Soil Science TNAU

I want to get admission in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, TNAU and for that I want to get the list of courses offered there so can you provide me that?

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As you want to get the list of courses offered in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, TNAU so here is the information of the same for you:

Courses Offered:
Under graduate courses:
Principles of analytical chemistry
Fundamentals of soil science
Crop and pesticide chemistry
Soil resource inventory and problem soils
Nutrient management and fertilizer technology
Experiential learning :
Soil water and health clinic

Post graduate courses:
Major:
Soil Physics
Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Use
Soil Chemistry
Soil Mineralogy, Genesis, Survey and Classification
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Analytical Techniques and Instrumental Methods in Soil and Plant Analysis
Plant Chemistry and Nutrition

Minor (Minimum credits : 9):
Soil Erosion and Conservation
Geomorphology and Geochemistry
Isotopes and Nuclear techniques in Agriculture
Remote Sensing and GIS techniques for Soil, Water and Crop Studies
System Approaches in Soil and Crop Studies
Management of Problematic Soils and Waters
Chemistry of Agro Chemicals – Fertilizers and Pesticides
Land Degradation and Restoration
Principles of Plant Physiology
Plant Biochemistry
Soil, Water and Air Pollution
Principles and Practices of Organic Farming
Biofertilizer Technology
Nanotechnology applications in Agriculture

Supporting courses (Minimum credits 5):
Statistical Methods
Design of Experiments
Computer application in Statistics

Non credit compulsory courses ( 6 Credits):
Library and information services (Library)
Technical writing andCOMMUNICATIONS
Skills ( Joint Teaching – Concerned Dept. & DSW)
Intellectual property and its management in agriculture (Dept. of IP&T)
Basic concepts in laboratory techniques (Concerned Dept.)
Agricultural research, research ethics and rural development programmes (Agrl. Extension)
Disaster management (Environmental Sciences)
Seminar
Research

Ph. D. courses
Major:
Advances in Soil Physics
Advances in Soil Fertility
Advances in Soil Physical Chemistry
Soil Genesis and Micropedology
Dynamics of Soil Organic matter
Soil Resource Inventory and Management

Minor (Minimum credits : 9):
Clay Mineralogy
Application of Remote Sensing and GIS
Soil-Water-Plant Relationships
Agricultural Chemicals and their Interaction in Soils and Plants
Advances in Plant Nutrition and Crop Quality

Supporting courses (Minimum 5 credits):
Irrigation Management
Climate Change and Crop Growth
Recycling of Wastes
Bioremediation

Seminar and Thesis:
Doctoral Seminar I
Doctoral Seminar II
Thesis Research

Facilities:
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
UV-VIS Spectrophotometer
Ion analyser
Mass spectrophotometer
Segmental flow analyser
Macro volume refrigerated centrifuge
Micro centrifuge
Gas chrootograph
Digitally controlled incubators
Chlorophyll meter
Kjelplus digerstion and distillation units
Gerhardt auto N analyser
Pressure plate and membrane apparatus
Soil moisture density gauge
Soil penetrometer
Tensiometer
Porosity apparaus
Wet aggregate analyser
Dry aggregate analyser
Soil thermometers
Geiger muller counter
Proportional counter
Gamma ray spectrophotometer
Liquid scintillation counter
Multi channel analyser
Post Graduate Laboratories (PG)
Under Graduate Laboratories (UG)

Faculties:
Dr. V.V.Krishnamurthi Professor and Head
Dr. R. Natesan Professor
Dr.A.Vadivel Professor
Dr. P. Stalin Professor
Dr. K. Arulmozhiselvan Professor
Dr.P. Malarvizhi Professor
Dr.R. Santhi Professor
Dr. D. Vasanthi Professor
Dr.R.Shanmuga sundaram Professor
Dr. N.Chandrasekaran Professor
Dr.S. Meena Professor
Dr.M.R.Backiyavathy Professor
Dr.M.R. Latha Asst. Professor
Dr. S. Maragatham Asst. Professor
Dr.K.M. Sellamuthu Asst. Professor
Dr.D.Jagadeeswari Asst. Professor
Dr.J.Balamurugan Asst. Professor
Dr. M.Malarkodi Asst. Professor
Dr. P.Malathi Asst. Professor
Dr.M.Gopalakrishnan Asst. Professor

Contact Details:
Agricultural Research Station of Tamil Nadu Agri University
Marudhamalai Rd
Coimbatore,
Tamil Nadu 641003
India


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