Analysis of Soil and Water detailed Syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (AL), K scheme PDF has been taken from the MSBTE official website and presented for the diploma students. For Subject Code, Subject Name, Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Credits, Theory (Max & Min) Marks, Practical (Max & Min) Marks, Total Marks, and other information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For all other MSBTE Agriculture Engineering 4th Sem K Scheme Syllabus PDF, do visit MSBTE Agriculture Engineering 4th Sem K Scheme Syllabus PDF Subjects. The detailed Syllabus for analysis of soil and water is as follows.
Rationale
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Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to achieve & demonstrate the following COs on completion of course based learning
- Identify chemical elements of soil and evaluate soil forming processes, composition of soil
- Identify need of soil microbiology and understand biochemical activities
- Suggest appropriate standards for soil quality
- Suggest appropriate water quality parameters and water chemistry
- Select specific water treatment technology for water management.
Unit I
Soil Genesis and Its Composition 1.1 Explain the soil forming process. 1.2 Identify chemical elements of soil. 1.3 Describe the importance of organic fertilizers. 1.4 Soil development and composition: Formation of clay minerals, soil forming process. 1.5 Composition of earth’s crust, minerals in soil, contents of chemical elements of soil. 1.6 Physical chemistry of soil, 1.7 Soil organic matter formation, importance, Organic fertilizers
Suggested Learning Pedagogie
Lecture Using Chalk-Board Demonstration Presentations
Unit II
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Unit III
Soil Quality 3.1 Explain the effect due to deficiency of soil element contents. 3.2 Explain standards of soil quality, Standards of soil quality required for various crops. 3.3 Describe soil pollution cause and remedies 3.4 Explain Bio pesticides, Soil borne Plant diseases and pests, their control, 3.5 Trace elements in soil: Biological importance, Effects due to deficiency and excess quantity.
Suggested Learning Pedagogie
Demonstration Lecture Using Chalk-Board Presentations
Unit IV
Water Chemistry and Quality 4.1 Concept of water formation and occurrence, Chemistry of water formation. 4.2 Identify the quality of surface water and ground water. 4.3 Define Hydrology, Precipitation, Rain, Snow fall, Water availability, and requirement of water. 4.4 Evaluate Impurities in water, standards of water quality for various requirements like potable, domestic use, industrial purpose, agricultural purpose.
Suggested Learning Pedagogie
Demonstration Presentations Lecture Using Chalk-Board case study
Unit V
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List of Experiments:
- *Collect and prepare minimum two soil sample from given field. 2 C
- Identify any five instruments used in analysis of soil. 2 C
- *Determine lime and gypsum requirement for the given soil. 2 C
- *Determine the pH and Electrical Conductivity for the given soil sample. 2 C
- Determine Available Nitrogen content of a given soil sample 2 C
- Determine Phosphorus present for the given soil sample. 2 C
- *Determine Potassium present for the given soil sample. 2 C
- Determine the organic carbon for the given soil sample 2 C
- *Collect and preserve of water samples from open wells, taps, borewells, rivers, water treatment plants, and wastewater treatment plants. (any two) 2 C
- *Determine the pH and Electrical Conductivity of given water sample 2 C
- Determine alkalinity of a given water sample 2 C
- *Determine the hardness of a given water sample 2 C
- *Determine the carbonate and bicarbonates in the given water sample 2 C
- Determine chemical oxygen demand in the given water sample 2 C
- Determine the biological oxygen demand in the given water sample. 2 C
Self Learning
Micro Project
- Collect two soil samples from different locations and test it in the laboratory for different properties of soil.
- Collect five different samples of soil from different region and prepare soil health card
- Arrange visit to water treatment plant and prepare a report ( submit it on google classroom)
- Collect four water samples of different area and correlate health issue and water quality.
- Select the two polluted soil area and make report on soil reclamation for that particular area.
- Make posters on different water treatment technology (In four to five student groups and submit them at organization).
Assignment
- Visit to water treatment plants and make report. (submit it on Email and Google classroom)
- Visit to soil Testing Laboratory. Prepare a report on different equipment’s used in soil testing with detailed specification
- Collect Four soil samples of various types of soil and analyze the physiochemical properties of soil.
- Collect water samples (two samples from each source) from different wells, tube wells, tap, rivers etc. (Test water testing laboratory)
- Make charts of elements causes deficiencies and toxicities in crops four crops available in near areas.
Laboratory Equipment
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Learning Materials
- D.R. Khanna and R. Bhutiani Laboratory Manual of Water and Wastewater Analysis Daya Publishing House, Delhi, 2008 IS 9789351240884
- P. C. Jaiswal Soil, Plant and Water Analysis Kalyani Publishers; 3rd edition ISBN: 9789327210170
- I.C.A.R. Handbook of agricultural sciences ICAR Publications, ISBN: 8171640508
- P.R. Hesse Soil chemicals Analysis CBS Publishers & Distributors ISBN: 9788123918334
- Narayan Panda Principles of Soil and Water Analysis New India Publishing Agency- Nipa IS 9789387973602
Learning Websites
- https://www.rvskvv.net/images/Soil-and-Plant-Analysis_17.04. 2020.pdf Soil and Plant Analysis
- https://agrimoon.com/soil-and-plant-analysis-with-practical-pdf-book/ Soil And Plant Analysis With Practic
- https://www.isric.org/sites/default/files/ISRIC_TechPap09.pd f Procedures for soil analysis
- https://content.kopykitab.com/ebooks/2016/05/7066/sample/sam ple_7066.pdf Methods In Environmental Analysis Water, Soil And Air
- https://www.mpcb.gov.in/sites/default/files/water-quality/re ports/LSD-NEERI-%20Water%20Quality%20Analysis.pdf Water Quality Analysis Laboratory Methods
- https://www.perlego.com/book/3066613/practical-manual-for-an alysis-of-soil-water-fertilizer-and-manure-pdf Practical Manual for Analysis of Soi Water Fertilizer and Manure
- https://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/10559/1 /Technical%20Manual- %20CSSRI%20Laboratory%20analysis.pdf Laboratory Manual on Poor Quality Water Analysis
- http://www.jnkvv.org/PDF/29042020213034284201949.pdf Soil, process of pedogenesis (Weathering, Humification, Elluviati and Illuviation) Soil composition, So texture etc.
- http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/course/view.php?id=125 Densities of Soil, Porosity and Soil
- http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/page/view.php?id=1286 40 Introduction to Water Pollution and Control
- http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/page/view.php?id=1435 Waste Water Treatment and Recyclin
- https://www.india.gov.in/spotlight/soil-health-card#tab=tab-1 Soil quality soil health and soil healt card scheme
For detail Syllabus of all other subjects of Agriculture Engineering, K scheme do visit Agriculture Engineering 4th Sem Syllabus for K scheme.
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