Skill Courses
Biofertilizers and Biopesticides Productions
SEC 001 · 2 (0+2) credit hours
Syllabus
Topic-wise syllabus
Skill Enhancement Course. Students pick one course from this basket (SEC 001 to SEC 012) for each Skill Enhancement slot, SEC-I to SEC-VI, in Semesters I to IV.
Practical
14 topics · 20 practicals
| No. | Topic | Practicals |
|---|---|---|
| Unit I | ||
| 1 | The beneficial micro-organisms in agriculture, their usage and limitations | 1 |
| 2 | Preparation of different culture media and wet & dry sterilization | 1 |
| 3 | Methods of isolation, purification and incubation of microorganisms | 1 |
| 4 | Cultural and morphological identification of beneficial micro-organisms | 1 |
| 5 | The biofertilizers, their types and application methods | 1 |
| 6 | Mass production technique of Rhizobium sp., Anabaena sp., Mycorrhiza | 2 |
| Unit II | ||
| 7 | Introduction to NPV, entomopathogenic fungi and their usage and limitations | 1 |
| 8 | Mass Production of NPV: HaNPV | 1 |
| 9 | Mass production of Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae | 2 |
| 10 | Introduction to bio-fungicides, their usage and limitations | 1 |
| 11 | Mass production techniques of Trichoderma sp., Pseudomonas fluorescens | 2 |
| Unit III | ||
| 12 | On farm production technique of biofertilizer and biopesticides | 2 |
| 13 | Introduction to CIB & RC and regulatory laws related to production, registration and sale | 2 |
| 14 | Submission of dissertation for establishment of commercial unit and its economics | 2 |