Practical No. 1................................................9
Study of principles, working and practical applications of instruments and equipment used in plant tissue culture-pH meter, Autoclave, Hot air oven, Laminar Air Flow, Micropipettes, Digital One Pan Balance, Glass Distillation Unit).
Practical No. 2............................................28
Demonstration of genetically modified crops–Bt–Cotton, Bt-Maize, Golden Rice, Round-up ready Soybean.
Practical No. 3.......................................................................36
Estimation of soil organic carbon by using Walkley-Black or Similar method (Wet oxidation).
Practical No. 4........................................................39
To study the degradation of toxic textile dyes using plant biomass and its characterization using UV-Spectrophotometer and/or FTIR.
Practical No. 5......................................................43
Study of petiole analysis of stressed and unstressed plants.
Practical No. 6.............................................................47
To demonstrate the composting of kitchen waste for the preparation of biofertilizer.
Practical No. 7...................................................49
Demonstration of Azollacultivation, nutrition and production attributes and its application as biofertilizer.
Practical No. 8.....................................................52
Preparation of ‘SanjivaniAmrut’ and its application to the crop and garden plants.
Practical No. 9..............................................................54
To study the effect of Mycorrhiza on growth attributes of crop plants.
Practical No. 10..................................................................56
Study on preparation of Dashparni Ark and EM solution.
Practical No. 11..................................................................60
Study of various plant-associated microbes useful in improvement of plant health and productivity–Rhizobia–Rhizobium; Mycorrhizal Fungi - arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) such as Glomus spp., and ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECM) like Laccaria spp. and Pisolithus spp.; Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)-Pseudomonas, Bacillus, and Azospirillum spp.; Endhophytic fungi-Trichoderma and Claviceps spp.; Nitrogen-Fixing Cyanobacteria: Nostoc.
Practical No. 12........................................................69
To demonstrate the Post-Harvest techniques w.r.t. preparation of amla candy and alepak (Zinger wadi), aloe-vera gel
Practical No. 13.............................................................73
To study the vertical farming structures for its application in urban agriculture or vertical gardening
Practical No. 14..................................................76
Demonstration of Hydroponics and aeroponics
Practical No. 15..............................................................80
Visit to the nursery for the exploration of exotic ornamental plants and preparation of visit report for their application in in-door gardening practices.
Practical No. 16...........................................82
Visit to the plant based industry for exploring the products and byproducts of the industry and its importance in the economics.
Practical No. 17...........................................................85
Case Study on Ecological Restoration of a Local Environmental Site