27.Field Trips

One day field trip to CTRI, RAJAMANDRI
The Dept of the Botany &Microbiology had arranged a one day field trip to CTRI Rajahmundry for the students of final year opting tissue culture subject elective, the trip was started at 7:00am on 11-dec-2007 from college. And nearly 60 students had taken part in the trip. About 11:30 am we reached the CTR1, Rajahmundry
There Dr.T.Krishna Murthy , technical officer, Agricultural extension ,CTR1 had intuited us with a warm welcome and he gave a brief introduction about the institute and then we had the privilege of spectating a 40 mins film on the research and cultivation practices on which the institution is working.
Next to that the students visited different labs associated in the institute, via: Smoke Research Laboratory where we have shown with SRL machine which is used to estimate the quality of the cigarettes.

Then we went to microbiology lab, where Dr.Subhashini, principal scientist had explained different micro organisms on which the research programme is going on. Finally after lunch at 2:00pm , we moved to kadiyam where the different plant species were grown in a nursery. And we had the chance to observe different plant varieties which are rare.

We had returned to home by 10:00 pm night. On an enquiry the students’ responded well about the trip and expressed their views, that the trip was very joyful, informative and explorative.
Thank to CTR1, Rajahmandry and management of ALC and Staff members of Botany dept.