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I. Course Title
: Advances in Laboratory Techniques for Psma Crops
II. Course Code
: PSM 604
III. Credit Hours
: (1+2)
IV. Why this course ?
Plantation, spice, medicinal and aromatic crops demand specific post harvest
management and value addition. At each step it has to undergo quality assessment
using modern equipment and machinery. Export standards are also based on
stringent quality parameters. This course is designed to make the learner well
versed with modern analytical methods, instruments and machinery used in quality
analyses.
V. Aim of the course
To equip the students with the latest laboratory techniques required for assessing
the quality of PSMA crops.
The course is organised as follows
No
Blocks
Units
1
Plantation Crops
I
Physiological and biochemical changes
II
Contaminants
III Value addition
2
Spice Crops
I
Physiological and biochemical changes
II
Contaminants
III Value addition

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Restructured and Revised Syllabi of Post-graduate Programmes
Vol. 1
460
3
Medicinal and Aromatic Crops
I
Secondary metabolites and their biosynthetic
pathways
II
Contaminants
III Value addition
VI. Theory
Block 1:
Plantation Crops
Unit I:
Physiological and biochemical changes: Physiological and biochemical
changes during maturity and ripening including post harvest changes.
Factors influencing quality.
Unit II:
Contaminants: Adulterants, substitutes, sources of contamination:
microbial, heavy metal, pesticide residues.
Unit III:
Value addition: Fixed oils, value added products, grading, storage,
transportation.