The course provides a basic overview regarding the concepts in conservation biology. It also gives a basic outlook towards the need for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. It also creates an awareness regarding the transition to green growth.
Available courses
- Teacher: System Administrator
- Teacher: Prasanthkumar S
- Teacher: Smitha R B
- Teacher: Prasanthkumar S
- Teacher: Jyothy Abraham
- Teacher: Smitha R B
- Teacher: Jyothy Abraham
- Teacher: Smitha R B
- Teacher: Prasanthkumar S
- Teacher: Jyothy Abraham
- Teacher: Smitha R B
- Teacher: Jyothy Abraham
- Teacher: Anita Joy
- Teacher: Smitha R B
- Teacher: Arun Raja
- Teacher: Jyothy Abraham
- Teacher: Smitha R B
BIOTECHNOLOGY (36 hrs)
Module 1: Plant tissue culture (6 hrs)
Biotechnology - an overview; plant tissue culture - basic concepts, totipotency, differentiation, dedifferentiation and re-differentiation. Tissue culture media: components, role of plant growth
regulators in tissue culture. Preparation of MS medium; sterilization of equipments, glassware and
culture medium, surface sterilization of explants
- Teacher: Sallykutty Thomas
- Teacher: Smitha R B
- Teacher: Sallykutty Thomas
Floriculture and Olericulture course focus on the science and techniques involved in the production of vegetables and flowers. It covers various aspects of floral and vegetable crop production, including cultivation, harvesting and post-harvest handling.
- Teacher: Jyothy Abraham
- Teacher: Anita Joy
This course will deal with the origin, botany, utilization, cultivation, and uses of plants; important firewood and timber-yielding plants and non-wood forest products (NWFPs); traditional herbal medicine; endangered and rare useful plants of Kerala; strategies for conservation of medicinal, spice and other useful plants; research methods in ethnobotany; roles of ethnobotany in biodiversity conservation and socio-economic development, Intellectual Property Rights, and its importance.
- Teacher: Arun Raja
The present course focuses mainly on common herbal plants in our locality, their morphological peculiarities, nutritive and medicinal properties. This course also aims for the extraction of major principles of herbal plants in their crude form, also their cultivation, conservation practices and their applied aspects (Herbal Dyes, Organic pesticides, Biofuels).
- Teacher: Jyothy Abraham
- Teacher: Sallykutty Thomas
The course in Mycology and Plant Pathology provides a comprehensive exploration of the intricate worlds of fungi and plant diseases. Students delve into the morphology and ecological roles of fungi, gaining insights into their diverse functions as decomposers, symbionts, and pathogens. The curriculum also encompasses the study of plant diseases, investigating the interactions between plants and various pathogenic organisms, including fungi, bacteria, viruses, and nematodes. Through this course, students acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for disease diagnosis, prevention, and control, contributing to the sustainable management of plant populations in diverse settings.
- Teacher: Anita Joy
- Teacher: Sallykutty Thomas
The course will give an insight towards the diversity of microbes and algal flora. The study of microbiology provides a comprehensive understanding of microbes, its principles, and its applications in various fields, whereas phycology deals with the study of algae. Being the primary produces, both micro and macroalgae plays a significant role in aquatic ecosystems. Students learn its salient/ diagnostic features and its importance to ecosystems. It also focuses on the economic and ecological significance and its applications.