Recent Activities

Seminar and Excursion

Excursions are held every year as part of the University curriculum. Objectives of botanical excursions may be highlighted as follows:

  • In situ study of the plant diversity
  • Taking photographs of plant diversity in their natural habitat
  • Collection of few plant specimens (we never uproot even a herb) for documentation in the form of herbarium sheets which are to be deposited during the practical examination.
  • Preparation of field notes on the collected plant specimens to record- name of the specimen, family, habit, habitat, smell of crushed herbage, flower colour, fruit type & other morphological distinctive characters.

Complete Field Notes in the form of a bound copy with relevant photographs to be deposited during final practical examination.

  • Overall personality development for community living

 

A glimpse of the excursions of the Department of Botany is presented in following table with a few photographs.

 

ACADEMIC

SESSION

DATE OF EXCURSION

CLASS & VENUE

NOTES

2016-2017

10-01-2017 to 13-01-2017

Part II Hons

Bishnupur, Mukutmanipur & Ayodhya Hills

Bishnupur and Mukutmanipur are in the Bankura District where as Ayodhya Hills are in the Purulia District. In terms of floristic composition, both the district are allied. Each of the students collected about 29 different flowering plant species for documentation and total 65 plant species were studied.

21-02-2017

Part II Gen

Dankuni, Hooghly

Total 60 flowering plant species recorded with common name, family, characteristics and economic uses. Few specimens were collected for documentation and herbarium sheet preparation.

23.02.2017

Part II Hons & Gen

Acharya J. C. B. Indian Botanic Garden

Botanic Garden is a scientifically planned collection of trees, shrubs, herbs, climbers etc which serves as a living repository of plants. The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden was established in 1787 by Colonel Robert Kyd. The new name of the Garden was adopted wef 26-06-2009. There are more than 12000 trees, shrubs and climbers in the Garden and they belong to 1400 species.

28-02-2017

Part III Gen

Nimpith, Narendrapur, S. 24 Parganas

Part II General students studied about 30 medicinal plants in the Nimpith, Narendrapur Medicinal Plant Garden. They recorded  scientific name, family, parts used and medicinal uses of the medicinal plants. These data are needed for the preparation of a field note.

2017-2018

27-11-2017

Part II Hons & Gen

Mourigram, Howrah

About 46 flowering plant species were studied with their characteristic features, habitat diversity, habit and the plant association. About 16 plant specimens were collected by each of the participating students for documentation.

21-12-2017

Part II Hons & Gen

Acharya J. C. B. Indian Botanic Garden

One of the major attraction of the A. J. C. B. Indian Botanic Garden is the Great Banyan Tree : Scientific name -Ficus bengalensis;  Family- Moraceae; common name -Baut;  age – more than 240 years; number of prop roots – 3618+; circumference of the canopy – 450m; area covered by the plant -about 1.5 acres; height – 24.5m.

12.02.2018

Part II Gen

Salt Lake, Baisakhi, N. 24 Parganas

Students studied total 50 species of flowering plants and collected 20 specimens for pressing and herbarium sheet preparation. Majority of the collected plant specimens belong to the class Dicotyledons (Magnoliopsida).

2018-2019

23-08-2018

Sem I Gen

New campus

Study of Plant Diversity: Total thirty five flowering plants, gymnosperms, pteridophytes, bryophytes, fungi and lichens studied.

08-12-2018

Part II Hons

Amherst Street

Study of the trees of Amherst Street: Total 46 flowering trees recorded from the study and their characteristics noted. A key prepared for their identification.

22-01-2019

Sem III Hons & Sem II Gen

Acharya J. C. B. Indian Botanic Garden

There is a National Orchidarium in the botanic garden with a collection of more than 2000 indigenous & exotic species. The Central National Herbarium is situated in the botanic garden with about 3 million specimens.

27-02-2019 to 04-03-2019

Part II & Sem II Hons

Eastern Himalayas: Darjeeling & Mirik

Eastern Himalaya is one of the most important biodiversity hotspots of the world (a hotspot is defined as a geographic region of the world characterized by unusually high endemic species richness). About 8000 flowering plant species are found in the Eastern Himalayas of which about 3500 species are endemic.

26-03-2019

Part II hons & Gen

Diamond Harbour, N 24 parganas

The venue was Diamond Harbour, Purano Kella, on the Eastern bank of the river Hooghly. Students recorded two mangrove-associated species, viz., Acanthus ilicifolius & Excoecaria agalolocha. Part III Hons students carried out Quadrat studies.

2019-2020

27-08-2019

Sem I Hons

New Campus

 

Study and collection of algae that are found in the campus: Total 10 species were collected and preserved in 5% formalin solution. Important genera are - Chara, Oedogonium, Rhizoclonium, Coleochaete, Charatium & Cephaleuros.

 

07-09-2019

Sem I Hons

New Campus

Study of macrofungi: Total 5 species recorded: Xylaria, Daldinia, Trametes, Schizophyllum & Corticoid fungus. Their characteristics & habitat noted. Collected fungal specimens preserved in 5% formalin solution for submission in the practical examination.

 

11-11-2019

Sem I Gen

New Campus

Study of plant diversity: Total 36 plant species recorded and they belong to angiosperms, gymnosperms, pteridophytes, bryophytes, fungi, lichens and an epiphytic alga Cephaleuros (causing leaf rust disease in guava plants)

2020-2021

 

 

No excursion was carried out due to the pandemic Covid restrictions

2021-2022

24-04-2022

Sem IV Hons & Sem VI Hons

Alipore Agrihorticultural Societies Garden, Alipore

William Carey established the garden in 1820 with an area of about 21 acres. The garden is a rich abode of exotic ornamental trees, shrubs and climbers. The garden maintains a very rich collection of medicinal plants. 

 

05-05-2022

Sem II Hons & Gen

Subhas Sarobar Park, Beliaghata, Kolkata

Students collected about 19 plant specimens from the venue for pressing and herbarium sheet preparation.

 

Students assembled in Mal, Darjeeling

Plant pressing after plant collection, Mirik

Students & teachers in front of the Great Banyan Tree

Students doing Quadrat studies, Diamond Harbour

Sem VI Hons students & teachers at Alipore Agri-horti Garden, Alipore

Sem IV Hons students & teachers at Alipore Agri-horti Garden, Alipore

Students in the Large Palm House, A. J. C. B. Indian Botanic Garden

 

Seminar:

SESSION

DATE AND TITLE OF THE SEMINAR

2016-17

04.03.2017-SPEAKER:

1. DR. SHAMAL K.CHAKRABORTY (ASSOCIATE PROF. BIDHAN NAGAR COLLEGE)

2. DR. ASALATA D’ROZARIO (ASSOCIATE PROF. NARASINHA DUTT COLLEGE)

CAREER COUNSELLING CUM ORIENTATION PROGRAMME

2017-18

17.07.2018- SPEAKER: DR. KRISHNENDU SARKAR

TITLE: PLANTS-THE BENEFACTOR OF MANKIND

30.08.2018-

1.SPEAKER: DR. ANINDITA DAS

TITLE: ALGAE:AN OVERVIEW AND IMPORTANCE

2.SPEAKER: ARITRI PYNE (3RD YEAR HONS.)

TITLE: PALYNOLOGY: ITS APPLICATIONS

3.SPEAKER: SOHINI MANDAL (3RD YEAR HONS.)

TITLE: VEGETATION OF SUNDARBANS

25.04.2019-

1.SPEAKER: MADHURIMA GHOSH (SEM 2 HONS.)

TITLE: STOMATA AND THEIR TYPES

2. SPEAKER: MADHURA BANERJEE (SEM 2 HONS.)

TITLE: STELAR TYPES AND ITS EVOLUTION: LEAF TRACE AND LEAF GAP

2018-19

25.07.2019- SPEAKER: DR. KRISHNENDU SARKAR

TITLE: PLANTS: IT IS THE PLANT THAT IS ALWAYS RIGHT

2019-20

14.08.2020- SPEAKER: DR. ANINDITA CHATTERJEE

TITLE: EMOTIONL BRAIN: AWARENESS TO MANAGE BEHAVIOR AND RELATIONSHIP

16.09.2020- SPEAKER: DR. DEBPRASAD CHATTOPADHYAY

TITLE: COVID 19: BIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, IMMUNITY AND TREATMEN

2020-21

No seminar was carried out.

2021-22

09.03.2022-SPEAKER: VI TH YEAR STUDENTS’SEMINAR

TITLE: MEDICINAL PLANTS

 

Students’ seminars are organized regularly to improve their oration skills and for confidence buildings.