PhD. in Botany

The institute will have advanced instrumental as well as experimental facilities for plant scientists to pursue excellence in all branches of plant science and is expected to contribute to the talent pool of researchers and specialized technicians in plant-based technologies. Technologies to be focused in the programme include those for plant medicines, nutraceuticals, sustainable agriculture, Phytoremediation and all kinds of bio- fuels. In addition to advanced research laboratories for the above-mentioned technologies, the institute will have a medicinal garden, field experimental station, regional herbarium and museum of plant resources of the Western Ghats.