Botany - Sri Pushpam College

PG & Research Department of Botany

The goal of the department is to satisfy the need of the local community especially rural students and farmers in globalization

Fostering an environment of excellence by attracting and supporting the students and faculty to attain our vision

Sl.No.	Title of the Project	Funding Agency	Grant (in Rs.)	Year	Name of the Investigator
1.	Bio diversity and biotechnological potential of micro fungi associated with mangrove of Muthupet and Maravakkadu, Tamil Nadu	UGC-Major	9,05,400	Completed 2012-2015	Dr.A.Panneerselvam
2.	Conservation of rare and threatened medicinal plants	NMPB - Major	6,00,000	Completed 2013-16	Dr.A.Panneerselvam
3.	Biotechnological potentials of medically important bioactive compound from endophytes of east coast of India	UGC -Minor	95,000	Completed 2012-2013	Dr. V. Ambikapathy
4.	Pharmocophoric analysis & discovery of new drugs from cyanobacteria	UGC -Major	10,39,200	Completed 2012-2015	Dr. S. Vijayakumar
5.	Computational biological studies on cyanobacteria as emerging source for the cannabinoid receptor in immune regulation	DST-SERB	20,66,000	Completed 2015-2018	Dr. S. Vijayakumar
6.	Assessment of distribution parameters, phenological studies and strategies for conservation of selected endemic and globally threatened species of western ghats	DST-SERB	12,52,000	Completed 2013-2016	Dr. M. Ayyanar

Name of the Faculty Member	Designation
Aided Faculty
Dr. C. Chandran	Associate Professor
Dr. V. Ambikapathy	Assistant Professor & Coordinator
Dr. P. Pandiyan	Assistant Professor
Dr. P. Vanathi	Assistant Professor
Dr. S. Vijayakumar	Assistant Professor
Dr. S. Vasantha	Assistant Professor
Dr. V. Sathia Geetha	Assistant Professor
Dr. M. Ayyanar	Assistant Professor
Dr. V. Manimegalai	Assistant Professor
Dr. S. Gomathi	Assistant Professor
Dr. C. Karpagasundari	Assistant Professor
Dr. M. Mahadevi	Assistant Professor
Dr. Merlyn Stephan	Assistant Professor
Self – Finance Faculty
Dr. R. Kalavathi	Assistant Professor
Dr. S. Babu	Assistant Professor
Dr. T. Regalakshmi	Assistant Professor
Prof. S. Suguna	Assistant Professor
Dr. S. Rajalakshmi	Assistant Professor