Main Page > B. Sc. (Hons) Agriculture (Soil Science) (Morning/Replica) > Instrumentation and Laboratory Techniques
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Instrumentation and Laboratory Techniques
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Objective and Learning Outcome Principles and use of common laboratory equipment and analytical techniques for soil and plant analysis are discussed. The students will be able to use laboratory instruments, and collect, handle, and analyze soil and plant samples. Course Contents 1. Quality assurance 2. Safety measures in laboratory 3. Storage and disposal of chemicals 4. S.I. and derived S.I. units 5. Extraction, digestion and dry ashing 6. Introduction to principle and operation of specialized equipment: i. Conductivitymetry, ii. potentiometry, iii. spectrophotometry, iv. Emission and absorption spectroscopy Practical 1. Soil and plant sampling and preparation 2. Preparation of standard solutions 3. Introduction to soil analytical techniques for nitrate, P, K, andmicronutrients 4. Interpretation analytical results |
| Credit hours/ Marks:- 3 (2-1) |
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