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Major Equipments
Major Accomplishments in brief
Intake
Publications
Faculty
 
Overview:
 

State of Art department having well equipped :
a) Molecular Biology & Biotech. Laboratory
b) Tissue Culture Laboratory
c) Microbiology Laboratory
d) Cold room and
e) Common instrumentation Laboratory

started PG program in 2005 and Ph.D. program from 2007

 
 
Major Equipments:
 
ELISA Reader Hybridization Oven with Cross Linker
Bioanalyzer 2100 PCR thermocycler
HPLC GLC
Bench top fermentor and Bioreactor system High Speed Refrigerated Centrifuges
Deep Freezer (-80° C) Ultrasonic Cell disruptor (Sonicator)
UV-VIS Spectrophotometers Four Tier Illuminated Rotary Shakers
Micro Processor based Laminar Flow Table Top Freeze Dryer
Electrochemistry work Station Gene Gun
Fraction collector Qel Documentation system
Electrophonesis Units    
 
Major Accomplishments in brief:
(Please include photographs, charts, : diagrams etc. in support )
 
Intake :
 
M.Sc. (8) 3- Through pre-PG test
1- ICAR
4- Payment seat open to graduate from B.Sc. ( Biotech, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry Basic Sciences)
   
Ph.D. (2)  
 
Publications:
 
(a) Chapter in books
   
  1) Sharma,V. and Sharma, N.(2002). Biochemical and Molecular basis of abiotic stress Tolerance in Crop Plants. In “Abiotic stresses and Crop Productivity”. Ed. Maloo S. R. Agrotech. Publishing Academy, Udaipur. Chapter 13 pp. 317-362
   
(b) Papers in International Journals :
   
  1) Jat, N.K., & Sharma, V. (2006). The Interactive Effect of Salinity and PGR on certain Biochemical Parameters in Wheat Seedlings. American J. of Plant Physiology 1(2) : 132-141.
   
  2) Sharma, A., Joshi, A., Rajamani, G. and Mathur, P.N. (2006) High frequency callus initiation somatic embryogenesis and plantlet regeneration in Carica papaya L. Cv. COORG HONEYDEW. Asian J. of Bio. Sci. 1 (2): 22-23.
   
  3) Sharma, A., Mathur, P.N., Rajamani, G. and Joshi, A.(2006). Salicylic acid induced plantlet regeneration in pepper (Capsiuim fruitescens) calli. Asian J. of Biol .Sci. 1 (2): 35-36.
   
(c) Papers in National Journals :
   
  1) Kumar, V., Joshi, A., Rajamani, G., Sharma, A. & Mathur, P.N. (2006). Redox responses of seedlings of groundnut genotypes to water deficit stress under Amelioration by trehalose and L. ascorbic acid. J. Oilseeds Res. 23 (2): 281-284.
   
  2) Singh, D., Seth, P., Sharma, V. and Khandelwal, S. K. (2006). Protease from germinating Moth bean seeds. Indian J. Plant Physiology 11 (1): 100-103.
   
  3) Saharan, R.K., Sharma, S.P.,Ranwah, B.R. & Sharma, V., (2006). Path analysis for yield and quality traits in Soyabean.(Glycine max(L) Merrill). Natnl. J. Pl. Improv.8(1) :94-95.
   
  4) Bhushan, B., Sharma, V.P. & Sharma, V., (2006).Correlation & Path Coefficient analysis of Soybean. Crop Improvement. 33(2):190-193.
   
  5) Jain, S.K., Dodiya, N.S. and Joshi, A. (2006). Genetic variability and character association in opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). J. Medi. and Arom. Plants Sci .28:190-193.
   
  6) Khandelwal, S. K. and Sharma , V. (2005). Biogas Production from Mustard straw: Enhancement by Pyrogallol Red and Eosine Yellow Journal of ARPAN 4 (1-2) :12-20.
   
  7) Jain, D. K., Jain, S. K., Bordia, P. S. and Joshi, A. (2005). Study of genetic variability and correlation in germplasm of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.). Res. on crop 6 (1): 112-115.
   
(d) Bulletins/Manuals etc.:
   
  1) Seth, P. and Khandelwal, S. K. (2006) “PRACTICAL MANUAL OF ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES IN BIOCHEMISTRY” (For UG and PG Courses).
   
 
Faculty:
 
MENTOR :
  Dr. S.L.Mehta, Vice-Chancellor,
MPUAT, Udaipur
vc_mpuat@yahoo.com
 
S.
No.
 Name Designation Specialization E-Mail ID Tel(R)/Mobile
A. TEACHING
1 Dr. Vimal Sharma Professor & Head Genomic library of Jatropha & Molecular Biology of abioic stress tolerance vimbio@yahoo.com 0294-2410289 09352507901
2 Dr. Pushpa Seth Assoc. Professor Protein purification and molecular biology sethpushpa@yahoo.co.in 0294-2410723 09414737384
3 Vacant Assoc. Professor Post Advertised    
4 Vacant (3) Asst. Professor Post Advertised    
B. RESEARCH
1 Dr.Arunabh Joshi Associate Professor Tissue culture in medicinal and aromatic plants arunabhjoshi@gmail.com 0294-2522127 09414736869
2 Mrs. J. F. Munot Assistant Professor Tissue culture in Jatropha and chrysanthemum jayshreemunot@gmail.com 0294-2450573
3 Dr. B. K. Mishra Assistant Professor Post harvest technology & Enzymology bkm_micro@rediffmail.com 09460253810
4 Sh. Sunil Kumar Saini Assistant Professor Molecular biology and post harvest technology sunilsaini2007@rediffmail.com 0294-2464721 09829865713
5 Dr. Vinod Saharan Assistant Professor Plant Genetic Engineering, Plant Tissue Culture and Molecular Biology vinodsaharan@gmail.com 09461180586
 

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