Faculty of Department of

Faculty of Department of: Botany

Dr. V.K Anand

Prof. A.K. Wakhlu

Dr. Anima Langer

Dr. Geeta Sumbali

Dr. Yash Pal Sharma

Dr. Namrata Sharma

Dr. Veenu Kaul

Sh. Sikander Pal

1. Name of the faculty member: Dr.V.K. Anand

2. Designation: Professor

3. Educational Qualifications: M.Sc., Ph.D

4. Have you qualified

NET

SLET

5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:

Lecturer 9 Years.

Reader 14 years

Professor 7 years

ii) Teaching /Research experience (in years)in any other Educational Institution/University

Worked as Associate Professor at Garyounis University, ELBEDA, & at Higher Institute of Technology. Brack Libya.

iii) Work experience other than teaching and research ( in years)

6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids?

Yes.

7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years(orientation/ refresher course/any other)

Name of the programme Date Organized by

N.A.

8. Give details of the seminars/conferences/workshops attended in the last five years

1. 20^th National Symposium of Indian Society of Life Sciences on Bioresources, environment and society

2. Indiana Society of mycology and plant pathology, North Zone meet and symposium “Challenging problems in mycology and plant pathology)

9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/ any other during the last five years? Give details.

Organised 1^st Teacher Refresher Course organised by Department of Botany during December 2006-07.

10. Have you served as a resource person in Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences/ training programmes during the last five years? Provide details.

11. What are the thrust areas of your research?

Limnology, Ecology & Biodiversity particularly Medicinal plants.

Limnology, Ecology and Biodiversity particularly Medicinal Plants

12. Give details of research projects completed and/or ongoing projects during

the last five years.

Completed projects

Major : NIL

Minor : NIL

Any other : NIL

Ongoing projects

Major : NIL

Minor : NIL

Any other : NIL

13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years ?If yes, give details.

14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc.

published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.

Studies on species diversity and ecology of Genus Oedogonium Link occurring in aquatics of Shivalik Himalayas of Jammu( With Priya Jitendra)
Occurrence of Genus Oedogonium Link in Shivalik Himalayas (With Priya Jitendra)

Abstracts

Eco-morphological studies on Genus Gomphonema Agardh occurring in water bodies of Jammu(With Arun Kumar)
Occurrence of genus Oedogonium Link in Aquatics of Shivalik Himalayas-I(With Priya Jitendra)
Occurrence of genus Oedogonium Link in Aquatics of Shivalik Himalayas of Jammu-I(With Priya Jitendra)
Studies on species diversity and ecology of genus Oedogonium Link occurring in aquatics of Shivalik Himalayas of Jammu. (With Priya Jitendra)
Ecomorphological Studies on the some members of Cholorophyceae occurring in the Lake Mansar Jammu. (With Poonam Sharma)
Ethnobotanical studies on Gymnospermic flora of District Rajouri, J&K (With Abdul Rashid)
Gymnospermic flora of District Rajouri, J&K-Conservational aspects (With Abdul Rashid)
Traditional Phytotherapy of Rheumatism, practiced by the Gujjar and Bakerwal tribes of J&K (With Abdul Rashid)
Some threatned medicinal plants of Jammu & Kashmir, Resource Utilization , Status and Conservational Studies(With Abdul Rashid)
Ethnoveterinary practices and plants utilized by the Gujjar and Bakerwal tribes of J&K State(With Abdul Rashid)
Some uncommon Medicinal Plants of Higher altitude of Shivalik Himalayas of Jammu(With Jawaid Sarver)
Phytotherapy for the Rheumatism and skin diseases among the inhabitants of tehsil Ramnagar District Udhampur, J&K(With Jawaid Sarver)
Ethnobotanical studies on aquatic and marshy plants of Province Jammu(With Sayeeda Mahmud)
Some uncommon medicinal plants surrounding Kossar Naag Lake in the Mahore, J&K (With Ashraf Hussain Shah)
Current status of Biodiversity in The Goolglabgarh a part of North Western Himalayas(With Ashraf Hussain Shah)

15 .Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.

N.A.

16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your

guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by

you at present.

Ph.D’s in Progress

Priya Jatindra

Arun Kumar Verma

Poonam Sharma

Abdul Rashid Chowdhary

Adarsh Bala

M.Phil Produced

Sumikhsha Thakur

Namrata Sharma

Jawaid Sarver

M.Phil in Progress

Sayeed Mahmood

Ashraf Hussain Shah

Abhijeet Joshi

Yashpaul Kumar

Zahid Khan

17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/ research /any other during the last five years. If yes, please provide details.

N.A.

18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses

during last five years? If yes, give details.

19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?

20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances generated.

21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future?

Aquatic & Terrestrial Ecology (Management conservation pollution station)

22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?

23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?

24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the

department ? If yes, please provide details.

25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/ University activities other than teaching and research.

Constituted from different cooperatives in different committees of University.

26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the

departmental and University level during the last five years.

Convener Con

Convener B.O.S, HOD

1. Name of the faculty member: Prof. A.K. Wakhlu

2. Designation: Professor

3. Educational Qualifications: M.Sc. Ph.D

4. Have you qualified

NET

SLET

5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:

Lecturer 8 years

Reader 15 years

Professor 5 years

ii) Teaching /Research experience (in years)in any other Educational Institution/University

iii) Work experience other than teaching and research ( in years)

6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids?

7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years(orientation/ refresher course/any other)

Name of the programme Date Organized by

8. Give details of the seminars/conferences/workshops attended in the last five years

Organized by the department/University of Jammu:

Organized by any other University/ Institution:

9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/ any other during the last five years? Give details.

10. Have you served as a resource person in Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences/ training programmes during the last five years? Provide details.

Acted as resource person in workshops organized by the department.

11. What are the thrust areas of your research?

Morphogenesis in vitro, Plant Embryology, Plant cytology.

12. Give details of research projects completed and/or ongoing projects during

the last five years.

Completed projects

Major : In vitro tuber formation and field evaluation of tuber derived plant of Kala-Zire (bunium persicum Boiss), Funding agency-Deptt. of Biotechnology Delhi (August 1998 to Aug 2003)

Minor : Micropropagation and conservation of Terminalia Chebula vetz- A medicinal Tree (2003 to 2007)

Any other : NIL

Ongoing projects

Major : NIL

Minor :

Any other : NIL

13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years ?If yes, give details.

14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc.

published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.

1. Rapid micropropagation of five cultivars of mulberry (2003) Biologia Plantarum 4:349-355 (A.K. Wakhlu & B.S. Bhau)

2. Micropropagation of Anethum graveolensh through Axillary short probferation (2004)J. Plant Biochemistry & Biotechnology 13:157-159 (A.K. Wakhlu, R.K. Sharma & M. boleria)

15 .Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.

16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your

guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by

you at present.

Sumesh Kumar Bhat

Satish Kumar Dhar

Dinesh Koul.

17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/ research /any other during the last five years. If yes, please provide details.

18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses

during last five years? If yes, give details.

19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?

20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances generated.

21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future ?

22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?

23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?

24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the

department ? If yes, please provide details.

25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/ University activities other than teaching and research.

26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the

departmental and University level during the last five years.

1. Member, Departmental Research Committee

2. Member, Departmental Purchase Committee

3. Member, Board of Research Studies

4. Member, Purchase Committee for University landscaping department.

1. Name of the faculty member: Anima Langer

2. Designation: Professor

3. Educational Qualifications: M.Sc. (Botany), Ph.D

4. Have you qualified

NET N.A.

SLET N.A.

5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:

Lecturer 7 years

Reader 10 years

Professor 5 years

ii) Teaching /Research experience (in years)in any other Educational Institution/University

Nil

iii) Work experience other than teaching and research ( in years)

Nil

6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids?

Nil

7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years(orientation/ refresher course/any other)

Name of the programme Date Organized by

Nil

8. Give details of the seminars/conferences/workshops attended in the last five years

Organized by the department/University of Jammu:

First J&K state Science Congress, held at University of Jammu, Jammu on Feb. 7-9, 2005.

Organized by any other University/ Institution:

1. National Seminar on Botanical Researchers in the year 2001, held at Punjab University, chandigrh from December 3-4, 2001.

2. DBT sponsored brainstorming session on “Conservation; and genetic enhancement of Cryogenic Plants for pollution abatement”, held at NBRI, Lucknow on Dec. 28-29, 2001.

3. World Conference of Biology, held at NBRI, Lucknow from Jan 22-27, 2002.

4. DBT brain storming session on Biodiversity Conservation and Environment,” held at IMTECH, Chandigarh on July 15, 2002.

9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/ any other during the last five years? Give details.

Nil.

10. Have you served as a resource person in Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences/ training programmes during the last five years? Provide details.

Nil.

11. What are the thrust areas of your research?

Bryology

12. Give details of research projects completed and/or ongoing projects during

the last five years.

Completed projects

Major : 1.Assessment of intraspecific variability (morphological) Cytological and molecular) in some threatened hepatics of Jammu (North-West Himalaya)

Funding agency -DBT

Tenure - Nov. 2002-Oct. 2006Amount - 19.80 lac.

2.Exploration, evaluation and conservation of Bryo diversity of Patnitop and its adjoining areas (J&K Himalaya)

Funding agency -GBPIHED (Almora)

Tenure -April 2003-March 2007

Amount -3.5 lac.

Minor : NIL

Any other : NIL

Ongoing projects

Major : NIL

Minor : NIL

Any other : NIL

13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years ?If yes, give details.

No.

14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc.

published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.

Papers published

1. Langer, A and Tanwir. M. (2002) . Liverwort and hornwort flora of Tehsil mendher (north-near Himalaya), India. Geophytology 30 (122): 81-84.

2. Langer, A. Gupta, S and Tanwir, M. (2003) Preliminary Survey of Jammu district (North-west Himalaya) for liverwort and hornwort flora. Geophytology 31 (122): 87-89.

3. Tanwir, M. and Langer, A. (2003). Conservation status of Stephensoniclla brevipedunculata Kash. In India The Bryological Times 109:a.

4. Tanvir M. and Langer, A. (2004) Marchantialean flora of jammu region (J&K state). A preliminary Survey. In:Broresources: Concerns and Conservation Pp. 23-30. A.M. Kamili and A.R. yourelf (Edds.) CORD, University of Kashmir, Srinagar.

5. Langer, A. and Tanvir,M. (2004) Strategies for Conservaton of Reboulia Nemispherica (Purple Margined nepatic) in North Western Himalayas Pp. 249-256. J.S. Dargan and T.A. Sarma (Eds.)In Plant Diversity in India. Bishen singh Mahendra Pal singh, Dehradun.

6. Rekha, K. Kak, S.N. and Langer, a. (2004) Cytological Abnormalitries in Artemisia patterns walls induced by gamma rays ind. J. Forestry 27 (4): 355-359.

7. Tanvir, M. and Langer, A. (2006) Liverworts of Ladakh J&K Staff (North West Himalaya) India. Jour Ind. Bot. soc. 85: 71-73.

15 Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.

16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your

guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by

you at present.

List of scholars who have qualified Ph.D

Name of the Scholar Topic Year

1. Ms. Jyoti Vakhlu Identification and molecular 2004

cloning of evantio specific

EstavHydroclose gene from

Trichosporon sp.

2. Mr. Moh. Tanvir Studies on the diversity of 2005

hepatic flora of district Poonch

(North West Himalaya)

b) scholar being guided at present

1. Ms. Monika Bhandari Studies on the diversity of

hepatic flora of district Udhampur

(North-West Himalaya)

17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/ research /any other during the last five years. If yes, please provide details.

No.

18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses

during last five years? If yes, give details.

As a member BOS in Botany, contributed towards the framing and updating syllabi at UG and PG levels.

19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?

Use of audio-visual aids.

20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances generated.

Nil.

21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future?

Biodiversity.

22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?

N.A.

23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?

No.

24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the

department? If yes, please provide details.

No.

25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/ University activities other than teaching and research.

As a member of various departmental committees, performed diverse duties assigned by Heads, Department of BOT. from time to time.

26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the

departmental and University level during the last five years.

Departmental

1. Member Purchase Committee and convener Extra-Curricular committees during 2001-2004.

2. Convener Library committees and member Research committee since 2004.

3. Member admission committee during 2003 and 2005.

University

i) Board of Studies (Botany)

ii) Board of Res. Studies.

1. Name of the faculty member: Dr. Geeta Sumbali

2. Designation: Professor

3. Educational Qualifications: M.Sc. Ph.D (Botany)

4. Have you qualified

NET

SLET

5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:

Lecturer 16 years

Reader 3 years

Professor 3 years

ii) Teaching /Research experience (in years)in any other Educational Institution/University

6 Months teaching experience at Govt. College for Women, Parade Jammu.

iii) Work experience other than teaching and research ( in years)

No.

6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids?

Yes, short term course on “Fundamentals of Computer from DOEACC, Jammu.

7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years(orientation/ refresher course/any other)

Name of the programme Date Organized by

N.A.

8. Give details of the seminars/conferences/workshops attended in the last five years

1. GBPIHED, Almora sponsored, Integrated Ecodevelopment Research in J&K state. Workshop held at Jammu

2. Workshop of CSIR Sponsored “Integrated Laboratory Projects” held at IMTECH, Chandigarh

3. 28^th Conference and Symposium on “Current Technology for Plant Disesse Management and Future Strategies” held at Rajsthan Agricultural University, Durgapur, Jaipur.

4. Workshop on Fungal Taxonomy- Classical and Molecular approaches ,organized at Institute of Microbial Technology(IMTECH), Chandigarh.

5. 20^th National Symposium of Indian Society of Life Sciences on Bio-resources, Environment and Society held at Jammu

6. North Zone Meet of ISMPP and symposium on “ Challenging problems in Mycology and Plant Pathology at Deptt. Of Botany, University of Jammu.

7. National Seminar on Medicinal Plants, conservation, cultivation and utilization organized by Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidhalaya Haridwar.

9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/ any other during the last five years? Give details.

Yes, Attached.

Organised North Zone Meet of Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology and a symposium on “Challenging Problems in Mycology and Plant Pathology” at the department of Botany, University of Jammu in collaboration with Division of plant pathology, SKUAST, Jammu, in the capacity of Councillor, North Zone (ISMPP) and organizing Secretary

10. Have you served as a resource person in Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences/ training programmes during the last five years? Provide details.

Yes.

1. Refresher course for college teachers held in the department of Botany from 18^th Dec. 2006 to 6^th Jan. 2007 under the aegis of Academic Staff College, University of Jammu.

2. Refresher course in Biology for 10+2 Staff Lecturers, organised by State Board of School Education, J&K.

11. What are the thrust areas of your research?

Microbiology, Mycology and Plant Pathology.

12. Give details of research projects completed and/or ongoing projects during

the last five years.

Completed projects

Major :

1. Development of bioactive substances from fungal sources (CSIR sponsored)

2. Investigations on the Mycotoxicity of some important drug plants of Jammu & Kashmir (GBPIHED sponsored)

Minor : NIL

Any other : NIL

Ongoing projects

Major :

Screening of mycobial diversity of Jammu and Kashmir State for some novel secondary metabolites (CSIR sponsored)

Minor : NIL

Any other : NIL

13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years ?If yes, give details.

Yes, in the “Integrated laboratory Projects “of CSIR.

14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc.

published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.

Book

“The Fungi” Narosa Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.

Research Papers Published in Edited Books

1. Conservation of fungal Diversity—a global scenario in Biotechnology – Plant Health management(With Mehrotra R.S)

2. Management Strategies for reducing post harvest spoilage of horticultural produce. In Challenging problems in Horticultural and Forest Pathology-Indus Publishing Co. New Delhi(With Sharma S)

3. Biodegradation of keratin by keratinolytic fungi. In Biotechnology of Microbes and sustainable utilization –Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur (With Kaul S)

4. Assessment of mycopathogenic losses in stored fruits at Jammu wholesale market. In Frontiers in Microbial Biotechnology and Plant Pathology (With Singh Y P)

5. Management Strategies for reducing post harvest spoilage of horticultural produce. In Challenging Problems in Horticultural and Forest Pathology—Indus Publishing Co. New Delhi (With Sharma S)

Research Papers Published in National and International Journals

1. Efficacy of leaf extracts and essential oils of some plant species against Penicillium expansum rot of apples (With Singh Y.P.)

2. Detection of Penicillia aspergillia and their toxins from dehydrated vegetables—Indian Phytopathology (With Kour H)

3. Differential toxigenic behaviour of Alternaria alternate isolates from fruit. Indian Phutopath(With R.Bamba)

4. Qualitative and quantitative estimation of organic acids in dried fruit slices of quinces (Cydonia oblonga Mill) during storage. Indian Journal of Botanical Research.(With Yash Pal Sharma)

5. Co-occurrence of ablatoxin B₁ cyclopiozonic acid in sour lime (Citrus aurantifolia swinglw) during post—harvest pathogenesis by Aspergillus flavus. Mycopathologia

6. Status of sugars in dried quinces in different storage conditions and associated mycoflora (With Sharma YP)

7. Patulin producing potential of Aspergillus terreus and natural occurrence of patulin in dry fruit slices of quinces (Cydonia oblonga) (With Sharma YP)

8. Influence of water activity on the mycoflora, biochemical constituents and aflatoxin contamination in dried fruit slices of quinces (Cydonia oblonga Mill)(With Sharma YP)

9. Qualitative and quantitative estimation of organic acids in dried fruit slices of quinces (Cydonia oblonga Mill.) during storage . Indian Journal of Botanical Research.(With Sharma YP)

10. Occurrence of Tenuazonic acid(TeA) producing strains of Alternaria altenata in natural rots of apple from North India. Indian Phytopathology (With Sharma YP)

11. Performance of apple and pear fruit cultivars to post-harvest fruit rot fungi. Indian J. Mycol. Plant Pathology (With Singh YP)

12. Citrus fruit rots –loss assessment and some new unrecorded pathogens. (With Bamba R)

13. Post hravest mycopathogenic loss of tomato fruit in Jammu (With Samyal S)

15 .Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.

No.

16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your

guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by

you at present.

Scholars who have Qualified Ph.D

Dr. Yash Paul Singh

Dr. Rosy Bamba

Dr. Harjeet Kour Sodhi

Dr. Seema Sharma

Scholars being guided presently

Ms. Anju Koul

Ms. Rohini Sharma

Mr. Aziz Ahmed

Ms. Shallu Samyal

17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/ research /any other during the last five years. If yes, please provide details.

No.

18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses

during last five years? If yes, give details.

Yes, many times as a member of DRC and Board of studies in Botany, University of Jammu.

19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?

Use of over head projector and power point presentations.

20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances generated.

Free Consultancy to farmers and desired people with respect to plant disease management and mushroom cultivation.

21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future?

Same as mentioned above.

22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?

Not having any such position.

23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?

No.

24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the

department? If yes, please provide details.

Yes, conduction of field trips, long tours, as expert for evaluation of projects and also as expert in flower shows organized by various State agencies.

25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/ University activities other than teaching and research.

As an organizer of Harmony-2006.

26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the

departmental and University level during the last five years.

Member of DPC, DAC.

1. Name of the faculty member: Dr. Yash Pal Sharma

2. Designation: Reader

3. Educational Qualifications: M.Sc. Ph.D

4. Have you qualified

NET Yes

SLET

5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:

Lecturer 5 years

Reader 1 year

Professor

ii) Teaching /Research experience (in years)in any other Educational Institution/University

4 years in Govt. Degree College Bhaderwah & Women College, Parade, Jammu.

iii) Work experience other than teaching and research ( in years)

6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids?

Yes, 1. Certificate course in computers from DOEACC Centre, University of Jammu.

2. Training programme of IQAC, University of Jammu.

7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years(orientation/ refresher course/any other)

Name of the programme Date Organized by

1. Refresher Course 16-8-2005 to 6-9-05 ASC, University of

Kashmir.

2. Refresher course on 14-2-05 to 11-3-05 Computer Nodal

basic computer applications

Centre, Deptt. of

Zoology, University

Of Jammu.

3. Course on Computers 9-6-03 to 18-7-03 DOEACC Centre,

Srinagar.

8. Give details of the seminars/conferences/workshops attended in the last five years

1. 28^th Conference and Symposium on “Current Technology for Plant Diseases Management and Future Strategies” held at Rajsthan Agricultural University, Durgapur, Jaipur

2. Golden Jubilee National Seminar, organized by the University of Jammu on “Governance of higher Education”

3. 20^th National Symposium of Indian Society of Life Sciences on Bio-resources, Environment and Society held at Jammu

4. First J&K State Science Congress, held at University of Jammu, Jammu

5. National Seminar on Medicinal Plants, conservation, cultivation and utilization organized by Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidhalaya Haridwar(Uttaranchal)

6. Workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights for public R&D Labs” organized at RRL(CSIR), Jammu

7. National Seminar on Medicinal Plants, conservation, cultivation and utilization-II organized by Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidhalaya Haridwar(Uttaranchal)

8. 28^th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Human Genetics.Human Genome and Genetic Disorders held on 7^th to 9^th Feb. 2003.

9. Three day International Conference on Dimensions of Mental,Spiritual and Physical held from Nov. 13-15, 2003 organised by Yoga Centre, University of Jammu.

9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/ any other during the last five years? Give details.

1. Organising Co-Secretary, of the North Zone meet and Symposium on Challenging problems in Mycology and Plant Pathology, organised in the Department of Botany, University of Jammu from May 2-3, 2005.

2. Course Co-ordinator of the first refresher course in Botany for college and University teachers organised by the department of Botany from 18 Dec. 2006 to 6 Jan 2007

3. Acted as Rapporteur in the National Seminar on Medicinal Plants, Conservation, Cultivation and Utilisation-II organised by Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar(Uttaranchal from 9 to 11 March 2007.

10. Have you served as a resource person in Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences/ training programmes during the last five years? Provide details.

1. Resource Person, in the first refresher course in Botany for College and University Teachers organised by the Department of Botany from 18 Dec 2006 to 6 Jan 2007.

11. What are the thrust areas of your research?

Mycology and Plant pathology

Mcropungi and Mycotoxicology.

12. Give details of research projects completed and/or ongoing projects during

the last five years.

Completed projects

Major : NIL

Minor : NIL

Any other : NIL

Ongoing projects

Major : NIL

Minor : NIL

Any other : NIL

13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years ?If yes, give details.

No.

14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc.

published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.

1. Influence of Water activity on the mycoflora, biochemical constitutents and afatoxin contamination in dried fruit slices of quinces (Cydonia oblonga). Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology. 34 (3): 930-934(With Sumbali G)

2. Status of sugars in dried quinces in different storage conditions and associated mycoflora. Proceedings of National Academy of sciences, India. 75 (B ), II, 141-146. (With Sumbali G)

3. Patulin producing potential of Aspergillus terreus and natural occurrence of patulin in dry fruit slices of quinces (Cydonia oblonga). Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology. 35(1): 94-97(With Sumbali G)

4. Qualitative and quantitative estimation of organic acids in dried fruit slices of quinces (Cydonia oblongs Mill). During storage. Indian Journal of Botanical Research 2(2): 151-156(With Sumbali G)

Abstracts

1. Studies on mycoflora and metabolic changes in sugars, amino acids, organic acids, vitamin C and aflatoxin contamination in dried fruit slices of quinces (Cydonia oblonga Mill.) under the influence of water activity.

2. Mycobial deterioration of dried pomegranate(Punica granatum L.) seeds.

3. Occurrence of some wild fleshy fungi winter months from Baderwah region(J&K)

4. New host records of parasitic angiosperm(Cuscuta sp.) from Jammu and Kashmir.

5. Some larger fungi from Doda forests: new records for Jammu and Kashmir..”Germplasm Evaluation: Present trends”

6. Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxin contamination associated with dried seeds of pomegranate.

7. Edible mushrooms from Doda forests: New addition to the Macrofungal Flora of J&K

8. Anatomical characteristics of host-parasite interface of medicinally important holoparasite.

9. Mycobial contamination and aflatoxin contamination associated with dried seeds of wild pomegranate. “Germplasm Evaluation: Present trends” organized by the Department of Botany, Punjab University, Patiala.

10. Some more larger fungi from Doda forests; New Additions to the macro-fungal flora of Jammu and Kashmir.

11. New additions of Polypores to the Macrofungal flora of Jammu and Kashmir

12. Resources of wild edible macrofungi from Bhaderwah forests(J&K)

15 Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.

No.

16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your

guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by

you at present.

Vijayta Kapoor

Sanjeev Kumar

Seema Zakir

Jyoti Badwal

Anita Sharma

17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/ research /any other during the last five years. If yes, please provide deta

(a) Young Scientist Award – 2003 of J&K State Council for Science

and Technology, Jammu and Kashmir

(b) Young Scientist Award for best paper presentation in the National seminar on Medicinal Plants; Conservation, Cultivation and Utilization-II organized by Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar(Uttaranchal)

18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses

during last five years? If yes, give details.

Courses as per UGC model curriculum have been framed and a New Course on PLANT METABOLISM has been introduced in the M.Sc. curriculum. Moreover, it is a continual process in the department.

19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?

Efficient retrieval of new information from Journals latest books conduct of seminars, unit tests and more attention towards practical exercises.

20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances generated.

21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future?

In the field of mycology (culture identification, macrofungal resources and mycotoxins.

22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?

Our students are regularly getting selected in research organizations, higher education and civil services (both state as well as Union)

23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?

Yes, Wherever required, I have mobilized and activated the alumini network.

24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the

department? If yes, please provide details.

Department have started organized workshops/seminars and conferences and refresher courses and I have contributed to the fullest of my potential.

25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/ University activities other than teaching and research.

Administrative experience as Resident Warden, Nehru Hall Boys Research Scholar Hostel, University of Jammu, since 2002

26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the

departmental and University level during the last five years.

1. Resident Warden, Nehru Hall Boys Research Scholar Hostel

2. Life member, Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology

3. Member, Board of Studies

4. Convenor, Departmental Admission Committee, 2006

5. Member, Departmental Research Committee

6. Member, Campus Cultural Committee

7. Member, Task Force, University Upkeep and Beautification

8. Member, Industry-University Partnership Task Force

1. Name of the faculty member: Namrata Sharma

2. Designation: Sr. Lecturer

3. Educational Qualifications: M.Sc. M. Phil. Ph.D

4. Have you qualified

NET Yes

SLET

5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:

Lecturer 9 ½ years Reader

Professor

ii) Teaching /Research experience (in years)in any other Educational Institution/University

Nil

iii) Work experience other than teaching and research ( in years)

Nil

6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids?

Yes (In the use of computers including internet)

7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years(orientation/ refresher course/any other)

Name of the programme Date Organized by

1. Orientation Course 17Jan-09 Feb Academic Staff

2003 College, University of Kashmir.

2. Refresher Course 14-2-05 to Computer Nodal

11-03-05 Centre Deptt of Zoology, Jammu

University.

3. Refresher Course 16-8-05 to Academic Staff

6-9-05 College, Kmr. Univ.

8. Give details of the seminars/conferences/workshops attended in the last five years

1. Ninety-first session of Indian Congress held at Chandigarh

2. National Seminar on “Plant Science: In Retrospect and prospect with special reference to opening up of Indian market to world, held at Agra

3. First J&K State Science Congress, held at University of Jammu, Jammu.

4. XXVIII All India Botanical conference held at M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur(Awarded Woman Botanist of the Year award)

5. XXIX All India Botanical Conference held at M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur

9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/ any other during the last five years? Give details.

Nil.

10. Have you served as a resource person in Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences/ training programmes during the last five years? Provide details.

Yes, 1. In the symposium on “Plant reproduction” during 91st Indian science congress (Jan 3 -7, 2004)

2. During Refresher course organized by Dept. of Botany 2006.

11. What are the thrust areas of your research?

Plant Reproduction.

12. Give details of research projects completed and/or ongoing projects during

the last five years.

Completed projects

Major : 1. “Eshmation of energy allocation in relation to floral structure……..” DST (New Delhi) 1-9-94 to 30-9-96.

2. Reproductive strategies …..” DST (New Delhi) 18-11-03 to 18-11-06

Minor : 1

Any other : NIL

Ongoing projects

Major : NIL

Minor : NIL

Any other : NIL

13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years ?If yes, give details.

Yes, selected as co-ordinator (India) for Int. Ass. For sexual Plant Rep. Studies (IASSPR)

14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc.

published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.

1. Intra population variation in site of pollen germination and pollination in Trifolium L.- Phytomorphology(India) (With Dhar, R, Koul, A.K.)

2. Reproductive efficiency of two Trifolium species with contrasting breeding strategies - Phytomorphology(India) (With Dhar, R, Koul, A.K.)

3. Genetic system of chillies Breeding and meiotic system of Var. KL-1 -Cytologia(Japan) (With Chibber, N and Verma, S)

4. Insitu pollen germination-phenomenon and implecations in Plant Reproductive and Molecular Biology” (With Dhar, R, Koul, A.K.)

5. Ovule abortion in relation of breeding system in four Trifolium species- Current Science(With Dhar, R, Koul, A.K.)

Invited Chapter

6. Cell structure and function in e-book on Cell Biology and Genetics. Published by NISCAIR, CSIR, New Delhi.

15 .Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.

Nil.

16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your

guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by

you at present.

Rajni Dhar

Harjeet Kour

Amit Vermani

Neeti Chiller

Bhuvi Sharma

Madhvi Parashar

Jyoti Parihar

17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/ research /any other during the last five years. If yes, please provide details.

1. Awarded 3 Young Scientist Awards by

(a) Indian Science Congress Association, Calcutta

(b) Department of Science and Technology, J&K State

(c) Prof P.N. Mehra Memorial Trust Chandigarh

2. Awarded Women Botanist of the Year Award by Indian Botanical

Society

3. Awarded Visiting fellowship by both Indian National Science Academy

and Indian Academy of Sciences

18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses

during last five years? If yes, give details.

Yes, I have actively participated in implementation of National syllabus-UGC

19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?

1. Use of overhead projectors

2. Computer aided teaching

20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances generated.

No specific consultancy except for occasionally guiding the students for various competitive exams.

21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future?

Same as above.

22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?

Not specifically

23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?

Nil.

24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the

department? If yes, please provide details.

Nil.

25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/ University activities other than teaching and research.

As member of extra curricular activities committee, I have helped in organization of some competitive achievers.

26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the

departmental and University level during the last five years.

Only departmental –as member of DRC, Department Garden Committee, extra curricular Committee

1. Name of the faculty member: Dr. Veenu Kaul

2. Designation: Sr. Lecturer

3. Educational Qualifications: M.Sc. Ph.D

4. Have you qualified

NET Yes

SLET

5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:

Lecturer 6 years Reader

Professor

ii) Teaching /Research experience (in years)in any other Educational Institution/University

1. 1 ½ months in Govt. Degree College, Kathua (2000)

2. Approx 3 months research as graduate traine in RRL, Jammu (1991)

iii) Work experience other than teaching and research ( in years)

3 ½ months as Lab. Assistant, Department of Biotechnology, University of Jammu.

6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids?

Yes, 4 week programme in CEDTI, University of Jammu.

7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years(orientation/ refresher course/any other)

Name of the programme Date Organized by

General Orientation Course 11^th Nov. 2005 to Academic Staff

12^th Dec. 2005 College, Univ. of

Kashmir, Kashmir, held in Deptt. of

Education, Univ. of Jammu.

8. Give details of the seminars/conferences/workshops attended in the last five years

1. Twenty-fourth Botanical Conference of Indian Botanical Society held at Hyderabad

2. GBPIHED, Almora sponsored, Integrated Ecodevelopment Research in J&K state. Workshop held at Jammu

3. Ninety-first session of Indian Congress held at Chandigarh

4. 20^th National Symposium of Indian Society of Life Sciences on Bio-resources, Environment and Society held at Jammu

5. North Zone Meet and Symposium on “Challenging Problems in Mycology & Plant Pathology” of Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology held at Jammu.

9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/ any other during the last five years? Give details.

1. Member, Organising Committee-20^th National Symposium of Indian Society of Life Sciences on Bio-resources, Environment and Society held at Jammu

2. Member, Organising Committee-North Zone Meet and Symposium on “Challenging Problems in Mycology & Plant Pathology” of Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology held at Jammu.

10. Have you served as a resource person in Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences/ training programmes during the last five years? Provide details.

In this Refresher Courses organized by the Dept. of Botany for 10+2 teachers.

11. What are the thrust areas of your research?

Molecular Cytogenetics, Systematics.

12. Give details of research projects completed and/or ongoing projects during

the last five years.

Completed projects None

Sanctioned: One as a Co-PI in a DST sponsored project worth Rs. 10.00 lakh with Prof. R.N. Gohil as PI.

Major :

Minor :

Any other :

Ongoing projects None

Major :

Minor :

Any other :

13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years ?If yes, give details.

None.

14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc.

published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.

1. ‘Comparative efficiency of the above and underground flowers’, In Botanical Essays: Tribute to professor Bahadur Singh, Ed. Chauhan, S.V.S Chaturvedi

( With N. Sharma, A.K. Koul)

2. ‘Pollen germination on ovary wall and consequences thereof(With S.Sharma , R. Mangotra and A.K.Koul)

3. ‘Reproductive effort and sex allocation in Commelina benghalensis L., a common monsoon weed( With N. Sharma, A.K. Koul)

4. ‘Autonomous endosperm development in angiosperms.’ In plant Reproductive and Molecular Biology (With A.K.Koul and Susheel Verma)

Abstracts

1. ‘Foliar and floral hetermorphy in Commelina benghalensis-significance for species fitness’

2. ‘Genetic system of Commelina benghalensis and C. paludosa(with A.K.Koul)

3. ‘Reproductive effort and sex allocation studies in Murdannia nudiflora L(with Raman Kumar)

4. Adaptive significance of seed dimorphy in the life cycle of Commelina benghalensis L.(With A.K. Koul)

5. Sex allocation in relation to breeding system in Murraya koenigii (L) Spreng (With Renu Verma)

15 Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.

None.

16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your

guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by

you at present.

M. Phil

Mr. Raman Kumar

Ms. Renu Bala

Ph.D. (ongoing)

Sh. Lakhvinder Singh

Mr. Amjad Ali (JRF-NET)

17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/ research /any other during the last five years. If yes, please provide details.

Two

1. J&K, DST’s Young Scientist Award, 2005-06.

2. Dr. M.S. Swaminanthan Young Botanist Award in 24^th Botanical Conference of Indian Botanical Society, 2001.

18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses

during last five years? If yes, give details.

Yes, Design of new courses adopted by the Department of Botany based on UGC curriculum viz.,

1. Biology of Lower Plants-Pteridophytes

2. Molecular Biology of Plants

3. Cell Biology of Plants

4. Cytology and Genetics

5. Genetics and Cytogenetics

6. Plant Biosystematics

19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?

20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances generated.

None.

21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future?

Genetics, Species Diversity

22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?

Not specifically

Yes.

23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?

Yes.

24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the

department? If yes, please provide details.

1. Teaching PG students theory and Practical courses in botany and also conducting seminars

2. Teaching students of M.Sc. Biochemistry the course on Genetics(2005) and Molecular Biology(2006)

3. Teaching displaced PG students of the University of Kashmir

4. Helping weaker sections of the students to prepare for Joint Entrance Test as a part of the Department of Continuing Education’s Programme.

25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/ University activities other than teaching and research.

26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the

departmental and University level during the last five years.

Member-

Departmental research Committee

Departmental Purchase Committee

Library Committee

1. Name of the faculty member: Sh. Sikander Pal

2. Designation: Lecturer

3. Educational Qualifications: M.Sc

4. Have you qualified

NET Yes

SLET

5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:

Lecturer 1 year Reader

Professor

ii) Teaching /Research experience (in years)in any other Educational Institution/University

2.5 years both Teaching & Research experience

iii) Work experience other than teaching and research ( in years)

6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids?

No.

7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years(orientation/ refresher course/any other)

Name of the programme Date Organized by

8. Give details of the seminars/conferences/workshops attended in the last five years

Organized by the department/University of Jammu:

Organized by any other University/ Institution: ICPEP organized by NBRI, Lucknow

9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/ any other during the last five years? Give details.

No.

10. Have you served as a resource person in Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences/ training programmes during the last five years? Provide details.

N.A

11. What are the thrust areas of your research?

Plant Physiology & Plant Biochemistry.

12. Give details of research projects completed and/or ongoing projects during

the last five years.

Completed projects

Major :

Minor :

Any other :

Ongoing projects

Major :

Minor :

Any other :

13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years ?If yes, give details.

No.

14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc.

published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.

Books Publisher Date of Publishing

No.

15 .Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.

16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your

guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by

you at present.

17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/ research /any other during the last five years. If yes, please provide details.

18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses

during last five years? If yes, give details.

No.

19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?

20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances generated.

21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future?

22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?

Not specifically

23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?

24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the

department? If yes, please provide details.

25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/ University activities other than teaching and research.

26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the

departmental and University level during the last five years.