Tribune News Service
Patiala, July 21

The Department of Botany, Punjabi University, started its new academic session by planting a tree sapling at the SS Bir Botanic Gardens today.

University Vice-Chancellor Prof Arvind also visited the herbarium, museum and botanical photo-gallery of the department.

In his address, Prof Arvind said, “Biological sciences have witnessed significant changes during the last 30 years. The field of molecular biology is attracting modern researchers. But, this field cannot progress without inputs from basic biological sciences.”

He also stressed that research on flora and fauna with particular references to threatened species was the need of hour.