J.H HERBAL GARDEN At-A-GLANCE - Jamia Hamdard

DEPARMENT OF BOTANY
The Department of Botany came into exictence in 1989, has developed strong research
programmes in the fields of stress physiology, structural & developmental botany,
environmental botany, medicobotany and plant biotechnology. The post-graduate teaching
started in 1994 leading to the award of M.Sc. degree in Environmental Botany. The
nomenclature of M.Sc course has been changed to M.Sc.Botany instead of M.Sc.
(Environmental Botany) w.e.f. the academic session 2009-10. A Post-graduate Diploma in
Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment is also run by the department through
distance mode of learning.
During the last 20 years , as many as 56 students have benn awarded Ph.D degree . Alumni
of the department have distinguished themselves as teachers and scientists occupying
important position in research istitutions, universities and non-governmental
oprganizations. The teachers of the Department have been acknoleged for their excellence
and creativity by various agencies of National/International.
THRUST AREAS OF RESEARCH
• Plant response to heavy metal and environmental stresses
• Air pollution impact on plant form ,function and medicnal properties
• Characterization of medicinal plants
• Ethnobotany and plant systematics
• Meristematic behaviour and radial growth in plants
• Tissue culture studies for alkaloid production, clonal multiplication and preservation
of endangered species
• Proteomics of nitrogen-efficient and nitrogen-inefficient rice and wheat
• Development of nanosensors for measurement of in vivo flux of metabolites
RESEARCH FACILITIES
The Department has well equipped laboratories for research. The available equipments
include Growth chambers , BOD incubators, Referigerated microfuges, Electrophoresis set
up, Transilluminator, Laminar air flow, Shakers, Environmental shaker incubator,
Microven, PH meters, Wate rbath shaker incubators, Spectronic 20, Water deionizer,
Muffale furnace, Deep freezer (-80), IRGA (Photosynthesis System) , Leaf area meters,
Flame photometer, Sliding and rotary microtomes, Gel documentation system and Nikons