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The Department of Agrochemicals and Pest Management in its thirties has undertaken a venture and as the beginning of a new era, a postgraduate M.Sc. course in Agrochemicals and Pest Management established in June, 1993. This is a need based course that meets the regional demands of socio-economic development of the region with more than 80% placements in the industries and agriculture sectors.
The course provides a training on the chemical analysis techniques, Applied entomology Plant pathology and formulation technology and actively participated in the research in thrust research areas ,Synthesis of novel synthetic pesticides ,use of bio-pesticides , Integrated pest management ,plant pathology , micronutrient research and development of bio-control agents. Dept has adopted Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) with academic flexibility. So far 2 M.Phil and 15 Ph.Ds students have been awarded their degrees in AgPM and number of research papers published is 50.Two research students of the Dept. have been awarded STAT Gold medal and Noel Derr Gold medal for their research work in the field of bio-control agents. Some faculty members have been honored for best presentation awards in several organized symposia, workshops and conferences. Some of the alumni of the department have been working in different reputed research organizations and abroad. Some of them have started their own agro-industries. Presently, 10 research students are working for Ph.D. The Department has successfully organized a one week Training Programme on, “Rural Agribusiness Development and Marketing” in the year 2006 in collaboration with Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and signed a MoU with them. Similarly the Dept. has successfully organized one day national workshop on ‘Recent Advances in Agrochemicals’ RAA-2012 on 28th Feb 2012 and ‘New Trend in Pest Management’ NTPM-2013, on 31st January 2014. The M.Sc students complete one months Industrial training especially in pesticide and Fertilizer Industries such as Gharada, Chiplun, Jai research foundation, Hickel chemicals, Gujarat, RCF, Mumbai, NCL, Pune, VSI, Pune, NRC, Pune, etc.
Vision
- To cater the need of the pesticide industries and to Innovate advanced methods of farming.
Mission
- To develop Pesticide Residue Testing Laboratory
- Development of new Lead molecules with Agricultural Importance.
- Rearing of Bio-control agents for controlling insets pests
Goals
- To develop field laboratory to study agronomy, plantation
of medicinal plants.
- Consultancy to the farmers regarding the use of Agrochemicals.
Thrust Areas
- Development of new analytical methodology.
- Synthesis of Pesticides Bio-pesticides from plant products
- Green Chemistry.
- Toxicology Assessment & Safety Evaluation.
- Use Biocontrol Agents for Crop Protection.
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