Department of Botany
Department of Botany
Post-graduate teaching in Botany began at BHU in 1919 under the leadership of Professor Birbal Sahni, FRS. Later Professor Y. Bharadwaj (1933-1955), Prof. R. Misra (1955-1971) and Prof. R. N. Singh(1971-1976) successively chaired the Department and establish internationally Renowned schools of Algology and Ecology. Since its inception, the Department has maintained a very high profile in teaching and research in plant sciences in the country. It is gratifying to add that a D.SC. Degree in Botany was conferred on Dr B. N. Singh was back in 1927. In recognition of its outstanding performance and achievements for over more than half a century, the Department was chosen by the UGC for Special Assistance (DSA) in 1972, as the Centre of Advanced Study (CAS) in Botany in 1980, and as a Centre of Excellence under COSIST programme in 1984.
The Department has developed a Central Instrument Laboratory housing a large number of state-of-the-art equipment, a computer lab, a library housing 10034 books, and a huge Botanical Garden to support teaching and research. Stress tolerance in cyanobacteria and plants, biotechnological potential
of microbes and plants, biodiversity assessment and environmental conservation, and environmental impact of abiotic and biotic stresses on microbes and
plants are the current research interests of the faculty members of this Department. The teachers of the Department have received national and international recognition and a substantial amount of financial support in recognition of their high-quality research.
The Department is running two Special courses on Applied Microbiology and Environmental Science at the PG level.
Department of Botany
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
India
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