Plant Biology & Plant Bio-Technology

The Department was established in the year 1968. The department has got administrative and financial autonomy. This department represents both Botany and Zoology. The Department has its own computer.
The Publications of the Department

Botany

  1. A Paper presented on "Organic farming - Composting" in International conference on 22nd feb'07 at Vellalar College For Women, Erode, Tamil Nadu.
  2. Occurrence of Cladophora albida (Nees) Kuetzing from Southern Coastal waters of India-Seaweed Res. Util., 23 (1&2)1-4-2001
  3. Morphological, histochemical and ultrastructural studies on some marine Cladophoraceae - Seaweed Res. Utiln., 22 (1&2) 19-24-2000
  4. Application of electron microscopy in cell wall studies of Basicladia chelonum (Collins) Hoffmann & Tilden - Int.Symposium-7-9th Feb.2000
  5. Some observations on Basicladia chelonum from South India' Journal Indian Botanical Society-74-1995
  6. "Ecological characteristics of Evergreen vegetation" - Journal Indian Botanical Society Jan1989
Zoology
  1. Impact of Gregarina subramanii, a new species on the biology of Eyprepocnemis alacris alacris( Serville). The Entomologist (1997).116: (2). 130-141.
  2. Life history and description of Leidyania subramanii sp.n. (Apicomplexa:Eugregarina). A new cephaline gregarine parasite of grasshopper (Insecta:Orthoptera). in Tamil Nadu, India. Acta Protozoologica:(1998) 37: 247-258.
  3. Two new species of cephaline gregarines in grasshoppers (INsecta:Orthoptera) from Tamil Nadu, (India): Retractocephalus dhawanii sp.n (Eugregarinida: Didymorphidae) and Hentschelia gillii sp.n (Eugregarinida: Dactylophoridae), J. Orthoptera Res: (2000) 9: 58-66.
  4. Importance of the role of calcium in programmed cell death: A review Cytobios (1999) 99: 83-95.
  5. Steriod hormones regulate programmed cell death: a review. Cytobios (2001) 106: 202-217.
  6. Role of steriod hormones in developmentand regression of breast cancer. Cytobios (In Press).
  7. XXVIII National Conference of the electron microscope Society of India between 19-21 April'06 at Trivandrum and won IInd "Best Oral Presentation Award in Life Science"
Chapters in Books
  1. Sporozoan-Acridid Interactions: A technological Assesment. In: Biotechnological perspectives in chemical ecology of Insects. Ed. T.N.Ananthakrishnan 1996, Oxford & IBH Publishing CO.PVT.LTD.
  2. Hormones In: Text Book of Biochemistry for Medical students. Ed. Prof. L.M.Srivastva, All India Institute of medical sciences, New Delhi.
Advanced Facilities available in the department are Staff in the department are

Botany Zoology