Agrochemicals detailed syllabus for Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering (BBE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the BBE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit BBE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-VII scheme and its subjects refer to BBE Professional Elective-VII syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of agrochemicals is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
AN INTRODUCTION TO AGROCHEMICALS 9
type and role in agriculture, effect on environment, soil, human and animal health, merits and demerits of their uses in agriculture, management of agrochemicals for sustainable agriculture.
Unit II
HERBICIDES 9
Major classes, properties and important herbicides. Fate of herbicides. Fungicides – Classification – Inorganic fungicides-characteristics, preparation and use of sulfur and copper, Mode of actionBordeaux mixture and copper oxychloride. Organic fungicides- Mode of action-Dithiocarbamates-characteristics, preparation and use of Zineb and maneb.Systemic fungicides-Benomyl, carboxin, oxycarboxin, Metalaxyl, Carbendazim, characteristics and use.
Unit III
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Unit IV
FERTILIZERS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE. NITROGENOUS FERTILIZERS 9
Feedstocks and Manufacturing of ammonium sulphate, ammonium nitrate, ammonium
chloride, urea. Slow release N-fertilizers. Phosphatic fertilizers: feedstock and manufacturing of single superphosphate. Preparation of bone meal and basic slag. Potassic fertilizers: Natural sources of potash, manufacturing of potassium chloride, potassium sulphate and potassium nitrate.
Unit V
MIXED AND COMPLEX FERTILIZERS 9
Sources and compatibility-preparation of major, secondary and micronutrient mixtures. Complex fertilizers:Manufacturing of ammonium phosphates, nitro phosphates and NPK complexes. Fertilizer control order. Fertilizer logistics and marketing.
Course Outcomes:
• Understanding the pesticide classification, merits and demerits of their uses in Agriculture
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Sree Ramulu, U. S. 1979. Chemistry of Insecticides and Fungicides. Oxford and IBH Publishing House Co. New Delhi.
- Sree Ramulu,U.S.1990. Methods of Pesticides Analysis, Oxford-IBH
- Gunter Zweig Academic Pesticides, Plant Growth Regulators and Food Additives, Vol I to XI , Gunter Zweig Academic .
- Vogel.A.I. – 1989 ..A Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry. ELBS with Longman, 5th Ed.,
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