Doctoral Studies Carried Out at Botanical Survey of India – Part II (original) (raw)

Botanical Survey of India (1971-2010): a scientometric analysis

The present study reports on the research performance of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) between 1971 and 2010, based on number of parameters, including publications, citations, impact in terms of average citation per paper, international and national collaboration output, share of publication by different circles of BSI, type of communication, most preferred journals, highly cited papers, authorship pattern and most productive authors. The study analyses 40 years (1971–2010) of publication data drawn from Web of Science (SCI-Expanded). A total of 423 papers were published in 40 years (10.57 papers per year), which received 892 citations with an average of 2.1 citations per paper, h-index of 12 and a p-index of 12.34. It has been observed that during 1977–1986, number of publications was comparatively better. Between 1987 and 2005, a long recession was observed; again it is on rise from 2006 onwards, the citations were following almost the same trend. BSI has published 72 and 38 collaborative papers with involvement of 56 national and 22 foreign institutions respectively. Current Science is the most preferred journal, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is major domestic collaborator (21papers), University of Rhode Island, Kingston is the major foreign collaborator (11 papers), USA is the major collaborator country (16 papers) and BSI, Kolkata has contributed maximum number of publications (41%).

FLORISTIC WORK OF PROF. A. R. BRAGANZA IN KARNATAKA AND MAHARASHTRA STATES, INDIA

The collections of Herbarium of Forest Botanist, Bombay State, Dharwar, (HFBBSD) work was carried out during 1950' and 1960' of Prof. A. R. Braganza. He served as Professor ,ofPlant Science in Agricultural as well as Kamatak College in Dharwad, Karnataka In this period he has been traveled Western Ghats ofNorth Kamataka extensively and part of Southern Maharashtra. Out ofhis collections, he has donated more than 500 herbarium specimens to Kamatak College, Dharwad. During digitization and rearrangement of Herbaria, many ofthem were spoiled in his collections and only 162 herbaria were found. They are good in condition and perfect identification, poisoning, pasting and labeling. Even though they are more than 60 years old, they look like a fresh herbarium of one or two years old. The list comprises about 54 families, 127 genera and 162 species are from different locations. These herbariums were scanned and arranged according to the family, genera and species.

Floristic Study of New Campus-The Homestead of Herbs, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur

International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology, 2020

This paper deals with the present floral diversity of Jai Narain Vyas University, the New campus, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. The total area of the New campus is 263.31 hectares; 650.7 in acres and the constructed area is approximately 74,003 m2; 796,560 in sq. ft, thus a huge land is free from any kind of constriction of buildings that provide inhabit for many wild plant species. As biodiversity is the variety of life on the earth or in a particular habitat. The data conferred here are carried with botanical name, family, and some observed characters of them. Here in this paper 131 plant species are described from the respective study area. The study focussed on wild Angiosperms but a piece of additional information on cultivated and decorative plants is also given briefly. The information included in the study can be of use to many people along with the students of the university.

Trend in Research Publications of Botanical Survey of India during 2001-2015

Nelumbo, 2016

The present communication measures the growth of research publication of Botanical Survey of India during the period 2001-2015 using bibliometric tools. The data were drawn from the Scopus database and analyzed, which revealed that a total of 613 papers were published during the said period. This analysis also shows that, there is an incremental growth in the number of publications from 7 papers in 2001 to 95 papers in 2015 which is significantly thirteen-fold progress. lkjka 'k ;g 'kks /k i= Hkkjrh; ouLifr los Z {k.k ds }kjk 2001 ls 2015 ds nkS jku iz dkf'kr 'kks /k iz dk'kuks a dh of)nj dh x.kuk iz Lrq r djrk gS ftlds fy;s va dkRed ekiu fd;k x;k gS A vka dM+ ks a ds v/;;u ds fy;s ^^Ldks il MkVkcs l** dk mi;ks x dj vka dyu fd;k x;k gS , ftlls fu"d"kZ fudyrk gS fd v/;;u dky ds nkS jku dq y 613 'kks /k i=ks a dk iz dk'ku gq vk gS A bl vka dyu ls ;g Hkh fu"d"kZ fudyrk gS fd iz dk'ku es a yxkrkj mÙkjks Ùkj of) gq bZ gS , tks 2001 es a 7 Fkh og 2015 es a c<+ dj 95 rd igq ¡ a p xbZ ] vFkkZ r 13 xq .kk of) ntZ dh xbZ A Hkkjrh; ouLifr los Z {k.k }kjk iz dkf'kr 'kks /k çdk'kuks a dh çofRr: 2001&2015 Ekuks gj ikBd] vk'kq rks "k dq ekj oekZ ] ,l-,l-nk'k] ih-fla g ,oa dq ekj vfouk'k Hkkjrh

1. IJGMP - ETHNO-MEDICO-BOTANY OF SOME SACRED GROVES OF ADILABAD DISTRICT OF TELANGANA STATE.pdf

Dec - Jan , 2019

Sacred groves are the pockets of almost climax vegetation. Preserved on religious grounds. They are located in the remote tribal areas. There are many plants grown near the temples, which are regarded as the sacred plants by different ethnic groups of the country. Sacred groves are not only the sacred ecosystems functioning as a rich repository of nature’s unique biodiversity but also a product of the socio- ecological philosophy that our forefathers have been cherishing since days. In India, from time immemorial, the concept of conservation of nature has been carefully woven into the various religious beliefs and customs. Tribal folklore is rich in Magico-religious beliefs and taboos. Sacred groves are ancient natural sanctuaries that have supported the growth of several interesting and rare species of flora and fauna of the past. In the district, many centers are considered under sacred grove category. For example the temple area of Jainath, situated in Jainath, a small village 21 Kms from AdiIabad, the temple area of Basara-Saraswati, Ginnedhari of Tiryani Mandal, Keslapur a remote village of Indervelli Mandal, the area of Kunthala Waterfalls, the area of Pochara waterfalls, Mahagoan of Bhainsa mandal, Narnoor of Narnoor Mandal, Dankanapally of Tiryani Mandal, the temple area of Sadalpur, an ancient Temples of Lord Bhirava and Mahadeva located at just 37 kms away from Adilabad and Sirichelma of Ichoda Mandal are known as places of sacred groves.

Ethno-botanical survey of Palamalai Hills, Mettur Taluk, Eastern Ghats, India

Current Botany

Ethnobotanical survey of Palamali hills, a part of Eastern Ghats was carried out for reporting the preliminary traditional knowledge from the inhabitant tribal community. Through the survey, we identified 18 plants which possess medicinal properties. This report is a preliminary checklist and will be helpful for people in identifying potential bioresource and initiating conservatory measures. The present investigation showed that, the tribes of Palamalai Hills of Mettur Taluk, Eastern Ghats, India possess rich knowledge of the medicinal plants and their utilization. There is a need of scientific awareness for prevention of most of the diseases and the cultivation of above medicinal plants for both the utilization and the conservation of natural resources

Plants The Natural Wonder Challenges and Avenues book are selected amongst the onsred National Seminar otanY, Sonamukhi College DePartment of BotanY'

Sacred groves are forest patches protected by local communities dedicated to their deities. Such groves may consist of a multi-species, multi-tier primary forest or a cluster oftrees, depending on the past ofthe vegetation. These groves are protected by local communities, usually through customary taboos and sanctions with cultural and ecological implications. Thus, sacred groves Bengal towards conservation of 209 plant species under l9l genera with sociil, economic, medicinal and ethnobotanical values. Moreover, the study mentions the cultural values ofthe groves and also records some recent threats to them. It also calls for the continued protection of the groves'

Ethno –Botanical Documentation of Some Sacred Groves of Murshidabad District, West Bengal, India

Volume 2, Issue 3

Spread over an area of 5,324 km 2 , Murshidabad district of West Bengal, India, lies between latitude 23 0 43'30'' N & 24 0 50'20'' N and longitude 87 0 49'17'' E & 88 0 46'00''E. Within this district there are about 153 "Sacred Groves" which are small forest patches harboring many trees, bushes, shrubs, herbs, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Sacred groves provide the inextricable link between present society to the past in terms of biodiversity, culture, religious and ethnic heritage. Sacred Groves are the ideal centre for biodiversity conservation preserving the local flora and fauna. In this present investigation documentation of the ethno medicinal plants from 12 (twelve) major sacred groves of Murshidabad, many of which are more than 100 years old have been carried out. 30 (Thirty) medicinal plants found in these sacred groves were commonly used by the traditional healers. These sacred groves which are repositories of great biodiversity are now faced with grave threats. The impact of modernization and education and growing disbelief in the traditional value systems among the local communities has impacted the preservation of the sacred groves. The traditional knowledge needs to be documented before the sacred groves or the traditional practices are obliterated.

Traditional knowledge on plants from Toranmal Plateau of Maharashtra

2003

ABIM started as the bibliography of Jan Meulenbeld's A History of Indian Medical Literature, and was first published on the internet as a set of HTML files in 2002. In the course of 2007 a new website for ABIM and EJIM, the Electronic Journal of Indian Medicine, was created by Roelf ...