Hello sir I am here as I want to know the covering area of the Botanic garden of Botany Department of Gauhati University so will you please tell me the area??

Hey!!! Botany Department of Gauhati University was established in the year 1948 by introducing M. Sc. and Ph. D. programmes.

It is one of the oldest Science Departments established in Gauhati University.

The Department has a huge Botanic garden covering area of 52 acres with more than 1500 different plant species including rare, endangered and threatened plants.

The Department also has an exclusive medicinal plant Garden.


Facilities
Laboratory
1. Microbiology
2. Mycology and Plant Pathology
3. Cytogenetics and Plant breeding
4. Taxonomy
5. Ecology
6. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
7. Two general laboratories
8. Central Instrumentation Laboratory
9. Tissue culture laboratory
10. Algal culture facility
11. Microbial ecology laboratory


Major Equipments
1. PCR
2. Gel-doc system
3. BOD incubator
4. Millipore Water Purification System
5. Gel Electophoresis
6. Trinocular Research Microscope etc.
7. Millipore Water Purification System
8. Trinocular Research Microscope (Phase contrast, Fluorescence and Stereo-zoom)
9. Bio-fermenter
10. UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
11. Shaking Incubator
12. Deep Fridge (-20oC)

Library
No. of books: 700
Seminar Library
Contains more than 1000 titles
Resources
Herbarium
Total specimens: 15,000

Museum
a) Special collection of 22 species of Bamboo.
b) 25 samples of commercial timber.
c) 250 Local Rice varieties.


Contact Details:
Gauhati University
Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Jalukbari, Guwahati, Assam 781014
Phone: 0361 257 0415