Jharkhand based plants and environment journal 'The Biobrio' published its maiden issue.

The maiden issue of  'The Biobrio- An international quarterly peer reviewed journal of life sciences (ISSN. 2393-9508)' has been published. Dr. Jyoti Kumar, Chief Editor of the journal informed that the print copy of the same will be released during National Symposium on "Advances in Phytopathological Research in Globalized Era with Reference to Eastern Region" on 29-30 January, 2015 at University Department of Botany, Ranchi University, Ranchi. However the issue is available online at www.thebiobrio.in , mentioned Dr. Ritesh Kumar, Managing Editor of the Journal.

National Symposium on Advances in Phytopathological Research in Globalized Era

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"Advances in Phytopathological Research in Globalized Era with Reference to Eastern Region"

Molecular Systematics - APG III System of Classification of Flowering Plants

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Still in many countries 'Bentham & Hooker System of Classification' is widely used across the world as it is useful to identify the plants in the field. However, this system of classification does not speak about evolutionary relationship of plants.

A modern system for flowering plants was formed in 1990’s by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group which involves few eminent botanists from across the world. Some countries are now using APG III system.  Herbarium arranged as per linear sequence of DNA and starts with Amborellaceae-1 and ends with Apiaceae-413.

Ranee Prakash, Curator-Flowering Plants, Dept. of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London, U.K. explains the salient features of  'APG III System of Classification of Flowering Plants' through power point presentation.

The presentation is a part of her lecture given at Department of Botany, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand during her visit to India.

Professor Mahendra Prasad Memorial Lecture Organised at Botany Department of Ranchi University

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To commemorate and honour Professor Mahendra Prasad, a legendary plant pathologist, on the occasion of his 80th birth anniversary, Department of Botany of Ranchi University, Ranchi, India in collaboration with Ranchi University Botany Alumni Association (RUBAA), today on 13th March 2014 (Thursday), organised 'Professor (Dr) Mahendra Prasad Memorial lecture'. The event was organised at Dhanwantri Hall of Department of Botany at Ranchi University,  Ranchi India.