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One of the oldest
Departments in
Tamil Nadu State.
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Offers Best Training in
Plant Sciences
at
Under-graduate, Post-graduate and Research levels.
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Focus on Research for more
than four
decades.
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Well known in
research fields
such
as Algology, Angiosperm Taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Gravitropism,
Palaeophytology, Palynology, Plant Growth Regulator Studies,
Plant Histochemistry, Seed Physiology and Plant Tissue
Culture.
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Field based studies for
Biodiversity.
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Offers consultancy in Algae
and
Plant identification.
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Hosting interns through
Shastri
Indo-Canadian
Institute under Canadian Youth Internship Programme.
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New Species and New
Varieties in Plant
Fossils, Algae and Flowering Plants have been described.
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Pollen Atlas for Chennai
prepared is referred by Allergy Specialists
in Chennai.
- Research Collaborations
with institutes
such
as C.P. Ramaswami Iyer
Environmental Education Research Centre, Chennai; Foundation
For Revitalization of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore; IIT-Madras,
Chennai; International Ocean
Institute, Chennai; Queen's University, Canada and
Centre for
Plants, People and Ecosystems, Chennai.
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Students
of this Department
are
recognized for
their knowledge and training in Botany and are recruited in
Universities, Colleges, Non-Governmental Research Organizations/
Institutions in
India and abroad.
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