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Department of Plant Science

Prof. Alok Srivastava

Head of Department
Phone 0581-2520162
Fax No. 0581 – 2520083
E-Mail alok.srivastava@mjpru.ac.in
Establishment 1985



The Department of plant science came into being in the session 1984-85. It has its own well designed building with all infrastructural facilities, such as, specialized laboratories with sophisticated electronic instrument and equipments, lecture theatre and rooms, research laboratories, offices for teaching and ministerial staff. Some major sophisticated equipments have been procured like Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, BOD Incubators, UV Visible Spectrometer, Freeze Centrifuge etc to practice advance technologies of Plant Science. The department also has in house library capable of meeting requirements of students and researchers.

There are Masters and research programmes in the department leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Plant Science. Some specialized subjects e.g. Biotechnology, Genetics are highlights of academic programmes in the department.

The Sanctioned faculty strength of the department has been one Professor, two Readers and four Lecturers against which three Professors, One Associate Professor and one Assistant Professor are discharging their duties. To assist the faculty, students and research scholars, lab assistants, attendants and ministerial staff are in sufficient number.