2. DEMONSTRATION OF THE INSTRUMENTS
- BOD Incubator
- UV –Vis Spectrophotometer
- Automated cell counter
- Laminar Air flow
- Autoclave
- Conductivity meter
- Water Bath
- Thermometer
- Microscope
- pH meter
- Colony Counter
- Hot air oven
- Centrifuge
- Digital balance
3. PLANT BIOASSAYS:
- Estimation of Chlorophyll and Carotenoids
- Estimation of carbohydrates
- Determination of nitrogen
4. STUDY OF SOME IMPORTANT WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS:
A. PHYSICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER- Conductivity
- Temperature
- Colour
- Odour
- Turbidity
- Dissolved Oxygen
- BOD
- COD
- pH
- Hardness
- TDS
- Chloride
- Calcium Carbonate
C. BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER (MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION)
- Standard Plate Count (SPC)
- Sampling
- Preparation of Nutrient Agar Medium
- Inoculation
- Incubation
- Colony Counting
- MNP of Coliforms:
- Sampling
- Preparation of McConkey’s Broth
- Durham’s Vial Test
- Incubation
- Detection of Salmonella
- Concentration of Enrichment
- Prepartion of Tetrathionate Broth
- Isolation
5. STUDY OF ECOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS:
- Ecological adaptations in hydrophytes
- Ecological adaptations in xerophytes



