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The
functions of Agricultural chemistry division are as
follows:
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Teaching Agricultural Chemistry to various post
graduate and post diploma courses on Alcohol Technology,
Sugar Technology and Sugar Engineering |
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Research in Agricultural chemistry aspects of
sugar manufacture |
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To
render technical advice to sugar and allied industries
in their problems related to low recovery, assessment of
sugarcane development potential when starting a new
factory, investigation of cane quality, implementation
of pre harvest maturity tests for sugarcane crop,
development of sugarcane in catchment area of a sugar
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 | There is a semi
mechanized 84 hectare sugarcane farm under this division. Sugarcane
of improved varieties is grown and field experiments relating to
research problems are conducted in the farm. The farm enables the
students of the institute to get acquainted with first hand
information regarding sugarcane agriculture.
The Professor of
Agriculture Chemistry heads the division
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Research Assistant (Selection
Grade) |
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Shri
Ramakrishna MSc (Agri Chem & Soil Sc) |
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Area
of specialization |
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Sugarcane agriculture and Sugarcane maturity
tests. |
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Current areas of research |
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Analysis
of Chemicals and sugar industry products. |
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Research on Sweet Sorghum and Sugar
Beet |
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