Academic Department
Nematology
Constituent Department under Biswanath College of Agriculture
Department of Nematology was established since the inception of Biswanath College of Agriculture , Biswanath Chariali. The Department is offering under graduate courses both core and elective courses also PG minor and supporting courses. The faculty of the department have been involved in providing technical supports related to academic, research and extension besides involved in various institutional building, seeds and planting material production and welfare activities. The Department in collaboration with other allied departments offers consultation and field diagnostic services more particularly nematode disease of crops and their management options. The faculty member of the Department also involved in Front -Line Demonstration, farmers scientist interaction, RAWEP, publishing popular articles related to the field of agriculture, participating radio talk, TV discussion, nematode awareness . programme which help the farming communities..
| # | Course No. | Course Title | Credit | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nema 313 * | Introductory Nematology | 3 (2+1) | |
| 2 | Nema(Elect) 323 | Economic Nematology | 3 (2+1) | |
| 3 | Nema-222 * | Fundamentals of Nematology | 2 (1+1) |
* indicates compulsory courses.
| # | Course No. | Course Title | Credit | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nema 501 | Principles of Nematology | 3 (2+1) | |
| 2 | Nema 510 | Nematode Management | 3 (2+1) | |
| 3 | Nema-511 | Beneficial Nematodes | 2 (1+1) |
* indicates compulsory courses.
Department Faculty Members
1 Faculty
Department Achievements & Accolades
1 RecordsThe Department of Nematology, Biswanath College of Agriculture has been involved in teaching of Undergraduate Core and Elective Courses along with Post Graduate Minor and Supporting courses. Apart from this faculty members of the Department has been involved in teaching of UG courses like NSS and Deeksharambh (Induction cum Foundation course) offered by Student’s welfare.
The faculties are involved as Major Advisers of M. Sc. (Agri.) students in the Department of Nematology, AAU, Jorhat and members of Advisory Committee of M.Sc. (Agri.) Students of the Departments of Entomology and Horticulture, BNCA offering Minor and Supporting courses. The Faculties of the Department are also associated with Internship Courses for Non-Agriculture B. Sc. students as per the norms of New Education Policy.
The Department is associated with trainings of Farmers and Stakeholders related to Skill Development, Quality Seeds and planting material production and in various participatory extension activities along with other institutional building activities.
The Faculties of the Departments has been associated with conducting MLT under the All India Coordinated Research Project on Plant Parasitic Nematode and their management including other faculty research programme.