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Crop Production Technology – I (Kharif Crops) 2 (1+1)
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Origin and geographical distribution of Kharif Crops
Economic importance of kharif crops
Soil and climatic requirements of Kharif Crops
Varieties of Kharif crops
Cultural practices and yield of Kharif crops
Cultivation of Rice
Cultivation of maize
Cultivation of sorghum
Cultivation of Pearl millet (Bajra)
Cultivation of finger millet (Ragi)
Cultivation of Pigeonpea
Cultivation of mungbean
Cultivation of urdbean
Cultivation of groundnut
Cultivation of Soybean
Cultivation of cotton
Cultivation of jute
Cultivation of cowpea
Cultivation of cluster bean
Cultivation of napier grass
Fundamentals of Plant Breeding 3 (2+1)
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Historical development
Global, Indian Scientists and Their Contributions
Definition, Aim and Objective of Plant Breeding
Nature and role of Plant breeding
Major achievements and future prospect
Genetics in relation to plant breeding
Modes of reproduction (Sexual And Asexual)
Apomixes
Self-incompatibility
Male sterility- genetic consequences, cultivar options.
Domestication, Acclimatization and Introduction
Centres of origin / diversity
Components of Genetic variation
Heritability and genetic advance
Genetic basis in self- pollinated crops
Breeding Methods in self- pollinated crops
Mass and Pure line selection
Hybridization techniques and handling of segregating population
Multiline concept
Concepts of population genetics and Hardy-Weinberg Law
Genetic basis and methods of breeding in cross pollinated crops
Modes of selection
Population improvement Schemes: Ear to row method
Modified Ear to Row, recurrent selection schemes
Heterosis and inbreeding depression
Development of inbred lines and hybrids
Composite and synthetic varieties
Breeding methods in asexually propagated crops
Clonal selection and hybridization
Maintenance of breeding records and data collection
Wide hybridization and prebreeding
Polyploidy in relation to Plant breeding
Mutation breeding-methods and uses
Breeding for important biotic and abiotic stresses
Biotechnological tools
DNA markers and marker assisted selection
Participatory plant breeding
Intellectual Property Rights
Patenting
Plant Breeders and & Farmer’s Rights
Agricultural Finance and Cooperation 3 (2+1)
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Agriculture Finance: meaning, scope and significance, Role of Agricultural Credit in Indian Agriculture
Meaning and Definition and Classification of credit
Credit analysis: 4 R’s, and 3C’s of credits.
Sources of Agricultural finance: Institutional and Non-Institutional sources of credit
Commercial Banks: Social Control and Nationalization of Bank
Micro Financing and Kisan Credit Card (KCC)
Lead Bank Scheme, Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)
Scale of finance and Unit Cost
Higher Financing Agencies: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC)
Cost of Credit
Preparation and analysis of financial statements – Balance Sheet and Income Statement
Basic guidelines for preparation of project reports- Bank norms
Agricultural Cooperation – Meaning, Definition, History, objectives, Principles and Significance.
Cooperative marketing, Processing, Farming Cooperatives, Cooperative Warehousing
NAFED and International Co-operative Alliance (ICA)
National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)
Agri- Informatics 2(1+1)
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Introduction to Computers
Operating Systems, definition and types
Applications of MS-Office for document creation & Editing
Applications of MS-Office for Data presentation, interpretation and graph creation
Applications of MS-Office for statistical analysis, mathematical expressions
Database, concepts and types
DBMS and its uses in Agriculture
World Wide Web (WWW) Concepts and components
Introduction to computer programming languages
Concepts and standard input/output operations.
e-Agriculture, concepts and applications
Use of ICT in Agriculture
Computer Models for understanding plant processes
IT application for computation of water and nutrient requirement of crops
Computer-controlled devices (automated systems) for Agri-input management
Smartphone Apps in Agriculture for farm advises
Smartphone Apps in Agriculture for market price
Smartphone Apps in Agriculture for postharvest management
Geospatial technology for generating valuable agri-information
Agriculture informatics Decision support systems concepts, components and applications in Agriculture
Agriculture Expert System for supporting Farm decisions
Soil Information Systems for supporting Farm decisions
Preparation of contingent crop-planning using IT tools
Farm Machinery and Power 2 (1+1)
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Status of Farm Power in India
Sources of Farm Power
I.C. engines, working principles of I C engines
Comparison of two stroke and four stroke cycle engines
Study of different components of I.C. engine
I.C. engine terminology and solved problems
Different systems of I.C. engines: Air cleaning, cooling system of a tractor
lubrication ,fuel supply and hydraulic control system of a tractor
Power transmission system, clutch, gear box, differential and final drive of a tractor
Tractor types, Cost analysis of tractor power and attached implement.
Primary and Secondary Tillage implement
Implement for hill agriculture, implement for intercultural operations
Familiarization with sowing and planting equipment
Calibration of a seed drill and solved examples
Plant Protection equipment
Familiarization with harvesting and threshing equipment.
Production Technology for Vegetables and Spices 2 (1+1)
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Importance of vegetables & spices in human nutrition
Importance of vegetables & spices in national economy
Kitchen gardening
Cultivation of Tomato
Cultivation of Brinjal
Cultivation of Chilli
Cultivation of Capsicum
Cultivation of Cucumber
Cultivation of Melons
Cultivation of Bottle Gourd
Cultivation of Bitter Gourd
Cultivation of Ridge Gourd
Cultivation of Snake Gourd
Cultivation of Ash Gourd
Cultivation of Sponge Guard
Cultivation of Pointed Guard
Cultivation of Pumpkin
Cultivation of French bean
Cultivation of Peas
Cultivation of Cole crops such as Cabbage, Cauliflower, Knol-khol
Physiological Disorders of Cauliflower and Cabbage
Cultivation of Bulb crops such as Onion
Cultivation of Garlic
Cultivation of Root crops such as Carrot
Cultivation of Raddish and Beetroot
Cultivation of Tuber crops such as Potato
Cultivation from Leafy vegetables such as Amaranth
Cultivation of Palak
Cultivation of Perennial vegetables
Environmental Studies and Disaster Management 3(2+1)
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Environmental studies Definition, scope and importance
Natural Resources
Forest resources
Water resources
Mineral resources
Food resources
Energy resources
Land resources
Ecosystems-Concept of an ecosystem
Structure and function of an ecosystem
Biodiversity and its conservation.
Environmental Pollution
Air Pollution
Soil Pollution
Water Pollution
Thermal Pollution
Solid Waste Management
Social Issues
Environmental ethics
Wasteland reclamation
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act
Water (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act
Wildlife Protection Act
Forest Conservation Act.
Issues involved in enforcement of environmental legislation
Public awareness
Environment and human health
Women and Child Welfare
Natural Disasters
Climatic change
Man Made Disasters
Disaster Management.
Livestock and Poultry Management 4 (3+1)
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Role of livestock in the national economy
Reproduction in farm animals
Reproduction in Poultry
Housing principles, space requirements for different species of livestock and poultry
Management of calves, growing heifers
Management of milch animals
Management of sheep
Management of goat
Management of swine
Incubation, hatching and brooding
Management of growers and layers.
Important Indian and exotic breeds of cattle
Important Indian and exotic breeds of buffalo
Important Indian and exotic breeds of sheep
Important Indian and exotic breeds of goat
Important Indian and exotic breeds of Swine
Important Indian and exotic breeds of Poultry
Improvement of farm animals and poultry
Digestion in livestock and poultry
Classification of feedstuffs
Proximate principles of feed
Nutrients and their functions of feed
Feed ingredients for ration for livestock and poultry
Feed supplements and feed additives
Feeding of livestock and poultry
Introduction of livestock and poultry diseases
Prevention (including vaccination schedule) and control of important diseases of livestock and poultry.
B.Sc. Ag. III Semester (5th dean committee)
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