LIST OF ACTIVITIES 2007-08

Computer with printer·
Creating common ID for the department·
Creating Blog (website for the BOTANY Department)
Remedial classes for the weaker students in the department (Annual Event)School to lab programme (Annual Event)
Bonsai
Mushroom Cultivation
Maintaining departmental libraryLearn a plant a Day
Herbarium
Blood grouping (Annual Event)
Maintaining Herbal GardenMaintaining
Botanical GardenGuest lecture on Forest Conservation.
One day seminar on recent trends in BotanyPaper presentations on
i) Conservation of biodiversity
ii) Molecular structures of nucleic acids
iii) Remote sensing and biodiversity
iv) Guest Lecture·
Debate on scope of biology and environmental protection·
In view of world aids day
a) Poster presentation
b) Essay writing
c) Blood grouping
d) Guest lecture on aids awareness·
One day seminar on career guidance for degree students.·
13.State level botany Quiz competitions·
Field tripsi
) One day field trip to CTRI
ii) One day field trip to NRC Oil palm·
The Flora of Andhra Loyola College·
Science Exhibition·
KBN students one day visit to Botany Dept·
Report on valedictory function.·
Staff extension activities·
Student performances in various co curricular activities

34.Curricular aspects

34.HIGH LIGHTS OF THE DEPARTMENT

The Dept maintains the Botanical and Medicinal Gardens on the campus

1.Botanical tours and Field trips

2.Published a book on the campus "THE FLORA OF ANDHRA LOYOLA COLEGE"

3.Conducts annually "VRIKSHA" an academic seminar.

33.Research Activity

The first five members completed their required Orientation and Refresher Courses as stipulated by the Governament of Andhra Predesh.
Three faculty members with Ph.D Degree
1.Rev.Fr.Dr.S.Emmanuel S.j
2.Dr.J.Chandra sekhar Rao
Dr.V.Kumara Swamy.
and three of them are doing their Ph.D.
1.Mrs.T.Rose Mary
2.Mrs.B.Siva Kumari
3Rev.Fr. G.Jaya Raju S.J.
Two staff members completed their M.Phils
1.P.Srinivasa Rao
2K.Bala Chandra

32.Participation of the Dept in extra curricular activities

ALERT:
Every year all the staff members of the Botany Dept are actively participating in extension activities of the College such as ALERT programme to sensitize our students to the social needs, problems, issues
and exposure of the students to public for proper understanding of their needs.
List of Staff who is involved in this activity;
2003-04
1. Mr.P.Srinivasa Rao
2. Mr.K.Bala Chandra
3. Ms.N.Usha Lakshmi Kumari
2004-05
1. Mr P.Srinivasa Rao
2. Mr.K.Bala Chandra
2005-06
1. Mr.P.Srinivasa Rao
2. Mr.P.Venkatesh
3. Ms.N.Neeraja
2006-07
1. Mr.Ch.Srinivasa Reddy
2. Mr.Ch.Chinnappa
3. Mr.A.Ravi Kiran
4. Ms.Ch.V.L padamavathi
have participated in the rural camps along with the students.
Fr.Dr.S.Emmanuel
As a Jesuit member and a founder of Jagruthi Society father actively involved in many programmes like
Conducting Seminars
Awareness programmes
Socio- Economic problems
Women empowerment programmes.
NSS
Mrs.T.Rose Mary rendered her service as a NSS programme officer for the Girl’s unit at about three years i.e. 2002 to 2005. During her time she conducted special camps to the students, health awareness programmes, rallies on women empowerment programmes.
Mrs.T.Rose Mary is a member of women’s cell and she actively involved in the conducting the programmes
Mrs.B.Siva Kumari
She rendered her services as a NSS officer for the girl’s unit during
2005-07.
She conducted a ten day Special camp to the Girls in New Raja Rajeswari pet with the co operation of the Care & Share people and the local
Leaders. During the these days girls are actively involved in the
Blood grouping
The second and final year Micro Biology students conduct this blood grouping programme.Nearly 600 hundred students are benefited with this programme.
Drainage cleaning
With the help of the Municipal people the students daily they are involved in cleaning the canals
Road lying
The students are actively participated in the Road laying in R.R.Pet.
Conducting Rallies
In order to give some awareness on health, diseases, education the
Students every day conducted rallies on these problems.
Find out Drop outs
During the 10 days the students conducted a house hold survey on Drop
out students and their financial status.
INAUGARATION OF RED RIBBON CLUB
Government of India had passed a G.O for organizing a special club for blood donation at Colleges level. Mrs.B.Siva Kumari is the member in that club. This club was inaugurated by University NSS coordinator and college principal.

ORGANISING A MEGA BLOOD GROUPING PROGRAMME
With the help of College management and Red Cross society, Mrs.B.Siva Kumari conducted a mega blood grouping programme, nearly 1200 students are benefited with this programme.For this work she received a Gold medal from Red Cross society.

PARTICIPATING IN THE AWERENESS PROGRAMMES
Mrs.B.Siva Kumari participated in 3 day refresher course in STOP AIDS
Programme conducted by the Govt of India at Nagarjuna University.
Mrs.B.Siva Kumari participated in 2 day seminar on AIDS AWERENESS
at SRR &CVR College
Mrs.B.Siva Kumari participated in 2 day seminar on WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AT GUDIVADA.
Mrs.B.Siva kumari gave a talk on ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
in Municipal School, Gunadala.
WOMEN'S CELL
Along with the other women cell members Mrs.B.Siva Kumari involved
in conducting women empowerment programmes.

31.Student performances in various co curricular activities

Ø GEETIKA OF 1st B.S.c
She prepared smallest chess board
She prepared smallest coins
Both the events are out standing performance of GEETICA
Ø JOHN JAYANTH-DBM-03
Ø MANJU SRI-DBM-19
Ø SAI SUDHA –DBM-24
Ø ANUSA-DBM-34
The above students were selected in MNC’s like
JENPAC, COGNIZENT, SATYAM 08 services etc.

Ø JOHN JAYANTH DBM-03
He attended a two days national seminar in Secunderabad Loyola Academy on Bio technology.
He presented a poster on Tissue culture and he got 3rd prize.

He participated in state level quiz competitions and won first place in Chemistry seminar, 1st place in paper presentation conducted by the Dept of Botany on 17th October 2007.

Ø SRINIVASA REDDY –DBM-31

He participated in state level quiz competition in Nalanda Dgree College
He also received the best out going student award in botany.

Ø VINAY VISWANATH –DB-6
Ø BUCHI BABU –DBM-23
Ø YESWANTHA REDDY –DB-06
Ø SHIVA KUMAR –DB-8

Participated in shuttle tournament and they won first place


Ø VINAY VISWANATH –DB-O6

Participated in Shuttle badminton tournament conducted by Eenadu.

Ø P.NASARAIN-DB-48

Participated in University level
5 kms ----- 5th place
10kms 7th place
Tiranga run 20th place
1500 mts 1st place
5km 2nd place
200mts 2nd place

Ø K.CHAKRADAR-DBM-II AND HIS TEAM
Participated in valley ball and Cricket. They stood as runners in this event
Ø YESWANTHKUMAR –DB-08
Ø SHIVA KUMAR-DB-15
Ø RAM SINGH –DB-38
Ø BHARAT –DB-28
Ø BHAVANI SANKER-DB-34
Ø BHANU MANOJ KUMAR -DB-38

30.VISIT OF KBN COLLEGE TO ALC

The first year M.Sc Botany students along with the staff members A.Balaji, Lecturer in Microbiology and G.Ramesh Lr in Botany of K.B.N COLLEGE Vijayawada visited the Dept of Botany &Micro biology of Andhra Loyola College Vijayawada on 29th Feb 2008.


On this one-day trip at 10.30 am, they came to the college and had the privilege of attending a one-hour guest lecture by Fr.Dr.S.Emmanuel S.J. Principal A.L.C, on “future challenges in biology” and “The scope of Biology”. He explained the importance of Biotechnology in future & its role in the production of rare species. He also explains the importance of research in higher education & need of developing research methodology in our education.
From 11.30 am onwards in the second session, Mrs.B.Siva Kumari, Lr in botany lectured them, on the” importance of applied courses in our education system” along with our daily curriculum students must trained at least in one course. That is useful for part time jobs. She also explained about the cultivation of Mushrooms, Bonsai cultivation. Medicinal plants cultivation. Later students are taken to visit, the Botanical garden, & herbal garden in the campus, where they spectated a wide variety of wild and Mrs.B.Siva kumari and Mr Ch.Chinnappa guided rare species of the plants. They and were Explained about nearly 300 varieties of plants.
After the field visit, the students were moved to the labs of the Department in which they visited Microbiology & Bio technology labs where the spectacled different instruments & apparatus used in different practical works.

In Micro biology lab Mr.K.Bala Chandra Lr in Micro biology explained the structural and practical aspects of different instruments and also explained the isolation and culturing of different microbes and their useful and harmful aspects.

Then they moved to biotechnology labs and Mr.Ch Chinnappa explained about the bio technology techniques like Seed culture, Anther culture, and the demo of Shaker, Laminar air flow and Chromatography techniques.

Then P.Srinivasa Rao, Lr in Botany Explained well about the importance of competitive exams, planning for future exams.

The Students and the staff of K.B.N. College expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the Management and Staff. Special thanks to
Rev.Fr.Dr.S.Emmanuel.S.J.

29.Science Exhibition

Andhra Loyola College (Autonomous) has organized a two days Exhibition on 1st and 2nd February 2008.All the Departments are actively participated well with their eye catching exhibits.
List of Exhibits

Ø Cultivation of viruses in embryonated eggs
Ø Home medicine
Ø Nutritive value of different foods
Ø Evolution of heart
Ø Nutrient transport
Ø Blood circulation
Ø Global warming
Ø Types of media
Ø TMV
Ø Phloem function model
Ø Tissues
Ø Mitosis
Ø Pyramid
Ø Deforestation
Ø Bio-remediation
Ø Wood anatomy
Ø Insectivores plants
Ø Crop diversity in India
Ø Drip irrigation
Ø Pollution
Ø Bonsai
Ø Seri culture
Ø Tissue culture
Ø Medicinal plants
Ø Bio-fertilizers
Ø Hypersensitivity
Ø Sanitary analysis
Ø Action of venom on central nervous system
Ø Medical microbiology
Ø Bread preparation
Ø Xerophytic garden
Ø t-RNA structure
Ø Micro propagation
Ø Human genome project
Ø Normal flora of human body
Ø Home medicines
Ø Global warming
Ø SARS
Ø Paper industry
Ø Pollution
Ø Fossils
Ø Herbal medicines
Ø Mush room cultivation
Ø Fruit world
Ø Nanotechnology
Ø Stem cell model
Ø PCR model
Ø Dairy products
Ø Flower show
Ø Natural dyes
Ø Solar system
Ø Blood circulatory system
Ø Hydrophytes
Ø Different types f Microscopes
Ø DNA modelNucleosome model
The Department of Botany and Microbiology especially gave a spectacular performance right on this platform by acquiring the best of the best award of the entire exhibition. Each and ever student presented the exhibits with their unique talents. Students from 1st, 2nd and 3rd year batches from degree made a total of 62 exhibits.

Among all the exhibits dept presented an eye catching exhibits like Fruit world in which nearly 180 varieties of rare fruits are displayed. Another imp Exhibits are Mushroom cultivation, Sericulture, Bonsai, Medicinal plants and Herbal products are displayed.
Mitosis and various stages, Tissues Types of Wood, Insectivores plants, Deforestation, Bio remediation, Nutrient values of vegetables, Paper making and recycling of waste
The Micro biology students presented their models, among them the imp models are Active electron transport in plants, Evolution of the heart, DNA structure, RNA structure, immune system, Immunoglobin structure, Virus cultivation, Automatic nervous system, protein synthesis, nucleosome model , Human genome project, HIV structure, Normal flora of Human body.
Among all the exhibits from both Botany and Microbiology disciplines Automatic nervous system stood first in the department. Paper making and recycling (a working model) stood as the best among the whole college and pulled the department to its unique heights.

28.One Day Field Trip to NRC OIL PALM, PEDAVEGI

We started at 07:00am from our college and reached the Oil palm research centre, Pedavegi at about 09:50am.The research institute extension officer Dr.Prasad invited us to their auditorium; there we were given with a 45 minutes introduction lecture about the research work done in the institute. Later we were taken onto their fields which are comprised about 150 hectares. There we were shown how different species of palm trees are grown and how hybrid varieties are being produced. Later we were privileged to visit their biotechnology, microbiology, tissue culture, biochemistry, entomology laboratories where we were shown different instruments and the research work done on palm oil seeds. And also visited their library and museum. The museum contains a variety of useful materials produced from the palm trees taking from palm oil to the different pulp bags and utensils.
At around 12:15pm we were shown a documentary film regarding the culturing and cultivating of palm trees in that institute. At around 01:15pm we had our lunch at cool garden restaurant near Eluru.At about 02:30pm we turned back to Pedavegi to visit a regional government oil processing unit (factory).There we were explained how palm oil is being produced from the palm seeds. we were also shown the different types of machines used in that industry. Later at the end we had an interaction with the manager of the processing unit regarding various doubts expressed by our students.
At about 05:30pm we started our journey back to Vijayawada and reached the college at 07:30pm.Finally we had a nice fun as well as gained a lot of knowledge by this visit.

Thank to Oil palm Research centre Pedavegi and management of ALC .And Staff members of Botany dept.

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.

26.Book Releasing Function

DREAMS COMES TRUE …FLORA OF ANDHRA LOYOLA COLLEGE
HAS BLOSSOMED

I am proud of the department of Botany which undertook this important task of identifying the botanical species of our campus. Under the leadership of Heads of the Department of the past namely Late Mr.S.N Ramaswamy, Late Dr.k.Bhagat Singh, Mr. Ramakrishna, DR.N.Appanna, Mr.D.Lakshmnana Rao, Fr.Dr.S.Emmanuel.SJ and Dr.J.chandrashekar Rao this department has been growing in leaps and bounds. At this point of time this department boats of UG students and PG probably a historical record for its student strength. This department is blessed with a herbarium, a herbal garden, a botanic garden and a research lab with a plant tissue culture lab facilities. It has given birth to the Departments of Microbiology and Biotechnology. Thanks to the efforts of the Management, our predecessors, the dream of the department has come true and the Flora of Andhra Loyola College has blossomed.
My special appreciation and congratulations go to Mrs.B.Siva kumari, who through her hard work and initiatives and the support rendered by the final year students and the supporting staff, achieved the fruits of her labour.
Andhra Loyola College (Autonomous) is proud of its NAAC accreditation and enjoys Centre with potential for Excellence status. The campus area covers an area of 98 acres looks beautiful with its avenue trees and lush green grass land the vegetation offers a cool, serene and pleasant atmosphere for the tired minds and hearts. The Biodiversity of this campus is 54 years old & is enriched with ornamental, medicinal and commercial plants. There are also large gigantic avenue trees and rare sps. Mention must be made of the Cranes and parrots which take shelter in our huge trees and 600 walkers who come daily to our campus. Best Ecofriendly College award was given to our College by the Acharya Nagarjuna University for the academic year 2006 -2007.It is no exaggeration to state that the Temperature of our Campus is 2-3 centigrade less when compared to the out side city. We hope that this small compendium of the flora of the Campus will serve as a reference book for the students and Researchers. May God bless all those who are instrumental in realizing this project.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Introduction

“The purpose of conservation: The greatest good to the greatest number of people for the longest time.”

In modern times consumer society has increased our greed and as a result biodiversity of the world has been systematically destroyed for the sake of development. In this contest conservation and preservation of Flora and Fauna assumes great Importance. Our College and Dept of Botany in their efforts to promote conservation of biodiversity launched a project called, “FLORA OF ANDHA LOYOLA COLLEGE” in order to collect the plant species, identify them, record them accurately and preserve them in the Herbarium. For The last two years the Dept of the Botany has been conducting a field survey for a period of 90 days in our campus and succeeded in collecting 345 species and preservation of the same in our herbarium. Identification of the species were carried out by our taxanomists.It has been determined that there are 125 important herbs of which most of them are of medicinal value.120 plants are Shrubs in which one can identify many are commercially important Ornamental plants. There is 90 Arbor sent species of which many are shade giving .Timber yielding and Fruit yielding. The rest of the flora consists of Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms. Besides there are 20 rare and unique plants, which add to the richness of our biodiversity.

The Campus flora of Andhra Loyola College is presented alphabetically in this book. It consists of botanical names, family and common names. Pictures of some plants are also given for easy Identification and also their Medicinal importance. This book is quite informative and meant to be of great help to those who are interested in academic and research investigations

B.Siva Kumari
Department of Botany,
Andhra Loyola College.