Agricultural Microbiology Notes
Agricultural Microbiology Notes is a basic book for understanding the role of microorganisms in soil, crop production, and in disease control. This is an introduction to microbial organisms in agriculture and how they impact on farming. These are basic fundamental subject for BSc Agriculture students. If you’re looking for Agricultural Microbiology notes you’re at the right place. Here, you can find all BSc Agriculture notes at one platform. We have updated the Agricultural Microbiology notes as per the latest ICAR 5th Dean Committee pattern. Here you will also find Agricultural Microbiology syllabus and notes.
| Name of PDF | Agricultural Microbiology |
| Number of pages | 134 |
| PDF Size | 2.34 MB |
| Syllabus | As per ICAR 5th dean committee |
| Course | BSc Agriculture |
| Semester | 2nd Semester |
| Language | English |
| Notes Source | As per ICAR 5th Dean committee |
Agricultural Microbiology Syllabus: Theory
Introduction. Microbial world: Prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes. Bacteria: cell structure, chemoautotrophy, photo autotrophy, growth. Bacterial genetics: Genetic recombination transformation, conjugation and transduction, plasmids, transposon.
Role of microbes in soil fertility and crop production: Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Sulphur cycles. Biological nitrogen fixation- symbiotic, associative and asymbiotic. Azolla, blue green algae and mycorrhiza. Rhizosphere and phyllosphere. Microbes in human welfare: silage production, biofertilizers, biopesticides, biofuel production and biodegradation of agro-waste.
Agricultural Microbiology Practical Syllabus
Introduction to microbiology laboratory and its equipments; Microscope- parts, principles of microscopy, resolving power and numerical aperture. Methods of sterilization. Nutritional media and their preparations. Enumeration of microbial population in soil- bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes. Methods of isolation and purification of microbial cultures. Isolation of Rhizobium from legume root nodule. Isolation of Azotobacter from soil. Isolation of Azospirillum from roots. Isolation of BGA. Staining and microscopic examination of microbes.
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