1995-96 - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany
1995-96 - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany
1995-96 - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany
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<strong>1995</strong>-<strong>96</strong><br />
minerals in the underlYing strata<br />
To reconstruct the pal/ems <strong>of</strong> migration, extinctions and diversification<br />
'!fCenozoicfloras in conjunction with the lineages<br />
'if modernfloras<br />
A field excursion was undertaken and a large number <strong>of</strong> plants. rock and soil samples<br />
were collected from the Copper and Manganese rich areas <strong>of</strong> the Balaghat District, Madhya<br />
Pradesh. A fe\\ samples were geochemically analysed. Based on the processed data a manuscript<br />
entitled "A preliminary study <strong>of</strong> indicator plants in the copper and manganese rich<br />
areas <strong>of</strong> the Balaghat, M.P., was prepared.<br />
PROJECT 11<br />
Objective<br />
J.S. Guleria, S.K. Bera, Madhav Kumar, D.C. Saini & B. Sckar<br />
PALAEOBIOCHEMISTRY OF PLANT FOSSILS. LIGNITE! COAL<br />
D.O.M. AND RELATED RECENT<br />
MATERIAL<br />
Extraction and identification <strong>of</strong> organic compounds from plant<br />
fos'sils, rocks, lignite, coal and related recent material<br />
EvaluatIOn 'if extracted organic compounds (EOC) ./fJr the possible<br />
use as biomarkers and in identification <strong>of</strong> plant groups<br />
Possible structural changes in EOC (by diagenesis, catagenesis<br />
and metagenesis) through lime for asses'sment <strong>of</strong> maturity<br />
Pair-wise comparison <strong>of</strong> correctly aligned proteins and nucleic<br />
acids (DNA & RNA) sequences' will be al/empted to mea.\'u[e<br />
lime<br />
Evaluation and assessment <strong>of</strong> organic compound in lignite and<br />
coals<br />
Assessment <strong>of</strong> palaeoenvironmental and palaeodepositional<br />
conditions<br />
The efforts to establish palaeobiochemical lal:. are under progress. The samples <strong>of</strong><br />
Quaternary age have been collected from the moss bags in Sat Tal Lake near Gangotri<br />
and sent for extraction <strong>of</strong> DNA at J.N.V., Delhi. The other samples arc being studied for<br />
DOM before ultimately subjecting them to extraction <strong>of</strong> organic matter when the lab is<br />
ready.<br />
Manoj Shukla<br />
S,P, I<br />
Objective<br />
Sponsored Projects<br />
Holocene palynostratigraphy and palaeoenvironment <strong>of</strong><br />
Chilka Lake : An inter-disciplinary approach (DST NO, ESI<br />
441019190)<br />
To build up data on palynology, sedimentology, CIN ratio and<br />
018 isotope from in and around Chilka Lake for palaeoclimatiC<br />
interpretation<br />
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