Visva-Bharati
Sriniketan, Bolpur
W.B. , 731236
The Objectives of the Department are:
1. To teach different courses on Crop Physiology/ Plant Physiology at UG, PG and Ph.D. levels.
2. To promote research work in Crop Physiology/ Plant Physiology and its related areas.
3. To facilitate interdisciplinary teaching, research and training for students of other disciplines of Agriculture.
4. To impart training to farmers on various crop physiological approaches/ methods for improving yield and quality of crops.
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Dr. Debasish Panda Assistant Professor (Stage III) Mo. 9434375458 Email:debasish.panda@visva-bharati.ac.in View complete profile |
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Dr. (Mrs.) Sananda Mondal Assistant Professor (Stage III) Mo. 9475236480 Email:mondalsananda@gmail.com View complete profile |
Teacher In-Charge
Email:
debasish.panda@visva-bharati.ac.in
Undergraduate Courses
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UG Courses as per ICAR Fifth Deans’ Committee Recommendations for New Batches of Students (Academic Session 2017-18 onwards) |
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Course Code |
Name of the Course |
Theory |
Practical |
Total |
CPH 211 |
Fundamentals of Crop Physiology |
2 |
1 |
3 |
CPH 221 |
Principles of Seed Technology |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Elective Courses |
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CPH 222 |
Molecular Diagnostics |
2 |
1 |
3 |
CPH 311 |
Micro-propagation Technologies |
2 |
1 |
3 |
CPH 321 |
Plant Growth Regulators |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Courses under P.G. Programme
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PG courses as per ICAR BSMA Committee Recommendations for New Batches of Students (Academic Session 2022-23 onwards) |
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Course Code |
Name of the Course |
Theory |
Practical |
Total |
PP 501 |
Principles of Plant Physiology-I: Plant Water Relations and Mineral Nutrition |
2 |
1 |
3 |
PP 502 |
Principles of Plant Physiology-II: Metabolic Processes and Growth Regulation |
2 |
1 |
3 |
PP 503 |
Plant Developmental Biology: Physiological and Molecular Basis |
2 |
1 |
3 |
PP 504 |
Physiological and Molecular Responses of Plants to Abiotic Stresses |
2 |
1 |
3 |
PP 505 |
Hormonal Regulation of Plant Growth and Development |
2 |
1 |
3 |
PP 506 |
Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Mineral Nutrient Acquisition and their Functions |
2 |
1 |
3 |
PP 507 |
Photosynthetic Processes, Crop Growth and Productivity and Concepts of Crop Modelling |
2 |
1 |
3 |
PP 510 |
Seed Physiology |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Courses under Ph.D. Programme
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Ph.D. courses as per UGC & ICAR BSMA Recommendations for New Batches of Students (Academic Session 2023-24 onwards) |
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Course Code |
Name of the Course |
Theory |
Practical |
Total |
PP 601 |
Research Methodology and Techniques in Plant Physiology (Compulsory Course) |
4 |
0 |
4 |
PP 602 |
Physiological and Molecular Aspects of Source-sink Capacity for Enhancing Yield (Compulsory Course) |
4 |
0 |
4 |
PP 603 |
Review of literature and synopsis presentation (Compulsory Course) |
0 |
4 |
4 |
RPE |
Research and Publication Ethics (Compulsory Course) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
PP 605 |
Signal Perceptions and Transduction and Regulation of Physiological Processes (Compulsory Course) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
PP 606 |
Functional Genomics and Genes Associated with a Few Physiological Processes (Optional) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
PP 607 |
Molecular Approaches for Improving Physiological Mechanisms Through Trait Introgression (Optional) |
2 |
1 |
3 |
PP 608 |
Plant Phenomics – Next Generation Phenomics Platforms (Optional) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
PP 609 |
Experimental Techniques to Characterize Plant Processes for Crop Improvement (Optional) |
0 |
2 |
2 |
PP 610 |
Global Climate Change and Crop Response (Optional) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
PP 611 |
Seed and Fruit Growth and their Quality Improvement (Optional) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
PP 612 |
Plant-microbe Interactions (Optional) |
2 |
1 |
3 |
PP 613 |
Weed Biology and Physiology of Herbicide Action (Optional) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
PP 614 |
Doctoral seminar-I (Compulsory Course) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
PP 615 |
Doctoral seminar-II (Compulsory Course) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Practical Manuals |
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Sl. No. |
Title |
UG/PG |
Course No. |
Credit |
1. |
Practical Manual on Fundamentals of Crop Physiology |
UG |
CPH 121 |
2+1 |
2. |
Practical Manual on Principles of Seed Technology |
UG |
CPH 221 |
2+1 |
3. |
Practical Manual on Micropropagation Technologies |
UG |
CPH 313 |
2+1 |
| S.No. | Title of the Project | PI & Co-PI | Funding Agency |
| 1. |
Studies on the Evaluation of Boronated Sulphur in Potato, Cabbage and Cauliflower | Dr. Debasish Panda (PI) Dr.(Mrs.) Sananda Mondal (Co-PI) |
Coromandel International Limited |
| 2. | Assessment of combinatorial effect of SUB1A and SK loci in lowland indigenous rice lines for tolerance to flash flood followed by stagnation | Dr. Debasish Panda (Co-PI) | SERB, DST, Govt. of India |
| 3. | Evaluation of effect of Crazy Pro on growth, quality and yield parameters of tomato crop | Dr. (Mrs.) Sananda Mondal (PI) | GSP Crop Science Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujrat |
Sl No. |
Name |
Position |
1. |
Mr. Ranjeet Rathor |
MTS |
