The Department of Plant Physiology (Previously Crop Physiology), Biswanath College of Agriculture was established in the year 1988 and has been involved in teaching of Undergraduate Core, Elective and Multidisciplinary Courses along with Post Graduate Minor, Supporting and Compulsory Credit (CC) courses. The faculties of the Department are also associated with teaching of some UG and PG courses offered by the other departments including Horticulture, Soil Science, Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Plant Breeding and Genetics, etc.
The Department has been preparing teaching aids and practical manuals regularly related to the concerned courses.
The Faculties of the Departments have been associated as PI and Co-PI in few Externally/ Internally funded ongoing/ completed Research Projects by DST, AYUSH, DBT, etc.
The Faculties are involved as Major Advisers and members of Advisory Committee of M.Sc.(Agri.) and Ph. D Students of parent department and other departments offering minor and supporting courses in Crop Physiology.
The Department is associated with trainings of Farmers and Stakeholders related to Skill Development, Seed Quality Improvement and in other participatory extension activities along with various Institution building activities related to all round development of Assam Agricultural University.
Thrust Areas of Research:
Physiological performance of some important, commonly grown crops including rice (upland), rapeseed, millets, green gram, etc.
Studies on abiotic stress tolerance with regard to drought stress and submergence stress in crops like ahu rice, Bao paddy and identification of specific morpho-physiological indices related to drought and submergence tolerance.
Productivity indices of medicinal plants commonly grown in North Bank Plain zone of Assam.
Physiological manipulation to improve the germination percentage and storability of some of the common medicinal plant species.
Enhancement of storage life of horticultural produce through physiological and Molecular approaches.
Future Prospects:
To convert the Department in to a full fledged Post Graduate Department (Masters and Ph. D) with required infrastructure, modern laboratory equipment to improve the academics, research, extension and other related welfare activities.
The Department of Plant Physiology, Biswanath College of Agriculture has been involved in teaching of Undergraduate Core, Elective and Multidisciplinary Courses along with Post Graduate Minor, Supporting and Compulsory Credit (CC) courses.
The Faculties of the Departments have been associated as PI and Co-PI in few Externally/ Internally funded ongoing/ completed Research Projects by DBT, DST, AYUSH, DBT, NEC, etc.
The Faculties are involved as Major Advisers of M. Sc. (Agri.) and Ph. D students in the Department of Crop Physiology, AAU and members of Advisory Committee of M.Sc. (Agri.) Students of the Departments of Horticulture, Agronomy, Entomology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, BNCA offering Minor and Supporting courses. The Faculties of the Department are also associated with Internship Courses for Non Agriculture B. Sc. students as per the norms of New Education Policy.
The Department is associated with trainings of Farmers and Stakeholders related to Skill Development, Seed Quality Improvement and in various participatory extension activities along with other institutional building activities.