About University
Cradled in the lap of mountains at the foothills of auspicious Trikuta, besides the river Tawi at an altitude of 1030 ft. is Jammu. This 'city of temples' has many places...
The Department has the following major facilities:
Established in 1974, botanical garden is flanked in an area of 5 acres. Botanical garden is housing more than 600 species of angiosperms, gymnosperms, pteridophytes, bryophytes and macrofungi. Garden is having the experimental beds for researchers of the department. In garden certain specific sections of plants are maintained eg. succulents, medicinal plants, threatened plants, grasses etc. Family wise maintenance of the plants is promoted for easy understanding of evolutionary pattern of the plants. The botanical garden is also having the facilities of (a) green house and (b) glass house.
Shade loving plants are grown in green house, where well maintained water circulation system and water sprinklers help to maintain the moisture during the dry seasons.
For the acclimatization of the plants of extreme climates, department of botany is having an automated green house fully equipped with air conditioned system, water sprinklers and heating devices.
For reference purpose department of botany is having the herbarium facility where the more than 17000 specimen of plants (angiosperms, gymnosperms, pteridophytes, bryophytes, macrofungi and algae) are preserved, either in dry form on herbarium sheets or in preservative jars. In addition, seed samples and other plant originated artefacts are also preserved in the museum. PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND HERBARIUM CONSULTATION facility is on payment basis. Rate of the facility approved by the University Syndicate vide Resolution No. 120.25 are applicable as given below:-
a) | Plant identification and certification | |
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Rs. 100/- per plant | |
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Rs. 80/- per plant | |
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Rs. 60/- per plant | |
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Rs. 50/- per plant | |
b) | Herbarium consultation | |
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Rs. 500/- per sitting (Thereafter, Rs. 100/- per sitting if visits are in continuation ) | |
c) | Voucher specimen maintenance and deposition | |
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Rs. 50/- per sheet for 1 to 50 sheets (Thereafter, Rs. 10 per sheet) | |
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Rs. 150/- per sheet | |
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Rs. 200/- per sheet | |
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Rs. 250/- per sheet | |
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Rs. 500/- per sheet | |
Cactus garden housing more than 30 species is covering an area of 1 acre with a channel in between. A glasshouse for acclimatization of new species is also established in the cactus garden.
Departmental library is having 2265 titles of 3218 books, 297 titles of 348 reference books and issues of 63 International and 20 national journals
To make easy access of internet and DTP work to the students of department, an internet laboratory with six computers has been established in the department.
Laboratory is housing sophisticated equipments like:
Rate of the AAS approved by the University Syndicate vide Resolution No. 120.24 are applicable as given below:-
Type of Service | Internal Users* | External users | External users |
Research Scholar | Industry | ||
Sample preparation** | Rs. 200/- | Rs.200/- | Rs. 200/- |
Estimation*** | Rs. 50/- | Rs. 100/- | Rs. 200/- |
*Internal users are the students or scholars of the Department of Botany, University of Jammu only, and those without any fellowship are exempted from these charges. **Rates for sample preparation are for one sample. ***Estimation rates are for one sample per element.
Mycology Plant Pathology Lab.
Mushroom Research Lab.
Biosystematics lab.
Cytogenetics and Plant Reproductive Lab.
Stress Physiology Lab.
Ecological Engineering Lab.
Cytology lab.
Name | Designation | Qualification | Specialization | Contact Info. |
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Dr. Susheel Verma | Head & Professor | M.Sc., Ph.D. | Conservation Biology | E-mail: eremurus@rediffmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419797202 |
Dr. Yash Pal Sharma | Professor | M.Sc., Ph.D. | Mycology and Plant Pathology, Mushroom Biology | E-mail: yashpalsharma@jammuuniversity.ac.in, yashdbm3@yahoo.co.inEPABX: 2673 Mobile No.: 9419157412 |
Dr. Namrata Sharma | Professor | M.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.D. | Plant Reproduction | E-mail: phyllanthus@rediffmail.comEPABX: 2671 Mobile No.: 9086003468 |
Dr. Veenu Kaul | Professor | M.Sc, Ph. D. | Cytogenetics and Reproductive Biology | E-mail: veenukaul@jammuuniversity.ac.in, veenukaul@yahoo.co.inEPABX: 2723 Mobile No.: 9419137180 |
Dr. Sikander Pal | Associate Professor | M.Sc, Ph. D. | Plant Physiology and Plant Biochemistry | E-mail: sikanderpal@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: Mobile No.: 9596744900 |
Dr. Geeta | Assistant Professor | M.Sc, Ph.D | Cytogenetics, Plant Tissue Culture | E-mail: geetaji@yahoo.comEPABX: 2675 Mobile No.: 9419155243 |
Dr. Harish Chander | Assistant Professor | M.Sc, Ph.D | Ecology, Plant taxonomy | E-mail: harishchander@jammuuniversity.ac.in , hcdutt@rediffmail.comEPABX: 2678 Mobile No.: 9906073604 |
Dr. Skarma Nonzom | Assistant Professor | M.Sc, MPhil, PhD | Mycology and Plant Pathology, Fungal Diversity | E-mail: skarmanunzom@yahoo.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419524725 |
Dr. Romica Verma | Lecturer (On contract) | M.Sc., Ph. D. | Reproductive biology and Cytogenetics | E-mail: romicaverma92@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 95968 24150 |
Dr. Sapna Devi | Lecturer (On contract) | M.Sc., M. Phil., Ph.D. | Mycology and Plant Pathology | E-mail: vermaasapnaa@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9086121387 |
Mr. Abhishek Dutta | Lecturer (On contract) | MSc. | Ethnobotany | E-mail: abhishekdutta@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9596839143 |