Centre of Excellence in Sustaining Soil health
Centre of Excellence (COE) in sustaining Soil Health has been established during 2015-18 under NADP programme of Government of Tamil Nadu for testing soilsof farmers and offering high class analytical instrumentation and research servicesto researchers for their project works focussed on soil health sustenance. Scientists and Scholars involved in basic and applied research addressing complicated issues related to soil health utilize the facilities of this centre. Sophisticated instrumentation facilities viz., GC-MS, LC-MS, MALDI-TOF, FT-IR, UV-Vis Spectrometers and other important lab equipments are installed in this Centre. Over all support is rendered in this centre for research works covering the soil quality maintenance by balancing fertilization, improving capacity of a soil to functionwithin ecosystem boundaries, sustaining biologicalproductivity and maintaining environmental quality. Ultimately this centre aims to promoteresearch that improves normal and salt affected soils to reach the ability to sustain crop productivity. Total cost of building and instrumentation infrastructure of this centre was Rs. 470 Lakhs.
Besides analytical services this centre offers periodical training (2 day training) to Scientists/ scholars on analytical instrumentation techniques on following titles:
- Chromatographic instrumentation techniques of HPLC and GC
- Mass spectrometric instrumentation techniques of GC-MS, LC-MS and MALDI-TOF
One Day Workshop cum Training on “Biomolecular Characterization. GC-MS Techniques 11th December 2024”
About the Workshop
➢ Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is an analytical technique that combines gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry (MS) to identify substances in a sample.
➢ Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) combines two powerful techniques to provide the identification of compounds with low detection limits and the potential for quantitative analysis. Liquid, gaseous and solid samples work well with GC-MS analysis.
➢ Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) combines two analytical tools to identify and measure the concentration of chemicals found in foods, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, fuels, the environment and more.
➢ Hands on working of GCMS will enable the participants to acquire practical knowledge.
Criteria for Participation
➢ The participants includes Students/ Research Scholars/Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor of TNAU/ other Academic institutions.
➢ Registration fee :
| Students | Rs.500/Participant |
| Research Scholars/Assistant & Associate Professor | Rs.1000/Participant |
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Registration Instruction
➢ Please make your payment online using the account details given below and make a note of the Reference Number
➢ Move to the ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM using the registration link given below (Fill in the requisite details and submit the form)
➢ The applicants shall upload scanned copy of student ID card as a proof for designation in your institution.
➢ A confirmation email will be sent to the participant after successful verification of details provided in the application.
Bank Account Details
Name of the Bank: UCO Bank Branch: Navalur kutapattu
Account Holder: The Dean, ADAC&RI, COE Soil Health Account Number: 16560110072752
IFSC Code: UCBA0001656
Note
➢ Registration and online payment of training fee is mandatory for participation in the training.
➢ Participation certificate will be provided to the candidate after successful completion of the training.
Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWVYLrBuIw9Emo6aZ6M-49C3lYhjObSTu-Cg2q5iOb4zGNeg/viewform S
Important Dates
Last date for registration: 29.12.2024 Date of event : 11.12.2024
Contact us
Email: coesh@tnau.ac.in Mobile No.:9442613759
About
- Centre of Excellence in sustaining Soil Health (COE-Soil Health) was established under NADP scheme (2015-2018) with a budget outlay of Rs. 420 Lakhs.
- This centre is offering facility to researchers to conduct analytical works using sophisticated instruments for developing technology for sustaining Soil Health and Crop productivity
Vision
- To offer advance instrumental analytical service for the benefit of farmers, research scholars and scientists.
- The center with high end instruments facilitate research activities in soil-water-crop ecosystems and food analysis
- Technology dissemination by conducting Skill Development trainings
Mission
- Analytical services, quality control and precise quantification of compounds
- Detecting contaminants and environmental monitoring
- Identification and quantification of compounds in agriculture and environmental research
Skill Development Trainings / Workshops conducted
(Year: 2024)
| S. No. | Title |
| 1. | Analytical Techniques using FTIR, Photometer and UV-Spectrophotometer |
| 2. | Advanced Instrumentation Techniques for optimizing Climate Change Research using Open Top Chambers (OTCs) |
| 3. | Metabolome Profiling Techniques using FTIR |
| 4. | Biomolecular Characterization : GC-MS Techniques |
| Instruments | Scientist in-charge |
| Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) | Dr. T. Sherene Jenita Rajammal
Assoc. Prof. (SS&AC) Dr. M. Vijayakumar Asst. Prof. (SS&AC) |
| Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer | |
| Pressure Plate Apparatus | |
| Photometer Ionic analyser | |
| Liquid Chromatography –Mass Spectrometry
(LC-MS/MS) |
Dr. K. Senthil
Professor (Agrl. Chemicals) |
| Gas Chromatography –Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) | |
| Fermenter | Dr. R. Parthasarathi
Asst. Prof. (Agrl. Microbiology) |
| UV-Visible Double Beam Spectrophotometer | Dr. R.K. Kaleeswari
Project Director COE (Soil Health) |
| MALDI-TOF : Microbial community analyzer | Dr. M. Selvamurugan
Asst. Prof. (Env. Sci.) |
| Open Top Chambers | |
| Gel Electrophoresis & PCR | Dr. P. Jeyaprakash
Prof. &Head (PBG) |
| Refrigerated Centrifuge | Dr. K. Sakthivel
Assoc. Prof. (PBG) |
| Deep Freezer |
Analytical Services
Centre of Excellence in sustaining soil health regularly takes up analysis of soils, water and plant samples brought by the researchers, farmers and farm entrepreneurs through Venture Capital Scheme under this
| Year | Name of the Product | Samples analyzed
(No.) |
Amount (Rs.) |
| 2018-2019 | Soil, Plant and Water analysis | 179 | 90,325 |
| 2019-2020 | Soil, Plant and Water analysis | 158 | 4,60,231 |
| 2020-2021 | Soil, Plant and Water analysis
GC-MS and LCMS analysis |
360 | 686420 |
| 2021-2022 | Soil, Plant and Water analysis
GC-MS, LCMS, FTIR analysis pressure plate analysis and training |
403 | 676293 |
| 2022-2023 | Soil, Plant and Water analysis
GC-MS, LCMS, FTIR analysis and training |
600 | 623764 |