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.