LABORATORY IX

Paper Code: 
DMBL 802
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
60
Objective: 

Course Outcomes (COs):

 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Upon completion of the course the learner will:

CO103: Understand the importance of properties of soil and water

CO 104: Understand various techniques of water analysis

CO 105: Understand various techniques of soil biodiversity analysis

CO 106: Correlate the plant diseases with specific microorganisms

CO 107: Identify and isolate microbes used as inoculants

Class lectures

Seminars

Tutorials

Group discussions and Workshops

Question preparation

 

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

 

CONTENTS

  1. Isolation of Rhizobium from root nodules.
  2. Isolation of Azatobacter
  3. Staining and observation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) fungi.
  4. Study of plant diseases of local importance - Citrus canker, Rusts, Smuts, Powdery mildews, Tomato leaf curl.
  5. Isolation of microorganisms from air, water and soil.
  6. Determination of Total Dissolved Solids of water.
  7. Determination of total solids of water.
  8. Determination of dissolved Oxygen (DO) concentration of water sample.
  9. Determination Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) of sewage sample.
  10. Determination of acidity of the given water sample.
  11. Determination of Alkalinity of water sample.
  12. Measurement of Chloride content of water sample.

 

 

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