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.
