Visit to A-One Biotech (Plant Tissue Culture & Horticulture Plant), Talegaon, Pune.
27/09/2023: A-One Biotech (Plant Tissue
Culture & Horticulture Plant) is a distributer of micropropagated
plants, based in MIDC, Talegaon, Pune. The organization was established in 2005
by Mr. Dilip Jadhav, a post graduate in Botany. He has worked hard to make successful
tie-ups with several renowned companies such as Reliance Group, Government
Projects such as beautification of Nasik Highway and Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
International Airport, Mumbai and many more. Several ornamental plants are
propagated through tissue culture and sold on a large scale.
Department
of Botany, AKI’s Poona College, arranged a visit to this Horticulture Plant,
with S.Y. B.Sc. Botany students on 27th September, 2023. Mr.
Shelke, the manager received us in his usual cordial way. He gave us brief
insights into the aims and objectives of A-One Biotech and its functional
outgrowth in the past few years as a leading horticulture industry. He took
students around the entire Polyhouse while explaining the kinds of plants
nurtured there, their importance and need in the outside world.
Students
enquired about irrigation facilities, fertilizers used to maintain growth and
the chemical control undertaken to keep away pests and diseases. Every query
was answered in detail by Mr. Shelke. He showed students the area where
preparation of pots for vertical garden was being done. The workers explained
what potting mixture is made up of.
Mr. Shelke explained
the process of tissue culture technique by taking the students to its Tissue
Culture Unit. Students were not allowed to enter the Laboratory due to strict
protocols, but they got a view of the tissue culture lab through huge glass
windows.
The educational visit helped students experience the functioning of Horticulture and Tissue Culture industry. Students and staff bought several micropropagated plants from the sale point such as: Aglonema, Pothos, Chlorophytum, ferns, succulents, etc. to name a few.
In all 42 students benefitted from the visit under the supervision of staff Dr. Aafreen Ahmed and Dr. Rafik Shaikh.
27/09/2023:
Mr. Shelke introducing the concept of
A-One Biotech, its layout and horticulture as a business. |
27/09/2023: Students learning to prepare pots for
vertical garden. |
27/09/2023: A peek into the Tissue Culture Laboratory, A-One Biotech. |
27/09/2023: A view of the Polyhouse and students with Mr. Dilip Jadhav, Mr. Shelke and college staff Dr. Aafreen A. Ahmed and Dr. Rafik Shaikh |
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