Dr.Vibha Narang
Associate Professor Department of Botany Email:dr.vibhanarang@gmail.com
Educational Qualification
M.Sc.(Plant Sciences)
M.Phil (Botany)Thesis entitled :Physiology of Growth and Development in the bamboo Dendrocalamus strictus.
Ph.D (Botany)Thesis entitled: Somatic Embryogenesis in the bamboo Dendrocalamus strictus:Induction and development of embryoids and plantlet formation.
Career Profile
- 1991-92--Part time Lecturer
- 1993-1995--Ad-hoc Lecturer
- 1995-1997--Research Scientist and Principal Investigator in DST sanctioned project
- 1998-2005--Ad-hoc Lecturer
- 2006-2007--Lecturer /Assistant Professor
- 2007-2010-Reader
- 2010- To Date--Associate Professor
Areas of Specialization / Interest
Physiology of Growth and Development of Plants Morphogenesis and Plant Tissue Culture with specialisation in Bamboo Tissue Culture and Somatic Embryogenesis.
Subjects Taught
- Plant Embryology
- Economic Botany
- Plant Biotechnology
- Cell and Cellular Processses
- Introduction to Biology
- AEC-Environmental Studies
- Environmental Biotechnology.
Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)
I was sanctioned a project on Mass Scale Production of somatic embryos and synthetic seeds in Bamboos from Department of Science and Technology ,New Delhi which was successfully completed.
Publications Profile
- Rao,Usha,I;Rao,Ramanuja,I.V &Narang,Vibha.1985.Somatic embryogenesis and regeneration of complete plantlets in the bamboo, Dendrocalamus strictus.Pl.Cell Reports.4:191-194.
- Rao,Ramanuja,I.V;Narang Vibha &Rao ,Usha ,I.1986 Origin and Development of embryogenic callus and somatic embryos in the bamboo Dendrocalamus strictus In 6th Intl.Congresss of Plant Tissue and Cell Culture Univ. Minnesota US pp.134
- Rao,U;Narang,V and Rao,R.1987. Plant regeneration from somatic embryos of bamboo and their transplantation to soil at Symposium on Plant Micropropagation in Horticultural Industries,101-107,Arlon,Belgium
- Rao,I .Usha; Rao,I.V.R;Narang,Vibha; Jerath,Rekha & Pillai,K.G 1990.Mass Scale propagation of bamboos from somatic embryos and their successful transfer to the forest.In Proc. Intl. Bamboo workshop,Nov.14-18,1988 ,pp 167-172.Cochin ,India .
- Rao,I .Usha; Rao,I.V.R;Narang,Vibha.1990. "Rapid Propagation of Bamboos through Tissue culture" (paper presented in Intl.Workshop in Rapid Propagation of tree species, CASAFA, Paris ,pp 57-70.
6.Vibha Narang 2022 .A monograph on bamboos entitled : Bamboo a sustainable Natural Resource.
7.Vibha Narang 2022 .A chapter in an edited book entitled Trends in Environmental Biology:Energy Audit and it's importance in current scenario.
8.Rao,I.V.Ramnuja,Vibha Narang and Rai,I.Usha Origin and Development of embryogenic callus,somatic embryos and secondary somatic embryogenesis in Dendrocalamus strictus In Bamboo for Sustainable Development pp 385-395.
Conference Participation / Presentations
- Paper presented in the 6th International Congress of Plant Tissue and Cell Culture,University of Minnesota USA held from August 3-8,1986 entitled Origin and development of embryogenic callus and somatic embryos in the bamboo,Dendrocalamus strictus.
- Participated and presented paper in the Symposium on Plant Micropropagation in Horticultural Industries Aug.10-14,1987 entitled Plant Regeneration from somatic embryos of bamboo and their transplantation to soil at Arlon,Belgium.
- Participated in the Group Monitoring Workshop (DST)in Madurai Kamraj University held in March,1997.
- Participated in a National Seminar on Genetically Modified Organisms-Biosafety Aspects,March 10-11,2005 held at Department of Botany,Delhi University.
- Paricipated in Hands on Training Workshop on Genetics,Genomics and Biotechnology held from Dec.14-15,2006at Departments of Botany and Zoology University of Delhi.
6.Attended an online workshop on social entrepreneurship Swachta and Rural Engagement for Higher Educational Institutions in association with Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education in September ,2020.
7.Attended a number of webinars orgahised by ARSD College and Department of Botany and zoology in 2020-21.
8.I was in the organising committee of the National Seminar on Artificial Intelligence and Biological Sciences in ARSD College held from February 27-28,2024 .
Administrative Assignments
- Convenor Fee concession and Book Aid committee for 2015-16.
- Convenor Attendance committee for two years
- Convenor Eco Club since it's initiation in 2013-2021.
- Superintendent for Departmental practical examinations for almost 10 years.
- Convenor Garden Committee for 3 consecutive years.
- Convenor Admission committee B.Sc (Prog) for two years.
- Member discipline committee since last 10 years till 2021.
- Member Library committee since last 10 years till 2021.
- Department Co-ordinator for more than 12 years till 2023-24.
Other Activities
Established a well equipped Biology Laboratory in ARSD College
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