research scholars Name under guide	Register Number of Student	Date of Registration
1.	Dr. Govindappa M.	Salma	Ph.D/Botany/03/2019-20	19.03.2020
		Prasad Bangera S	Ph.D/Botany/04/2019-20	19.03.2020
		Hemamalini S	Ph.D/Botany/05/2019-20	19.03.2020
2	Dr.Kotresha D	Rathnakara G. K.	Ph.D/Botany/01/2019-20	19.03.2020
		Deepa K. N	Ph.D/Botany/02/2019-20	19.03.2020
		Shruthi C. N	Ph.D/Botany/06/2019-20	19.03.2020
		Anil Kumar	Ph.D/Botany/07/2019-20	19.03.2020

Funding Project Details:

Sl. No.	Title of the Project	Funding Agency	Project Budget	Period	Status
Prof Govindappa M.
	Product development, characterization and anticancer activity of endophytic fungal ribosome inactivating proteins (RIPs) – a small molecule	K-FIST-L1,	15 lakhs	2 Years	ongoing
Dr. M. Thippeswamy .
	A major research project – UGC-Startup Grant, Project title: Influence of MSR proteins in Ground nut (Arachis hypogaea) to improve seed viability	UGC	10 lakhs	2 years	ongoing
	A Student ProjectProgramme – KSCST: Modulation of cell components and antioxidative enzyme isoformas in Safflower subjected to water stress.	KSCST-SPP	0.06 Lakh	6 Months	Finsihed
	A Student Project Programme – KSCST: Identification and In-silico analysis of stress responsive proteins in Tomato under abiotic stresses	KSCST-SPP	0.08 Lakh	6 Months	Finished
Dr. Manasa D J
	Co- Principal Investigator Product development, characterization and anticancer activity of endophytic fungal ribosome inactivating proteins (RIPs) – a small molecule	VGST, K-FIST L1	15 lakh	6 months	Ongoing
	Principal Investigator- Rapid and distinctive approach of Biofabrication of Barium Magnesium Aluminate (BAMGAL 10O17) nanoparticles from Fusarium oxysporum by optimizing Physiococultural conditions and its potential application in photo catalysis of industrial effluents.	KSCST- student Project	0.0008 lakh	6 months	ongoing
Dr. Haleshi C
	Establshment of Herbaria of Medicinal and Economically important species at Department of Studies in Botany, Davangere Univrsity	IQAC, Davangere University, Davanagere	Rs. 0.2 Lakh	One year	On going
Dr.Siddappa B.Kakkalameli
	Investigation of Antioxidant and anti-cancer potential of bio fabricated metallic nanoparticles from selected plants.	IQAC, Davangere University, Davanagere	Rs. Rs. 0.2 Lakh	One year	On going

Activities :

Co-curriculum activities :

1. Seminars /Workshops Organized
Webinars organized	One Week Live Webinar Series of International E-Conference in Plant Sciences, 25th -30th May 2020.
workshop	One day online workshop on “Patent filing in Life sciences”, 30^th December, 2020.
workshop	Two days National level virtual workshop on “Recent trends in Plant Biology”, 29^th and 30^th January, 2021.
WORKSHOP	TWO DAYS NATIONAL LEVEL, VIRTUAL WORKSHOP ON, “RECENT TRENDS IN PLANT BIOLOGY” “Recent trends in Plant Biology” 2020 DEPARTMENT OF STUDIES IN BOTANY, In collaboration with, INDIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, BENGALURU.
WORKSHOP	A Five Days Online Workshop on Plant Promoter Analysis was Jointly Organizing , In Collaboration with The Department of Studies in Botany and , Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superviores, UNAM, Leon, Mexico,

2. Awards/ prizes won by faculty/students :

Year of award	Name of full time teachers receiving awards from state level, national level, international level	Designation	Name of the award, fellowship, received from Government or recognized bodies
2021	Dr.Siddappa B.Kakkalameli	Assistant Professor	Dr.M.M Kalburgi state level award from recognized bodies
2021	Dr. Kotresha. D	Associate professor	Research excellence award from Institute of Scholars (INSc).
2021	Dr. M. Thippeswamy	Assistant Professor	Letter of Appreciation NPTEL-SWAYAM
2021	Dr. M. Thippeswamy	Assistant Professor	Letter of Appreciation CSIR-SRTP

3. Mentorship (mentor-mentee list) :

M.Sc First Year
Sl No.	Name of the Student	Name of the Faculty Supervisor
1.	AISHWARYA D	Dr. M. Thippeswamy Ph: 9480796290 Email ID: thippeiisc@gmail.com
2.	ANUPAMA B R
3.	ANUSHA P
4.	ASHWINI G R
5.	BHAVYASHREE T S
6.	CHAITRA K M
7.	CHAITRA A V
8.	CHANDANA N
9.	DEEPA K S
10.	DEEPA M S
11.	H POOJA
12.	HEMALATHA S	Mrs.NIVEDITHA B.T Ph: 8317494478, 9742659898 Email ID: nivedithabt8@gmail.com nivedithabtdubot@gmail.com
13.	JAHNAVI P S
14.	LUBNA JASMINE
15.	LAVANYA H
16.	MADHU S
17.	MANDARA S BENDIGERI
18.	MANJULA C M
19.	MYTHRI G K
20.	NETHRAVATHI H
21.	NIDHI C K
22.	PRADEEPNAIK T R
23.	PRADEEP .P
24.	RADHA B C	Dr Manasa DJ Ph: 7892631239 Email ID: manasadj310@gmail.com
25	SABIHA D
26	SANDHYA S D
27	SHUBHA D
28	SIDDESHA K C
29	SUSHMA M N
30	SWATHI K B
31	SWATHI P
32	VENKATESH JUGAL
33	VENNELA G T
34	SINDHU K

M.Sc Final Year
Sl. No.	Name of the Students	Name of the Faculty Supervisor
1	Adarsh J	Dr.Kotresha D Ph: 8147319004 Email ID: dkotresh@gmail.com
2	Anushree B
3	Aruna BN
4	BK Kruthi
5	BanakarPadmabai
6	Bindu BD
7	Bindushree AN
8	Chandana M
9	Deepak B
10	Deepak Gowda HS
11	DeepikaDravida NH
12	Dhanjaya TS
13	H.Rekha	Dr.Haleshi C Ph: 9449526954 Email ID: haleshi@rediffmail.com
14	HariharadaLatha
15	Harshitha S.M
16	Harshitha N. Revannanavar
17	Jyothi T.S
18	Kiran T
19	Laya C
20	MadinaIffath
21	Manmatha Gowda
22	ManjunathSwamy K.S
23	MattiManjula
24	Nethra GC	Dr Siddappa BK Ph: 7019715190 Email ID: dubotsiddu@gmail.com
25	Pooja DS
26	Pooja SK
27	RituPawar
28	Sahana P
29	Shashikala M
30	ShwethaUllegaddi
31	ShwethaPoornima KS
32	Tejaswini Bhat
33	Vani R
34	Veena NH