Science Academies' Lecture Workshop on

PLANT SYSTEMATICS:Concept and applications

11th and 12th October 2018

Indian Academy of SciencesBangalore

The Na�onal Academy of Sciences, Allahabad�

Indian Na�onal Science Academy, New Delhi

Centre for Conserva�on of Medicinal ResourcesThe University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU)74/2, Post A�ur via Yelahanka, Jarakabande Kaval, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560064Ph: 080 2856 8000; www.edu.edu.in

ConvenorDr. M. Sanjappa�INSA Senior Scien�st,Bengaluru

Co-ordinatorDr. S. Noorunnisa BegumAssociate ProfessorCentre for Conserva�on of Medicinal Resources TDU, Bengaluru

Resource Persons

Dr. M. Sanjappa, Ph.D., FNA, FASc., FNASc., FIAATINSA Senior Scien�st, [Former Director, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata and currently at Mahatama Gandhi Botanical Garden, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru 560064]

Lecture I : Floral Diversity and endemism in IndiaLecture II : Role of Botanical Survey of India in Survey, documenta�on and Conserva�on

of Plant Diversity

Prof. K.V. Krishnamurthy, FNASc., FLS, FIAT Fellow of Interna�onal Associa�on of Wood Anatomists, Leiden.

Fellow of the Plant Tissue culture Associa�on of India [Emeritus Scien�st, Department of Plant Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu and Consultant at R & D, Sami Labs Limited and FRLHT, Bengaluru]

Lecture I: Role of anatomy in Taxonomic research

Dr. Uma Shaanker, Ph.D., FASc., FNA Emeritus Professor, Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural

Sciences, G.K.V.K., BengaluruLecture I : DNA Barcoding: Methods and Applica�onsLecture II: Molecular Phylogene�cs: Methods, Tools and Applica�ons

Prof. Boyina Ravi Prasad Rao, Ph.D. Head, Department of Botany, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur 515003. Andhra Pradesh

Lecture I : Phylogeny of Angiosperms with special reference to APG IV Classifica�onLecture II: Role of Taxonomy in Biodiversity Documenta�on and Conserva�on

Dr. S. Noorunnisa Begum, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Centre for Conserva�on of Medicinal Resources, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU), Bengaluru

Lecture I: Digi�za�on of herbarium and establishment of virtual herbaria

Who all can par�cipate:Teachers, students and researchers from the fields of Life sciences, Botany, Plant sciences interested in teaching and research in the field of plant systema�cs.

Registra�on:There is NO REGISTRATION FEES. First come first serve basis due to the limited seats. Spot registra�on shall not be entertained. Par�cipants will be provided with working lunch and refreshments.

Event link: h�p://tdu.edu.in/events/plant-systema�cs-workshop/

Organized by

About TDU University, BengaluruTDU is an innova�on centered University focused on designing and delivering research, outreach and educa�on focused on social transforma�on aligned to emerging and futuris�c needs. A first of its kind in India, TDU's uniqueness stems from the fact that while the University itself has core strength in Ayurveda-Biology, Clinical Medicine, Medicinal Plants Systema�cs, Plant Genomics, Data Sciences, Local Health Tradi�ons, Theore�cal Founda�ons of Ayurveda, Tradi�onal Knowledge informa�cs and Manuscriptology, it has ins�tu�onal academic rela�onships with outstanding knowledge partners in fields like Design (Srish�), Ecology and Environment (ATREE), Bioinforma�cs (IBAB), Conserva�on of Coastal, Marine and Mountain Ecosystems (Dakshin Founda�on), Biological Sciences (NCBS-TIFR), Stem Cell Biology (InStem), Inter-disciplinary Studies (NIAS), Cinema (Suchitra), Public health (IPH), Educa�on and Pedagogy (Poorna), Medical Research (SJRI) and Policy Studies (Takshashila). Thus, the TDU ecosystem has the capacity to offer programmes that combine subjects related to natural and social sciences, design, cinema, educa�on, health sciences, conserva�on and fine arts.

About Centre for Conserva�on of Medicinal Resources DepartmentThe highlights of the center is Na�onal herbarium of Indian medicinal plants with more than 40,000 specimens, represen�ng, more than 3,800 species, available for studies and reference. This herbarium has been designed as a bio-cultural herbarium to provide informa�on on vernacular and botanical names of different medicinal plant species, alongside the details of specific loca�ons and their collec�on. Almost all the na�ve medicinal plants currently in trade represented in our collec�on. A raw drug repository cataloging and cura�ng more than 3,700 samples of traded botanical drugs is an addi�onal feature of our collec�on.

Referenced Botanical database on the medicinal botanicals used in the Indian

health tradi�ons linking the botanical names of more than 6,500 medicinal plant species with over 2,00,000 vernacular names in 30 different Indian languages along with tags of different Indian medical systems linked to each botanical en�ty. It also has Eco-geographic distribu�on maps for species of conserva�on concern, more than 20,000 medicinal plant images, propaga�on methods and pharmacology for selected species.

Ayurveda database: The Ayurveda database captures the Ayurvedic pharmacology of

around 2,000 medicinal plant species and incorporates interpreted “Shlokas” from the classical literature of Ayurveda spanning a period extending over 1500 BC to 1900 AD. This database also incorporates detailed referencing of the classical texts.

Establishment of a network of Medicinal Plants Conserva�on Areas (MPCAs): The last 20 years, in collabora�on with the State Forest Departments and Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change of Govt. of India, established 108 Medicinal Plants Conserva�on Areas (MPCAs) across 12 states of the country to promote in situ conserva�on of wild medicinal plant resources.

About the SponsorsThe Indian Academy of Sciences [IAS] was founded on 27 April, 1934, by Sir C.V. Raman with the main objec�ve of promo�ng the progress and upholding the cause of science. The major ac�vi�es of the Academy includes publica�on of 10 journals on different disciplines of science, conduc�ng science educa�on programmes and series of public lectures, organising discussion mee�ngs on wide range of topics, recognising scien�fic talents, providing summer research fellowships, etc. The Indian Na�onal Science Academy [INSA] was established in January, 1935 with the cause of humanity and na�onal welfare. The main ac�vi�es of the Academy are publica�on of proceedings, journals and memoirs, and promo�ng liaison between science and humanity through various scien�fic mee�ngs, discussions and inter-academies exchange programmes with academies outside India.

The Na�onal Academy of Sciences, India [NASI] was founded in the year 1930. The main objec�ves are to provide a na�onal forum for publica�on of research works carried out by Indian scien�sts and to provide opportuni�es for exchange of views among them.

Ra�onale of the WorkshopPlant Systema�cs encompasses tradi�onal taxonomy that includes descrip�on, iden�fica�on, nomenclature and classifica�on and that has its primary goal, the reconstruc�on of phylogeny which infers the evolu�onary rela�onships between the taxa.

The field of Plant Systema�cs has revolu�onized the phase of taxonomic/systema�c research approaches, i.e., elucida�on of phylogeny of plants through various modern tools and methods integra�ng both morphology and molecular datasets; u�liza�on of a new tool to iden�fy the plants based on a piece of DNA sequences; the advent of new modern microscopy.

This two-day lecture workshop is proposed under the auspices of Science Academies' Educa�on Programme for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers and faculty members to get exposed to the concepts and applica�ons in the field of Plant Systema�cs.

Theme:· Floral Diversity and endemism in India.

· Digi�za�on of herbarium and establishment of virtual herbaria

· DNA Barcoding Methods and Applica�ons

· Molecular Phylogene�cs: Methods, Tools and Applica�on

· Phylogeny of Angiosperms with special reference to APG IV Classifica�on

· Conserva�on of plant Diversity

· Role of anatomy in Taxonomic research