Kargil, Dec 05: Department of Biotechnology and Botany, GDC Kargil today organized a “one day workshop and hands on training on herbarium preparation and preservation”.

The workshop was supported by Department of Biotechnology Ministry of Science and Technology. Government of India. The programme was started with a welcome note by Mohd Raza, Assistant Professor in Biotechnology and co-ordinator DBT-STAR college scheme, GDC-Kargil. He briefed about the speaker and the DBT-STAR college grant for the college and conveyed his gratitude to DBT-New Delhi for the support.

Dr. Mohd Shabir, Assistant Professor (taxonomist) in Botany University of Ladakh, Kargil campus was the expert on the occasion and talked at first about IUCN nomenclature. He further elaborated about the methods and rules of nomenclature and the basics of taxonomy.

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In addition he elaborated about the articles of IUCN nomenclature that included status, typification and priority of names.

In the second session the expert talked about herbarium and its importance in research, education and training .The session was followed by hands on training on herbarium preparation wherein, the expert demonstrated about the steps to be followed, in herbarium preparation and preservation. He further emphasized the necessity of establishment of a regional herbarium in the college to have a records of the local flora.

Faculties and students from the departments of Botany, Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Environmental Science, participated in the workshop.

Prof. Rinchen Angmo, Head Department of Botany, later presented the vote of thanks and appreciated the speaker for such valuable insights into taxonomy and thanked all the participants who participated in the workshop. He further thanked coordinator, DBT Star college scheme of the college for organizing the workshop and also thanked Principal, Dr Amina Qari for her support in conducting the programme.

The programme concluded with presentation of mementos to the speaker and certificates to the participants. Prof. Tundup Namgial, from the Department of Biochemistry conducted the program proceedings.