Botany laboratory has multiple compound and dissecting microscopes for students. Besides this, the laboratory has a pH meter, Spectrophotometer, Computer, Laminar Air-Flow, Autoclave, Incubator, Oven, and Centrifuge for various experiments. Botany laboratory activity also involves field visits/trips to study the important flora in the nearby regions.
The Botany Laboratory provides plant identification services, noxious weed distribution information, and biological support data to the county agricultural Commissioner’s offices, the general public, CDFA programs and various other State and Federal agencies. These activities function to help prevent the introduction and spread of serious weed pests and to identify host plants of insects, plant diseases, and plant parasitic nematodes. Plant identification is an integral part of weed pest exclusion, detection, control, and eradication. It is also important to other units of the Department, such as the Animal Health & Food Safety Services, Inspection Services and to County departments of agriculture, which require prompt and accurate botanical information in pursuit of their goals.
Besides this the laboratory has anemometer, psychrometer, luxmeter, Soil Thermometer, pH meter, spectrophotometer, potometer, computer, laminar air-flow, autoclave hi-speed centrifuge and microtome for specific experiments for undergraduate level. It includes: