Plant Nursery Development & Management: An Innovative Way of Self Employment

Priya Lokare is an Asst. Professor of Botany at Loknete Ramdas Patil Dhumal Arts, Science & Commerce College, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India, 413705. She has completed her M.Sc. Botany from S. P. Pune University Pune, Maharashtra, India. She is having fond of Botany and is always interested in doing something creative and fruitful. Priya has been published thirteen research papers and one book chapter. She has seven years of teaching experience with undergraduate and postgraduate level students. Apart from this, she has published one book, ‘Spirulina Farming- To Ingrain the Entrepreneurship.’ Including that, she has participated in many States, National, and International level seminars and conferences and presented research papers. She has completed a one-month Induction Programme held at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune from 12th Nov-8th Dec 2018. She has also completed ten days FDP Programme at Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, on the ‘Biodiversity and Chemical Ecology’ from 20th Feb. to 29th Feb. 2020. She has attended various online webinars, training programs, courses, conferences. She has been conducting the ‘Nursery Development & Management Course for undergraduate level students by implementing the various nursery product-making and gardening practices.

Dr. E Keshamma has been Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry at Maharani’s Science College for Women, Bengaluru, India. She has obtained MSc. and M.Phil. Degree (Gulbarga University) and Ph.D. Degree from Kuvempu University, India. During her earlier investigation while doing Master’s degree, she was inclined to work on transgenic plants which have been produced by a tissue-culture independent Agrobacterium tumefaciens - mediated transformation procedure for the benefit of cash-crops of farmers in India. She was one among others to continue studies on integration of the transgene, as well as the work of several other groups, confirmed the expression of the chimeric Bt toxin in stagnated productivity of the groundnut against two major pests, Helicoverpa armigera and Spodopteralitura, have been revealed by her. This was the basis for her doctoral work to undertake several problems unsolved in the area leading to Ph.D.

Dr. A.C.Manjula, Professor, Department of Sericulture, Maharani Cluster University. She has taken active participation in curriculum development for UG Students in University. She has been appointed as member in NEP committee by the Government of Karnataka state higher Education council in Sericulture subject. She is student friendly and guided students for the VGST project. She was in the BOE & BOS of different universities in Karnataka. She has several published papers to her credit and has reviewed papers and guided students for their research. Her participation and endeavors to popularization of science and technology is well appreciated. Her vast experience has allowed holding several academic responsibilities. She has creative thinking even to pursue higher education in the innovative areas independently.

Dr. Jenifor Lolita C, Joint Director Collegiate Education, Govt. of Karnataka. She has held various academic and administration positions. She obtained her B.Sc degree from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore and her Masters degree in Botany from Bangalore University with a FIRST RANK and THREE GOLD MEDALS. She has a teaching experience of 36 years during this time she headed department of Botany in various colleges in Karnataka. She was in the BOE & BOS of different universities in Karnataka. Served as Chairperson for the UGC Sponsored National Seminar entitled with the topic “Biotechnological Approaches in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research (March 21-22,

2013), which was conducted in the department of Botany at Maharani’s

Science College for Women, Bangalore. Worked as NSS Officer and

conducted campus in Villages. She worked as Principle in colleges. She

established a Govt. Women’s College in Madikeri in 2014. She is a

member of syndicate in Mangalore University and as Governing

Council member in many autonomous colleges. She has several

published papers to her credit and has reviewed papers and guided

students for their research.

Sagar. K. Jadav has obtained his B. Sc (Hons.) Agriculture, M.Sc. (Agri) Crop Physiology, Ph.D Crop Physiology from Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat. Presently, He is working as Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding at College of Agriculture, Waghai. He has published 1 book, 2 book chapters, 5 review articles, 15 popular articles and more than 9 research papers on various national and international journals. He is also involved in research activity and his major research interests are various agriculture and horticulture practices, plant abiotic stress physiology, impacts of climate change on plants and plant growth regulators