Dr. Mini Sankar

10 years and three months experience in teaching, research and extension activities in the field of Floriculture and Landscaping

Area of research: Landscaping, Floriculture and value addition of flowers

Courses offered :

UG courses :

• Fundamentals of Horticulture
•  Landscaping and ornamental Horticulture
• Protected cultivation of flowers and foliage (Experiential learning)
• Landscaping and Ornamental gardening  (Experiential learning)

PG courses :

• Breeding of Flower crops and Ornamental plants
• Production technology of cut flowers
• Production technology of loose  flowers
• Landscaping and ornamental gardening
• Protected floriculture
• Value addition of flowers
• Turf and turf management

Ph.D courses:

• Advances in Breeding of Flower Crops
• Advances in flower production technology
• Advances in landscape architecture (Ph.D)

Projects handled

• Completed 1 External aided research project as Principal Investigator and 5 as Co-Principal Investigator.
• Co-PI of AICRP on Floriculture

Students guidance

• Guided 4 M.Sc students as major advisor and 6 M.Sc. students and 1 Ph.D student as member advisory committee
• 64 publications as journal articles, proceedings and abstracts of seminars/symposia, popular articles, leaflets, practical manuel and booklet

Other credentials

• KAU POP recommendation as Co-PI – 4 No.s
• Member of the Project Co-Ordination (PC) group Floriculture
• Acted as a resource person for various training programmes on Floriculture and Landscaping
• Life - member of  Horticultural Society of India