akipcbotany

Report on Distribution of Certificate for Course conducted on Fruit, processing, preservation and entrepreneurship by Department of Botany Date: 18/09/2018                                            Day:  Tuesday                  Time: 11:30 -12.30 pm Venue- Conference Hall                               No. of Beneficiaries:  71 Organized by:  All staff members Department of Botany organized certificate distribution program for the students who were enrolled for certificate course in fruit processing, preservation and entrepr...

Report on excursion tour to Lonavala for T.Y.B.SC. Botany student Excursion In charge:    Dr Sayyed Iliyas & Dr Aafreen Ahmed Staff Accompanied  for the study tour:  Mrs. Shaikh Meherunisa & Miss Nabila Shaikh                     No of Beneficiaries :  09 Date:  08/09/2018            Time:  7:00 am to 7:45 pm               Day :       Saturday  Objective of the  visit:  To study the vegetation type of a hill station during the Monsoon.. About  the place:                Lonavala is a hill station situated about 70 kms from Pune. It is part of  Western Ghats, one of the hotspot  for...

Y & M Anjuman Khairul Islam’s POONA COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE & COMMERCE Camp, Pune - 411001. Department of Botany Minutes of the Meeting                        Date: 14/08/2018                                                                                                                   ...

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017: An educational visit to the Botanical Survey of India, Regional Office, Western Circle, Pune, was organized for the students of S.Y and T.Y. (Botany) by the department of Botany to create awareness regarding Career Development in the subject. B.S.I. is one such forefront for the subject of Botany. The visit was organized on Thursday, 21 st September, 2017 from 11am to 4 pm. The Director and his enthusiastic staff welcomed all. A brief history of B.S.I. was presented in the form of a documentary which highlighted the aims and objectives. Students were imparted with information and knowledge regarding the working of B.S.I. by showing them different repositories like Museum, Heritage building, Herbarium, Pathology Laboratory and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) working concept.  The students were briefed up regarding collection and preservation of museum and Herbarium specimens. Herbarium section had angiospermic flora maintained by following Benth...

September 9, 2017:   As part of curriculum, a study tour for T.Y. B.Sc (Botany) was arranged to Lonavala on Saturday, 9 th September, 2017 from 7am to 5pm. The field trip aimed at studying vegetation , biodiversity, its distribution and collection of wild plant specimens belonging to algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes and angiosperms . Lonavala proves to be an ideal location for studies on biodiversity as it houses plants from diverse groups. Raewood Park, an arboreum , serves as ex- situ conservation of several medicinal and rare trees found in  Lonavala. Students collected wild specimens from various locations and preserved them for further use. Twelve students along-with staff members Dr. Sayyed Iliyas, Dr. Aafreen A. Ahmed and Dr. Shafikh Shaikh went for the field trip. T.Y. B.Sc students at Ryewood Park, Lonavala

August 2, 2017: A demonstration of ‘Stereozoom Research Microscope’ by Lawrence & Mayo was organized by the Department of Botany, Y & M AKI’s Poona College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Pune in the department laboratory . This was organized to educate faculty and students about innovative methods in the field of research so as to enhance its quality. 64 students from S.Y. and T.Y. (Botany) attended the demonstration along with faculty from Junior and Senior College. It presented a new dimension to studies related to anatomy, cytology, embryology, developmental botany, etc. The representatives from Lawrence & Mayo gave hands on training of the various applications of the microscope such as: high power calibrations, photography, shooting videos with the same, etc. It was quite an interactive session that motivated students. Magnification of image done 1000 times with the help of Research Microscope

August  29, 2017: A local study tour for T.Y. B.Sc (Botany) students to the hillock at CTC, Kondwa, Pune, was undertaken as part of curriculum by the Department of Botany, AKI’s Poona  College, Pune.     Under the supervision of staff, students walked towards the destination from college while noting the names of plants enroute. On reaching the hillock, they collected plant specimens for preparation of Herbarium. This visit aimed at imparting practical knowledge about local vegetation, its density, distribution, floral biodiversity, etc. through onsite visit observations. Mrs. Meherunnisa Shaikh and Dr. Aafreen Abrar Ahmed accompanied students. Ten students benefitted from the visit. Students with collection done on the hillock at C.T.C., Kondwa, Pune