Govind Ballabh Pant University

Profile

Dr. S.K. Guru
Head,
Department of Plant Physiology,
College of Basic Sciences And Humanities

Contacts
+91-9411195441
sk[dot]guru[at]gbpuat-cbsh[dot]ac[dot]in

About Us

The Department of Plant Physiology came into existence in 1987. The major research thrust areas of the Department include etiology of mango malformation, mechanism of ion transport in plants, somatic embryogenesis in cereals, tree biology and molecular biology of photosynthesis. The Department is also trying to develop techniques of micro-nutrient application in agricultural crops and development of new cultivars for mass propagation through tissue culture.

Mandate:

Impart training to undergraduate (B.Sc. Agriculture) and post-Graduate students of Plant Physiology, leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees

Conduct basic and applied research in Plant and Crop Physiology

Provide support to the research programmes of major disciplines of Agriculture Agronomy, Horticulture, Plant Breeding, Seed Technology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Degrees Offered

M.Sc. (Plant Physiology)

M.Sc. Ag. (Plant Physiology)

Ph.D. (Plant Physiology)

Courses Offered

Course Code	Course Name	Credit
Under-Graduate
BPY-212	Fundamentals of Crop Physiology	2(1-0-1)
Post-Graduate
BPY-614	Principles of Plant Physiology-I: Plant Water Relations and Mineral Nutrition	3(2-0-1)
BPY-615	Principles of Plant Physiology-II: Metabolic Processes and Growth Regulation	3(2-0-1)
BPY-616	Plant Developmental Biology: Physiological and Molecular Basis	3(2-0-1)
BPY-617	Physiological and Molecular Responses of Plants to Abiotic Stresses	3(2-0-1)
BPY-618	Hormonal Regulation of Plant Growth and Development	3(2-0-1)
BPY-619	Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Mineral Nutrient Acquisition and their Functions	3(2-0-1)
BPY-620	Seed Physiology	3(2-0-1)
BPY-687	Master's Special Problem	01/01(0+1/0+2)
BPY-688	Master's Seminar	1
BPY-690	Master's Research	30
BPY-711	Signal Perceptions and Transduction and Regulation of Physiological Processes	2(2-0-0)
BPY-712	Plant Phenomics-Next Generation Phenomics Platform	2(2-0-0)
BPY-713	Experimental Techniques to Characterize Plant Processes for Crop Improvement	2(0-0-2)
BPY-714	Global Climate Change and Crop Response	2(2-0-0)
BPY-715	Physiological and Molecular Aspects of Source-sink Capacity for Enhancing Yield	3(3-0-0)
BPY-716	Weed Biology and Physiology of Herbicide Action	2(2-0-0)
BPY-787	Doctoral Special Problem	01/01(0+1/0+2)
BPY-788	Doctoral Seminar I	1(1-0-0)
BPY-789	Doctoral Seminar II	1(1-0-0)
BPY-790	Doctoral Research	75

Functional laboratories in the department

U. G. Lab

P. G. Lab

Ph.D. Lab

Centeral Lab

Plant Nutrition Lab

Tissue Culture Lab

Digestion Chamber

Equipments

Atomic Absorption Spectophotometer, High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Infra Red Gas Analyser, Laminar Flow, Plant Efficiency Analyser, SPAD meter, Leaf area meter, Oxygraph, Spectrophotometer, Electrophoresis Assembly, Weighing balance, Flame Photometer, Microtome, Micro Khejdal Assembly, pH meter, BOD Incubator, Deep Freezer(-200C), Hot air Oven, Magnetic Stirrer, Distillation Unit, Thermal cycler, Gel Documentation Unit, ELISA reader, Refrigerated micro centriguge.

Dr. S.K. Guru

Professor & Head

+91-9411195441

sk[dot]guru[at]gbpuat-cbsh[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. Gurdeep Bains

Professor

+91-8954900000

gurdeep[dot]bains[at]gbpuat-cbsh[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. Deepti Shankhdhar

Professor

+91-9412541095

deepti[dot]shankhdhar[at]gbpuat-cbsh[dot]ac[dot]in
deeptishankhdhar29[at]gmail[dot]com

Dr. S.C. Shankhdhar

Professor

+91-9412864897

sc[dot]shankhdhar[at]gbpuat-cbsh[dot]ac[dot]in
shankhdhar[dot]sc[at]gmail[dot]com