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BSc Agriculture notes on types of manures: bulky organic manures, concentrated organic manures, FYM, compost, vermicompost, green manures, oil cakes, bone meal, and nutrient content.

Green manures-Oilcakes-.

Composting of organic.

Classification of fertilizers.

Learn the major nitrogenous fertilizers and the industrial processes used to convert atmospheric nitrogen into fertilizer nitrogen.

Manufacturing of.

Manufacturing of urea.

Slow release N fertilizers.

Controlled release.

P fertilizers.

Single and triple.

Potassic fertilizers.

Understand the role of secondary and micronutrient fertilizers, with emphasis on zinc sulphate and ferrous sulphate as important commercial sources.

Complex fertilizers.

Mixed fertilizers.

Understand the materials used in fertilizer mixtures, including nutrient carriers, conditioners, neutralizers, fillers, and the idea of unit value.

BIOFERTILIZERS.

IMPACT OF FERTILIZERS.

FERTILIZERS CONTROL.

Learn the meaning of agrochemicals, the main classes of pesticides, and the basic organic chemistry background needed to understand them.

Pesticide Formulations.

Pesticide Formulation.

ORGANOPHOSPHATES.

ORGANOPHOSPHATES—.

CARBAMATES.

BOTANICALS.

Learn the origin, major properties, examples, and mode of action of synthetic pyrethroid insecticides.

HERBICIDES.

Fungicides.

Organic fungicides.

SYSTEMIC FUNGICIDES.

Insecticide act.

Fate of pesticides in.

Plant growth regulators.