About Department

The Department of Botany was established in the year 2018. The course is offered in combination with Zoology, Chemistry & Computer Science. The medium of instruction is English. The course has good demand and has more than 90% enrolment rate. At present, the department has two faculty members supported by one technical assistant and a gardener.
Vision
To perceive and disseminate the importance of plants in sustaining the earth and to understand the diversity, development, and functioning in order to conserve and coexist with nature. To disseminate and apply knowledge of plants science to everyday life for the betterment of the society
Mission
1. To acquaint the students with the flora by collecting, identifying and presenting the plant specimens.
2. To strengthen quality education, by providing infrastructural and technological facilities.
3. To foster awareness on the therapeutic values of medicinal plants in daily life.
4. To create environmental awareness and conservation of biodiversity.
5. To initiate a process of learning new skills that ensures employability.
Objectives

• To develop an aptitude towards science and nature.
  
• To equip the students with the basic skills in identifying different plants.
  
• To promote research culture for self and to benefit the society in large.
  
• To foster awareness on the therapeutic values of medicinal plants in daily life.
  
• To create environmental awareness and conservation of biodiversity.
  
• To sensitize the students towards the need for keeping the environment clean and conserve our natural resources.
  
• To initiate a process of learning new skills that ensure employability.
  
• To equip them with moral values & ethics.
  

Faculty

S.No	Name	Designation	Qualification	Photo	Curricullum Vitae
01	Dr. N.C. Sowjanya	Assistant Professor	M.Sc. Ph.D		View CV
02	S.Madhu	Lecturer in Botany	M.Sc.,B.Ed		View CV

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Plantation and Gardening Programme

Objectives of the Practice

• To ensure more plantation of different useful medicinal plants & trees.
• To enable the students to understand the significance of plantation and encourage them to appreciate the same.
• To ensure effective implementation of Telangana Government’s flagship programme- “Harithahaaram”.
• To enhance the aesthetic appeal of the institution.
• To establish a cool and eco-friendly campus
• To facilitate decomposition of the waste and to use it for manure purpose.

The Context

Plantation programme can be considered as one of the most engaging, environmentally friendly activity.  Our college is located in heart of the city, and is often subjected to vehicular and noise pollution.  We are indeed fortunate as we have considerably good amount of open land available.  Therefore, the Department of Botany has resolved to take up the plantation programme in a strategic manner to enhance the quality of the environment and also the aesthetic appeal. 

The Practice

• The Department of Botany was established in the year 2018.
• Annually the Telangana Government’s flagship programme is carried out in the college in the month of July, during which many social forestry trees and ornamental plants are planted.
• The Department further encourages the staff and students to donate a plant on their birthday’s and proposes to develop a “Birthday Garden”
• The plants of the institution are listed, identified and numbered.
• A detailed account of the scientific details and the benefits of the plants available in the campus is prepared and maintained. 
• QR Coding of the plants is taken up, to facilitate easy identification of the plants.
• Medicinal plants are planted and their medicinal uses are listed. 
• The Department in collaboration with the Ecoclub encouraged the students to dig a compost pit to facilitate the development of indigenous manure.
• The department further proposes to develop a “Herbarium” to maintain the repository of the plants and to facilitate the identification of the plants.

Evidence of Success:

• As many as 238 plants have been planted during the Harithahaaram programs carried out between 2018-21
• Planted around 33 Medicinal plants.
• Students participated enthusiastically in large numbers.
• Annually eminent personality is invited to the plantation programs to motivate the students.

Problems encountered and resources required:

• Maintenance of the plants is often expensive as it needs regular changing of soil and the addition of nutrients.
• It is challenging to protect the flowers and ornamental plants from theft or injury.
• The construction process taken up for the expansion of the campus is causing severe, unavoidable damage to the plants.
• It sometimes becomes difficult to motivate the students to participate in the plantation programme due to academic pressure. 

 

 

Vivekananda Government Degree College, Vidyanagar, Hyderabad
	Plantation of medicinal plants carried out as a part of Harithaharam programme
	07.07.2021 & 26.07.2021
S.No.	Common name	Botanical name	Family	No.
1	Ippa	Madhucalongifolia	Sapotaceae	1
2	Brahmi	Bacopa monnieri	Plantaginaceae	1
3	Kalabanda	Aloe vera	Asphodelaceae	1
4	Dawanam	Artemisia pallens	Asteraceae	2
5	Maruvam	Origanummajorana.	Lamiaceae	2
6	Karpur	Cinnamomumcamphora	Lauraceae	1
7	Tulasi	Ocimum sanctum	Lamiaceae	4
8	Machipatram	Artemisia princeps	Asteraceae	2
9	Maredu	Aegle marmelos	Rutaceae	1
10	Eucalyptus	Eucalyptus citriodora	Myrtaceae	1
11	Blackpepper	Piper nigrum	Piperaceae	1
12	Tippateega	Tinosporacordifolia	Menispermaceae	1
13	Lavender	Lavandula	Lamiaceae	1
14	Moringa	Moringa oleifera	Moringaceae	1
15	Scented Geranium	Geranium	Geraniaceae	1
16	sadapak	Rutagraveolens	Rutaceae	1
17	Ajwain	Trachyspermumammi	Apiaceae	1
18	Aswagandha	Withaniasomnifera	solanaceae	2
19	Ranapala	Bryophyllum	Crassulaceae	1
20	Rajanigandha	Agave amica	Asparagaceae	2
21	Aparajitha	Clitoriaternatea	Fabaceae	1
22	Insulin plant	Chamaecostuscuspidatus	Costaceae	1
23	Bhrahmakamalam	Saussureaobvallata	Asteraceae	1
24	Turmeric (Kasturi pasupu)	Curcuma aromatica	Zingiberaceae	1
25	kailashapati	Couroupitaguianensis	Lecythidaceae	1
Total Number of plants				33

 

Vivekananda Government Degree College, Vidyanagar, Hyderabad

Plantation carried out as a part of Harithaharam programme

2018-2020

S.No	Name of the Plant	Common name	Number	Habit
1	Cassia siamea	Senna	25	Tree
2	Emblica officinalis	Amla	5	Tree
3	Citrus sps.	Lemon	2	Tree
4	Hibiscus rosasinensis	Shoe flower	20	Shrub
5	Gravillearobusta	Silver Oak	25	Tree
6	Terminalia catappa L.	Badam	2	Tree
7	Spathodeacampanulata	Fountain tree	1	Tree
8	Azadirachtaindica	Neem	4	Tree
9	Bauhinia variegata	Orchid tree	4	Tree
10	Plumeria rubra	Champaka	10	Shrub
11	Codiaeumvariegatum –	Garden croton	10	Shrub
12	Syngonium podophyllum	Arrow head	10	Shrub
13	Aglaonema commutatum	Chinese evergreen	10	Shrub
14	Acalyphawilkesiana	copper leaf	10	Shrub
15	Crossandrainfundibuliformis	Kanakambaram	10	Shrub
16	Ixora coccinea	Jungle flame	15	Shrub
17	Areca palm	Areca plant	6	Tree
18	Tecoma stans	Yellow bells	4	Tree
19	Nymphaea species	Water lilly	10	Hydrophyte
20	Aloe vera	Kalabanda	2	Herb
21	Ocimum sanctum	Tulasi	4	Shrub
22	Opuntia	Prickly pear	1	Shrub
23	Mangiferaindica	Mango	2	Tree
24	Pongamiapinnata	Kanuga	15	Tree
25	Rosa grandiflora	Rose	3	Shrub
26	Sarakaindica	Ashoka	3	Tree
27	Carica papaya	Papaya	1	Tree
28	Lawsoniainermis	Gorantaku	1	Shrub
29	Millingtoniahortensis	Indian cork tree	2	Tree
30	Syzygiumcumini	Jamun	1	Tree
31	Jasmine grandiflorum	Jasmine	1	Tree
32	Tabernaemontanadivaricata	Nandibatlu	6	Tree
33	Annona squamosa	Seethaphal	1	Shrub
34	Psidium guava	Guava	2	Tree
35	Plumariapudica	Franghipani	2	Shrub
36	Senna Ariculata	Matura tea tree	8	Tree
Total			238

 

 

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