PRACTICAL

SOIL ANALYSIS

• Electrical Conductivity
• Chloride content
• Nitrate- Qualitative and Quantitative
• Phosphate- Qualitative and Quantitative
• Available phosphorus
• Organic Carbon
• pH
• Exchangeable Sodium and Potassium
• Exchangeable Calcium and Magnesium
• Heavy Metals
• Micronutrients
• Specific Gravity
• True Density and Porosity
• Identification of Texture of the given soil sample of a degraded land.
• Estimation of Moisture Content in the given soil sample.
• Estimation of Water Holding Capacity in the given soil sample

AIR QUALITY ANALYSIS

• Estimation of respirable dust in the ambient air using Respirable Dust Sampler
• Estimation of PM₁₀ in the ambient air using Respirable Dust Sampler
• Estimation of indoor  respirable and suspended particulate matter using Handy Sampler

VEGETATION DYNAMICS

• Determination of Leaf Area Index (LAI)
• Determination of Percent leaf injury
• Determination of Chlorophyll Content of leaves from polluted and non-polluted area.
• Estimation of Dust Retention Capacity of the leaf samples
• Study of Diversity Indices of plant/organisms
• Least Size of Quadrate for community study
• Determination of Frequency, Density and Abundance of various plant species in a community

EXERCISES ON WILDLIFE

• Identification of Mammalian species by Hair Imprinting Method
• Wildlife Census Methods: Line Transect and Mark Recapture

PREPARATION OF A RECORD COMPRISING OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ON MAPS

• Mineral resources in India
• Major Soil types of India
• Ecozones of India
• Deserts of the World
• Forests of India
• Major Biomes of the World
• Hotspots of Biodiversity in the World
• Project Tiger and Project  Elephant in India

VISIT

In this semester it is compulsory for each student to visit a National Park/ any natural habitat/ Sanctuary/Research organization/Industry and prepare a report of the same, marks for which will be added in practical exam.