Course Curriculum

(As per V Deans’ Committee’s Recommendations)

B.Sc. (Agriculture)
Degree Programme

University of Agricultural Sciences

GKVK, Bengaluru-560 065
2016
 University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru 1 2 3 4 5
B.Sc. (Agriculture) 3 AGR. 122 Introductory Agrometeorology 1+1 14
CONTENTS & Climate Change
Sl. Course Course Cr. Page 4 AGR. 211 Crop Production Technology-I 2+1 15
No. No. Title Hrs. No. 5 AGR. 212 Practical Crop Production-II 0+1 16
1 2 3 4 5 (Irrigated)
6 AGR. 221 Crop Production Technology-II 1+1 16
BASIC SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
7 AGR. 311 Practical Crop Production-I 0+1 17
1 BCM. 111 Plant Biochemistry 1+1 1
(Rainfed)
2 CSC. 111 Computer Science and 1+1 1
8 AGR.312 Experimental Techniques in 0+1 17
Agri-informatics
Agricultural Research
3 ENG. 111 Comprehension and 1+1 2
9 AGR. 321 Farming Systems, Organic 2+1 18
Communication Skills in English
Farming and Precision Agriculture
4 AST. 221 Agricultural Statistics 2+1 3
10 AGR. 322 Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed 1+1 19
5 PED. 111* Physical Education and Yoga 0+1 5 Management
Practices
Total 10+10=20
6 NSS. 111* National Service Scheme 0+1 8
7 KAN. 111/ Kannada-I 0+1 11 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
KAN. 112*
1 AEC. 111 Fundamentals of Agricultural 2+0 20
8 KAN. 121/ Kannada-II 0+1 12 Economics
KAN. 122*
2 AEC. 121 Agricultural Finance &
Total 5+4=9 Co-operation 1+1 21
* Non-gradial courses 3 AEC. 311 Agricultural Marketing, Trade 2+1 22
Note: 1. PED. 111 (0+1) Spread over for one year and Prices
2. NSS. 111 (0+1) Spread over for two years 4 AEC. 321 Farm Management, Production 1+1 24
and Resource Economics
AGRICULTURAL AND ALLIED SUBJECTS
Total 6+3=9
AGRONOMY
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
1 AGR. 111 Fundamentals of Agronomy 2+1 12
2 AGR. 121 Water Management 1+1 13 1 AEG. 111 Introductory Soil and Water 1+1 26
Conservation Engineering
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1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
2 AEG. 211 Farm Machinery and Power 1+1 26 AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY
3 AEG. 221 Renewable Energy and Green 1+1 27 1 AMB. 111 Fundamentals of Microbiology 1+1 36
Technology
2 AMB. 221 Soil and Applied Microbiology 1+1 37
4 AEG. 321 Protected Cultivation and
Secondary Agriculture 1+1 28 Total 2+2=4
Total 4+4=8
ANIMAL SCIENCE
AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY
1 ASC. 311 Livestock, Poultry & Fish 2+1 38
1 AET. 121 Fundamentals of Entomology 2+1 29 Production Management
2 AET. 211 Insect Ecology, Principles of Pest 2+1 30 Total 2+1=3
Management and Natural Enemies
3 AET. 221 Insect Pests of Horticultural 1+1 31
APICULTURE
Crops and their Management
1 API. 311* Introduction to Apiculture 1+1 39
4 AET. 311 Insect Pests of Field Crops & 1+1 32
Stored Grains and their Management Total 1+1=2
* To be offered by faculty of respective Department from CoA, GKVK
Total 6+4=10

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION CROP PHYSIOLOGY

1 AEX. 111 Rural Sociology, Education 0+2 33 1 CPH. 211 Fundamentals of Crop Physiology 2+1 40
Psychology and Constitution of India
2 CPH. 221 Applied Plant Physiology and 1+1 42
2 AEX. 121 Fundamentals of Agricultural 1+1 33 Crop Modeling
Extension Education and Rural
Development 3 CPH. 222 Nanotechnology in Agriculture 0+1 43

3 AEX. 211 Communication and Diffusion 1+1 35 Total 3+3=6

of Agricultural Innovations
4 AEX. 321 Entrepreneurship Development FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
and Business Communication 1+1 36
1 FSN. 111 Principles of Foods Science 2+0 44
Total 3+5=8 & Nutrition

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1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
2 FSN. 321 Food Processing, Food Safety 1+1 44 5 HRT. 321 Post Harvest Management and 1+1 53
Standards and Value Addition Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables
Total 3+1=4 Total 5+5=10

FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

1 FES. 111 Introduction to Forestry 1+1 45 1 PBT. 121 Fundamentals of Plant 2+1 54
2 FES. 221 Environmental Studies and 2+0 46 Biotechnology
Disaster Management Total 2+1=3
Total 3+1=4
PLANT PATHOLOGY
GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING 1 PAT. 211 Fundamentals of Plant Pathology 2+1 55
2 PAT. 221 Principles of Plant Disease 1+1 56
1 GPB. 121 Fundamentals of Cytogenetics 1+1 48
Management
2 GPB. 211 Fundamentals of Genetics 1+1 49 3 PAT. 311 Diseases of Field Crops and 2+1 58
3 GPB. 221 Fundamentals of Plant Breeding 2+1 49 their Management
4 PAT. 321 Diseases of Horticultural Crops 1+1 58
4 GPB. 311 Crop Breeding 1+1 50
and their Management
5 GPB. 321 Intellectual Property Rights 1+0 51
Total 6+4=10
Total 6+4=10
SEED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
HORTICULTURE
1 SST. 311 Principles and Practices of 1+1 59
1 HRT. 121 Fundamentals of Horticulture 1+1 51 Seed Production
and Fruit Crops Production 2 SST. 321 Post Harvest Seed Technology 1+1 60
2 HRT. 211 Production Technology of 1+1 52 and Quality Assurance
Vegetable Crops Total 2+2=4
3 HRT. 221 Production Technology of Flower 1+1 53
Crops and Landscaping SERICULTURE
4 HRT. 311 Production Technology of 1+1 53 1 SER. 321 Introduction to Sericulture 1 +1 62
Plantation Crops, Spices, Medicinal
Total 1+1=2
and Aromatic Plants * To be offered by faculty of respective Department from CoA, GKVK

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SOIL SCIENCE & AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
1 SAC. 121 Fundamentals of Soil Science 2+1 63
2 SAC. 211 Soil Chemistry 1+1 63
3 SAC. 311 Problematic Soils and their 1+1 64
Management, Geoinformatics
4 SAC. 321 Manures, Fertilizers and Soil 2+1 65
Fertility Management
Total 10=6+4

ABSTRACT

Basic Sciences and Humanities 5+4

Agricultural and Allied Subjects 71+56

Student “READY” Programme 66

• RAWE- Rural Agricultural Work Experience 0+20 68
• EL/HoT- Experiential Learning/Hands on Training 0+20 69

Non Gradial Courses:

• Physical Education 0+1

• NSS 0+1

• Kannada 0+2

• Educational Tour 0+1 85

• Remedial Courses 2(1+1) / (2+0)

Grand Total (9+127+20+20+7*)=183

* Non--gradial Courses

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 BASIC SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES apps in Agriculture. Introduction to Bioinformatics and Omics
database NCBI, searching and accessing genome sequences and
BCM. 111 Plant Biochemistry 1+1
protein sequences. Introduction to GIS and its applications in
Theory: Biochemistry-Introduction and importance, Plant cell- Agriculture. Introduction to MIS and Decision Support System and
Structure and organellar functions. Biomolecules–Structure, its applications in Agriculture.
properties and reactions: amino acids, peptides and proteins, lipids,
Practical: Introduction of different operating systems such as DOS
carbohydrates, nucleotides and nucleic acids. Enzymes- Factors
and WINDOWS. Creating Files & Folders. Introduction of
affecting the activities, classifications, immobilization and other
programming languages. Use of MS-WORD and MS Power-point
industrial applications. Metabolism – Basic concepts. glycolysis,
for creating, editing and presenting a scientific Document. MS-
citric acid cycle, pentose phosphate pathway, â-oxidation of fatty
EXCEL - Creating a spreadsheet, use of statistical tools, writing
acids, electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation. General
expressions, creating graphs, analysis of scientific data. MS-
reactions of amino acids degradation. Metabolic regulation.
ACCESS: Creating Database, preparing queries and reports,
Secondary metabolites- terpenoids, alkaloids, phenolics.
demonstration of Agri-information system. Introduction to World
Practical: Protein denaturation- heat, pH, precipitation of proteins Wide Web (WWW). Demonstration of HTML page design of e-
with heavy metals, Estimation of crude protein, Estimation of protein Agriculture. Omics database of NCBI searching and accessing
by Lowry method, Enzymes assays; Extraction of nucleic acids; genome sequences and protein sequences, alignment of two genome
Extraction of oil from oil seeds; Estimation of crude fat, Estimation sequences and alignment of two protein sequences.
of iodine number and saponification value of an oil, Quantitative
and qualitative determination of sugars, Paper chromatography for ENG. 111 Comprehension and Communication 1+1
the separation of sugars, Determination of phenols, chlorophyll and Skills in English
ascorbic acid.
Theory: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary- Antonym, Synonym,
Homophones, Homonyms, often confused words. Exercises to help
CSC. 111 Computer Science and 1+1
the students in the enrichment of vocabulary based on TOEFL and
Agri-informatics
other competitive examinations. Functional grammar: Articles,
Theory: Introduction to Computers, organization and architecture Prepositions, Verb, Subject verb Agreement, Transformation,
of Computers, Memory Concepts, Units of Memory, Operating Synthesis, Direct and Indirect Narration. Writing Skills: Paragraph
System, definition and UNIX, WINDOWS. writing, Précis writing, Report writing, Proposal writing and Letter
Writing. Interview Skills. Resume/CV Preparation and Job
Basic Computer networks, Internet and World Wide Web (WWW),
applications. Synopsis Writing.
Editing and Formatting a document, Database, concepts and types,
creating database. Introduction to Computer C-Programming Practical:Listening Comprehension: Listening to short talks,
language, concepts and standard input/output operations. Introduction lectures, speeches (scientific, commercial and general in nature). Oral
to ICT and uses in agriculture. Introduction to Computer-controlled Communication: Phonetics, stress and intonation, Conversation
devices (automated systems) for Agri-input management, Smartphone practice. Presentation skills and Public speaking. Reading skills:

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Reading and comprehension of general and technical articles, precise stratified and cluster sampling along with their advantage &
writing, summarizing, abstracting; Group discussion. disadvantages .

Test of Significance: Introduction, Null & Alternative hypothesis,

AST. 221 Agricultural Statistics 2+1
Types of Errors, Level of significance, degrees of freedom, Critical
Theory: Introduction to Statistics and its Applications in Agriculture, & Acceptance regions. Large sample tests: Z-Test for Means - One
Classification & Frequency Distributions of data, Diagrammatic and Two sample Means for Known and Unknown population
Representation of Data: Bar & Pie diagrams, Graphical variance. Small sample test: Student t-test for Means - One and Two
Representations of Data: Histogram, Frequency Polygon, Frequency sample means, Paired t-test and F-test for two population variances.
curve and Cumulative frequency curve (Ogives).Measures of Central Chi-Square test: Test for Goodness of Fit, Test for independence of
Tendency: Concepts & Definition, Characteristics of ideal Average, attributes for rXc contingency table, 2x2 contingency table with Yates
Arithmetic Mean, Median, Mode, Quartiles, Deciles & Percentiles correction, and test for single population variance.
(both for Ungrouped and Grouped data), Geometric Mean and
Harmonic Mean (Ungrouped data).Measures of Dispersion: Concepts Introduction to Analysis of Variance and its Assumptions, Analysis
& Definition, Types of Measures of Dispersion: Range, Quartile of Variance for One & Two Way Classification. Concept of design
deviation, Absolute Mean Deviation from mean and median, Standard of experiments: Basic Principle of Experimental Design:
Deviation and Variance, and Co-efficient of dispersion (both for Randomization, Replication & Local control, Basic Designs: CRD,
Ungrouped and Grouped data). Moments, Measures of Skewness RCBD and LSD, their advantages and disadvantages.
and Kurtosis (both for Ungrouped and Grouped data).Concept of
Practical: Construction of Frequency Distribution tables.
Set Theory: , Permutation & Combinations. Theory: of Probability:
Diagrammatic presentation of data: Bar diagrams & pie diagrams.
Concept & Definition, Addition and Multiplication rules (without
Graphical Representation of Data: Histogram, Frequency polygon,
proof). Theoretical Probability distributions: Binomial, Poisson and
Frequency curve and Cumulative frequency curve (Ogives).
Normal Distribution, their Properties & Applications.
Computation of Measures of Central Tendency: Arithmetic Mean,
Simple Correlation Analysis: Definition, Measures of Correlation: Median, Mode, Quartiles, Deciles & Percentiles (both for Ungrouped
Scatter diagram, Karl Pearson product moment and Spearman’s rank and Grouped data), Geometric Mean and Harmonic Mean
correlation coefficients and their properties. Simple Linear (Ungrouped data). Computation of Measures of Dispersion: Range,
Regression Analysis: Definition, Fitting of simple linear regression Quartile deviation, Absolute Mean Deviation, Standard Deviation
equations Y on X and X on Y, Properties of regression coefficient, and Variance and Co-efficient of dispersion (both for Ungrouped
interrelation between correlation and regression. and Grouped data). Computation of Moments, Measures of Skewness
and Kurtosis (both for Ungrouped and Grouped data), Problems on
Introduction to Sampling Theory: , Sampling versus Complete permutation and combination. Problems on Simple Probability,
Enumeration, Methods of Sampling, Type of Sampling- Simple Addition and Multiplication rules. Computation of probabilities using
Random Sampling (with and without replacement), Use of Random Binomial, Poisson and Normal Distributions. Computation of
Number Tables for selection of Simple Random Sample, Concept of Correlation Coefficient: Karl Pearson product moment and
Sampling distribution and standard error, concept of systematic, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients. Fitting of Simple linear

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Regression Equations Y on X, & X on Y. Use of Random Number 9. Teaching of advance skills of Kabaddi – involvement of all the
Tables for selection of Simple Random Sample. Problems on Large skills in game situation with teaching of rule of the game
sample tests: Z-Test for Means - One and Two sample means for
10. Teaching of skills of Ball Badminton – demonstration, practice
known and unknown population variance. Problems on Small sample
of the skills, correction of skills, involvement in game situation
tests: Student t-test for Means - One and Two sample means, Paired
t-test, and F-test two population variances. Problems on Chi-Square 11. Teaching of skills of Ball Badminton – involvement of all the
test: Test for Goodness of Fit, Test for independence of attributes for skills in game situation with teaching of rule of the game
rXc contingency table, 2x2 contingency table with Yates correction 12. Teaching of some of Asanas – demonstration, practice,
and test for single population variance. Problems on Analysis of correction and practice
Variance for One & Two Way Classified data. Problems on CRD,
RCBD and LSD. 13. Teaching of some more of Asanas – demonstration, practice,
correction and practice
PED. 111 Physical Education and Yoga Practices 0+1 14. Teaching of skills of Table Tennis – demonstration, practice of
PART I skills, correction and practice and involvement in game situation

1. Teaching of skills of Football – demonstration, practice of the 15. Teaching of skills of Table Tennis – demonstration, practice of
skills, correction, involvement in game situation (For girls skills, correction and practice and involvement in game situation
teaching of Badminton) 16. Teaching of skills of Table Tennis – involvement of all the skills
2. Teaching of different skills of Football – demonstration, practice in game situation with teaching of rule of the game
of the skills, correction, involvement in game situation (For 17. Teaching – Meaning, Scope and importance of Physical
girls teaching of Badminton) Education
3. Teaching of advance skills of Football – involvement of all the 18. Teaching – Definition, Type of Tournaments
skills in game situation with teaching of rules of the game
19. Teaching – Physical Fitness and Health Education
4. Teaching of skills of Basketball – demonstration, practice of
the skills, correction of skills, involvement in game situation 20. Construction and laying out of the track and field (*The girls
will have Badminton and Volleyball).
5. Teaching of skills of Basketball – demonstration, practice of
the skills, involvement in game situation
6. Teaching of skills of Basketball – involvement of all the skills PART II
in game situation with teaching of rule of the game 1. Teaching of skills of Hockey – demonstration practice of the
7. Teaching of skills of Kabaddi – demonstration, practice of the skills and correction.
skills, correction of skills, involvement in game situation 2. Teaching of skills of Hockey – demonstration practice of the
8. Teaching of skills of Kabaddi – demonstration, practice of the skills and correction. And involvement of skills in games
skills, correction of skills, involvement in game situation situation

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3. Teaching of advance skills of Hockey – demonstration practice 17. Teaching of different asanas – demonstration practice and
of the skills and correction. Involvement of all the skills in games correction.
situation with teaching of rules of the game
18. Teaching of weight training – demonstration practice and
4. Teaching of skills of Kho-Kho – demonstration practice of the correction.
skills and correction.
19. Teaching of circuit training – demonstration practice and
5. Teaching of skills of Kho-Kho – demonstration practice of the correction.
skills and correction. Involvement of the skills in games situation
20. Teaching of calisthenics – demonstration practice and correction.
6. Teaching of advance skills of Kho-Kho – demonstration practice Note: 1) Compulsory Uniform: Half pants, Tee Shirts, Shoes and socks all white
of the skills and correction. Involvement of all the skills in games (Girls will have white Tee Shirt and Track pants)
situation with teaching of rules of the game 2) The games mentioned in the practical may be inter changed depending
7. Teaching of different track events – demonstration practice of on the season and facilities.
the skills and correction.
NSS. 111 National Service Scheme 0+1
8. Teaching of different track events – demonstration practice of
the skills and correction. PART I

9. Teaching of different track events – demonstration practice of Introduction and basic components of NSS:Orientation: history,
the skills and correction with competition among them. objectives, principles, symbol, badge; regular programes under NSS,
organizational structure of NSS, code of conduct for NSS volunteers,
10. Teaching of different field events – demonstration practice of
points to be considered by NSS volunteers awareness about health.
the skills and correction.
11. Teaching of different field events – demonstration practice of NSS programmes and activities:Concept of regular activities,
the skills and correction. special camping, day camps, basis of adoption of village/slums,
12. Teaching of different field events – demonstration practice of conducting survey, analysing guiding financial patterns of scheme,
the skills and correction. youth programme/ schemes of GOI, coordination with different
agencies and maintenance of diary.
13. Teaching of different field events – demonstration practice of
the skills and correction with competition among them.
Understanding youth:Definition, profile, profile, categories, issues
14. Teaching of different asanas – demonstration practice and and challenges of youth; and opportunities for youth who is agent of
correction. the social change.
15. Teaching of different asanas – demonstration practice and
correction. Community mobilization:Mapping of community stakeholders,
designing the message as per problems and their culture; identifying
16. Teaching of different asanas – demonstration practice and methods of mobilization involving youth-adult partnership.
correction.
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Social harmony and national integration:Indian history and PART III
culture, role of youth in nation building, conflict resolution and peace-
Vocational skill development:To enhance the employment potential
building
and to set up small business enterprises skills of volunteers, a list of
Volunteerism and shramdan:Indian tradition of volunteerism, its 12 to 15 vocational skills will be drawn up based on the local
need, importance, motivation and constraints; shramdan as part of conditions and opportunities. Each volunteer will have the option to
volunteerism select two skill-areas out of this list
Citizenship, constitution, human rights, human values and Issues related environment:Environmental conservation,
ethics: Basic features of constitution of India, fundamental rights enrichment and sustainability, climatic change, natural resource
and duties, human rights, consumer awareness and rights and rights management (rain water harvesting, energy conservation, forestation,
to information, human values and ethics. waste land development and soil conservations) and waste
Family and society:Concept of family, community (PRIs and other management
community based organisations) and society Disaster management:Introduction and classification of disaster,
rehabilitation and management after disaster; role of NSS volunteers
PART II in disaster management.
Importance and role of youth leadership:Meaning, types and traits
Entrepreneurship development:Definition, meaning and quality
of leadership, qualities of good leaders; importance and roles of youth
of entrepreneur; steps in opening of an enterprise and role of financial
leadership
and support service institution.
Life competencies:Definition and importance of life competencies,
Formulation of production oriented project:Planning,
problem-solving and decision-making, inter personal communication
implementation, management and impact assessment of project
Youth development programmes:Development of youth Documentation and data reporting:Collection and analysis of data,
programmes and policy at the national level, state level and voluntary documentation and dissemination of project reports
sector; youth-focused and youth-led organstions
PART IV
Health, hygiene and sanitation:Definition needs and scope of health
education; role of food, nutrition, safe drinking water, water born Youth and crime:Sociological and psychological factors influencing
diseases and sanitation (Swachh Bharat Abhiyan) for health; national youth crime, cyber crime, pear mentoring in preventing crime and
health programmes and reproductive health. awareness for juvenile justice
Youth health, lifestyle, HIV AIDS and first aid:Healthy lifestyles, Civil/self defence:Civil defence services, aims and objectives of
HIV AIDS, drugs and substance abuse, home nursing and first aid civil defence; needs and training of self defence
Youth and yoga:History, philosophy, concept, myths and
misconceptions about yoga; yoga traditions and its impacts, yoga as Resource mobilization:Writing a project proposal of self fund units
a tool for healthy lifestyle, preventive and curative method. (SFUs) and its establishment

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Additional life skills:Positive thinking, self-confidence and esteem, PÀ£ßÀ qÀ «zÁåyðUÀ½UÉ
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pattern - Conversation between a Doctor and a Patient; About
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Children’s Education; Halebid-Belur; Discussing about Examination
C£ÀĪÁzÀ, ¥Áj¨sÁ¶PÀ ¥ÀzÀgÀZÀ£ÉAiÀÄ «zsÁ£ÀUÀ¼ÀÄ. and Future Plan.

PÀ£ÀßqÉÃvÀgÀ «zÁåyðUÀ½UÉ/ For Non Kannada Speaking Students Development of writing and reading skills with Kannada structure
pattern : Translation of simple sentences English into Kannada,
KAN. 112 0+1 Selected lesson for reading (Nada Geete, Kannada Habbagalu,
Development of listening and speaking skills with Kannada structure Prekshaniya Sthalagalu, Kannada Kavi, Kannada Vignani).
pattern - Introducing each other - Conversation between friends -
Enquiring about family - Plan to go for a movie - Routine activities AGRICULTURAL AND ALLIED SUBJECTS
of a student - In a book shop - Introducing College/University -
Conversation between a farmer and a Scientist - Data collection in a AGRONOMY
village – Conversation on going on a tour. AGR. 111 Fundamentals of Agronomy 2+1
Development of writing and reading skills with Kannada structure Theory:Agronomy and its scope, Agriculture as an art, science and
pattern - Kannada Script practice and reading. business of crop production, Factors affecting crop production,

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History of agriculture development in India and Karnataka, field and horticultural crops, methods of irrigation – surface,
Importance and scope of agriculture, classification of crops, Seeds subsurface, sprinkler and drip, constraints and advantages of different
and sowing, Soil and its components, properties, fertility and methods. Efficiency of irrigation and methods to measure them,
productivity and their management, Tillage and tilth, Crop density Quantitative estimation of irrigation water – direct and indirect
and geometry, Crop nutrition - manures and fertilizers, nutrient use methods, Expression of flowing water and mutual relations, Concept
efficiency, Growth and development of crops, ideotypes, Cropping of water use efficiency and methods to improve water use efficiency,
systems and its principles, Crop adaptation and distribution, crop Assessment of irrigation requirement, Scheduling of irrigation –
management technologies in problematic areas, Harvesting and Approaches and methods, Suitability of water for irrigation, Concept
threshing of crops. Weeds- importance, classification, crop weed of drainage and methods.
competition, concepts of weed management-principles and methods,
herbicides- classification, selectivity and resistance, allelopathy. Practical:Soil moisture determination by direct and indirect methods,
Study and installation of tensiometer and soil moisture
Practicals:Identification of crops, seeds and fertilizers, Classification
gauges,Determination of maximum water holding capacity, field
of field crops, tillage implements, Study and practice of different
methods of ploughing, Study of different methods of sowing, Study capacity, permanent wilting point and bulk density, Determination
of infiltration rate and capillarity in soil, Study of methods of flow
of seed drills, intercultural implements, Study of fertilizers, manures
measurement, use of weirs, orifices, Parshall flume and water meters,
and green manures, Calculation of fertilizers and seed rates, Study
on seed germination and plant population, Preparation of FYM and Surface & sub-surface irrigation methods, Micro irrigation methods,
Water requirement of different crops, On-farm irrigation structures,
compost, Participation in ongoing field operations, Study of agro-
Drainage structures, Practice of numerical examples.
climatic zones of Karnataka and India. Study and identification of
dry land and waste land weeds. Study and identification of garden
AGR. 122 Introductory Agrometeorology 1+1
land, wet land and aquatic weeds. Calculation of herbicide doses
& Climate Change
and their spray.
Theory:Meaning and scope of agricultural meteorology; Earth
AGR. 121 Water Management 1+1 atmosphere- its composition, extent and structure; Atmospheric
weather variables; Atmospheric pressure, its variation with height;
Theory:Definition of irrigation, water resources; soil water relations;
Wind, types of wind, daily and seasonal variation of wind speed,
Basic terms in water management and irrigation. Study of soil
cyclone, anticyclone, land breeze and sea breeze; Nature and
moisture constantans and hydrodynamic relation. Measurement of
properties of solar radiation, solar constant, depletion of solar
soil moisture-direct and indirect methods; Expression of soil moisture
radiation, short wave, longwave and thermal radiation, net radiation,
and their mutual relations, Plant water relationship –critical stages.
albedo; Atmospheric temperature, temperature inversion, lapse rate,
Meaning and impact of water stress, water availability and its
daily and seasonal variations of temperature, vertical profile of
relationship with nutrientavailability and losses. Water management
temperature, Energy balance of earth; Atmospheric humidity, concept
of crops – its definition, meaning, measurement and relevance in
of saturation, vapor pressure, process of condensation, formation of
crop production, concept of evapotranspiration and its management,
dew, fog, mist, frost, cloud; Precipitation, process of precipitation,
factors affecting water management, study of water requirement of
types of precipitation such as rain, snow, sleet, and hail, cloud
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formation and classification; Artificial rainmaking. Monsoon- Practical: Study of area, production and productivity of cereals, pulses
mechanism and importance in Indian agriculture, Weather hazards - and forage crops in Karnataka, India and world, Raising of important
drought, floods, frost, tropical cyclones and extreme weather cereals, pulses and forage crops in the crop museum, Rice nursery
conditions such as heat-wave and cold-wave. Agriculture and weather preparation, transplanting of Rice, effect of seed size on germination
relations; Modifications of crop microclimate, climatic normals for and seedling vigour crops, effect of sowing depth on germination of
crop and livestock production. Weather forecasting- types of weather crops, identification of weeds in crops, top dressing and foliar feeding
forecast and their uses. Climate change, climatic variability, global of nutrients, study of yield contributing characters and yield calculation
warming, causes of climate change and its impact on regional and of crops, study of crop varieties and important agronomic experiments
national Agriculture and mitigation strategies at experimental farm. study of forage experiments, morphological
description of crops, visit to research centres of related crops.Green
Practical: Visit of Agrometeorological Observatory, site selection leaf manuring and use of bio-fertilizers in rice, Fertilizer management
of observatory, exposure of instruments and weather data recording. in cereals, pulses and forage crops, fertilizer management of paddy,
Measurement of total, shortwave and longwave radiation, and its preservation of fodder and silage making,
estimation using Planck’s intensity law. Measurement of albedo and
sunshine duration, computation of Radiation Intensity using BSS. AGR. 212 Practical Crop Production-II 0+1
Measurement of maximum and minimum air temperatures, its (Irrigated)
tabulation, trend and variation analysis. Measurement of soil
temperature and computation of soil heat flux. Determination of vapor Practicals: Crop planning, raising field crops in an area of 5
pressure and relative humidity. Determination of dew point guntas by each student. Field preparation, seed, treatment, nursery
temperature. Measurement of atmospheric pressure and analysis of raising, sowing, nutrient, water and weed management and
atmospheric conditions. Measurement of wind speed and wind management of insect-pests diseases of crops, harvesting,
direction, preparation of windrose. Measurement, tabulation and threshing, drying winnowing, storage and marketing of produce. The
analysis of rain. Measurement of open pan evaporation and
emphasis will be given to seed production, mechanization, resource
evapotranspiration. Computation of PET and AET.
conservation and integrated nutrient, insect-pest and disease
management technologies. Preparation of balance sheet including
AGR. 211 Crop Production Technology-I 2+1 cost of cultivation, net returns per student.
Theory: Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance,
soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield AGR. 221 Crop Production Technology-II 1+1
of Kharifcrops. Cereals – rice, maize, wheat, sorghum, pearl millet
and finger millet, Nutrimillets/small millets: kodo millet, foxtail Theory: Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil
maillet, Proso millet, little millet, baranyard millet Pulses- chickpea, and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield of
peas,pigeonpea, mungbean, urdbean, cowpea, horsegramand lentil; oilseed crops- groundnut, sunflower, rapeseed and mustard, soybean,
Forage crops: sorghum, cowpea, cluster bean,napier, berseem, lucerne sesamum, niger, safflower, castor,linseed, Commercial crops –
and oat. sugarcane, cotton, jute, mesta.

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Practicals: Study of area, production and productivity of oilseeds (RCBD), Latin Square design (LSD), Factorial Concept, each student
and commercial crops in Karnataka, India and world, Raising of has to conduct a micro plot field experiment. Study of tabulation,
important oilseed and commercial crops in the crop museum, Planting analysis of experimental data and experimental results,
methods of sugarcane, Study on methods of shelling and rhizobium Transformation of data and Preparation of research report &
and PSB seed treatment in groundnut, study on nipping in castor and presentation of results
safflower, Methods of testing the maturity of sugarcane and
computation of commercial cane sugar, Study of yield contributing AGR. 321 Farming Systems, Organic 2+1
characters of oilseed and commercial crops, Study on quality Farming and Precision Agriculture
parameters of cotton, study of bast fibre like mesta, jute and their
Theory:Farming System-scope, importance and concept, Types and
retting, visit to research stations of related crops/sugar factory.
systems of farming system and factors affecting types of farming,
Farming system components and their maintenance, Cropping system
AGR. 311 Practical Crop Production-I (Rainfed) 0+1
and pattern, multiple cropping system, Efficient cropping system and
Practicals: Crop planning, raising field crops in an area of 5 their evaluation, Allied enterprises and their importance, Tools for
guntas by each student. Field preparation, seed, treatment, nursery determining production and efficiencies in cropping and farming
raising, sowing, nutrient, water and weed management and system; Sustainable agriculture-problems and its impact on
management of insect-pests diseases of crops, harvesting, agriculture, indicators of sustainability, adaptation and mitigation,
threshing, drying winnowing, storage and marketing of produce. The conservation agriculture strategies in agriculture, HEIA, LEIA and
emphasis will be given to seed production, mechanization, resource LEISA and its techniques for sustainability, Integrated farming
conservation and integrated nutrient, insect-pest and disease system-historical background, objectives and characteristics,
management technologies. Preparation of balance sheet including components of IFS and its advantages, Site specific development of
cost of cultivation, net returns per student. IFS model for different agro-climatic zones, resource use efficiency
and optimization techniques, Resource cycling and flow of energy
AGR. 312 Experimental Techniques in 0+1 in different farming system, farming system and environment,
Agricultural Research Organic farming, principles and its scope in India; Initiatives taken
Practicals: Aims and objectives of field experiments, Essence, levels by Government (central/state), NGOs and other organizations for
and methods of research, Identification and statement of problem, promotion of organic agriculture; Organic ecosystem and their
selection of treatments, selection of site, plot shape and size, Use of concepts; Organic nutrient resources and its fortification; Restrictions
random sampling numbers in field experiments, Layout of field to nutrient use in organic farming; Choice of crops and varieties in
experiments and conduct of field trials by individual student, organic farming; Fundamentals of insect, pest, disease and weed
Recording of observations from field experiments, Review collection management under organic mode of production; Operational structure
and writing of reference cards, Basic concepts and measurement of of NPOP; Certification process and standards of organic farming;
data, Analysis of variance and test of significance, Experimental Processing, leveling, economic considerations and viability,
designs and basic principles of experimental design, Completely marketing and export potential of organic products. Precision
Randomized Design (CRD), Randomized Complete Block design agriculture: concepts and techniques; their issues and concerns for

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Indian agriculture. Global Positioning System (GPS) Geographic irrigation on the basis of evapo-transpiration demand of crops. Critical
Information System (GIS). Site Specific Nutrient Management analysis of rainfall and possible drought period in the country,
(SSNM) for nutrient and irrigation management practices. effective rainfall and its calculation. Studies on cultural practices
Comparative yield, quality and farm profits under SSM practices for mitigating moisture stress. Characterization and delineation of
v/s Variable Rate Technology (VRT) practices. model watershed. Field demonstration on soil & moisture
conservation measures. Field demonstration on construction of water
Practical:Visit of organic farms and outlets to study the various
harvesting structures. Visit to rainfed research station/watershed.
components and their utilization. Visit to IFS model in different
agro-climatic zones of nearby states University/ institutes and farmers
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
field to study the various components and their utilization; Preparation
of enrich compost, vermicompost, bio-fertilizers/bio-inoculants and AEC. 111 Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics 2+0
their quality analysis; Indigenous technology knowledge (ITK) for
Theory: Economics: Meaning, scope and subject matter, definitions,
nutrient, insect, pest disease and weed management; Cost of organic
activities, approaches to economic analysis; micro and macro
production system; Post harvest management; Quality aspect,
economics, positive and normative analysis. Nature of economic
grading, packaging and handling.
Theory: ; rationality assumption, concept of equilibrium, economic
laws as generalization of human behavior. Basic concepts: Goods
AGR. 322 Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed 1+1 and services, desire, want, demand, utility, cost and price, wealth,
Management capital, income and welfare. Agricultural economics: meaning,
definition, characteristics of agriculture, importance and its role in
Theory:Rainfed agriculture: Introduction, types, History of rainfed
economic development. Technical change and types, Agricultural
agriculture and watershed in India; Problems and prospects of rainfed
planning and development in the country. Land reforms: meaning
agriculture in India ; Soil and climatic conditions prevalent in rainfed
of land tenure, land tenancy, land reform measures – abolition
areas; Soil and water conservation techniques, Drought: types, effect
of intermediaries, tenancy reforms, fixation of ceiling on land
of water deficit on physio- morphological characteristics of the plants,
holdings, consolidation of holdings, development of cooperative
Crop adaptation and mitigation to drought; Water harvesting:
farming. Agricultural labour and farm mechanization.Demand:
importance, its techniques, Efficient utilization of water through soil
meaning, law of demand, demand schedule and demand curve,
and crop management practices, Management of crops in rainfed
determinants, utility Theory: ; law of diminishing marginal utility,
areas, Contingent crop planning for aberrant weather conditions,
equi-marginal utility principle. Consumer’s equilibrium and
Concept, objective, principles and components of watershed
derivation of demand curve, elasticity of demand: concept and
management, factors affecting watershed management.
measurement of price elasticity, income elasticity and cross elasticity.
Practical:Studies on climate classification, studies on rainfall pattern Supply: Stock v/s supply, law of supply, supply schedule, supply
in rainfed areas of the country and pattern of onset and withdrawal curve, determinants of supply, elasticity of supply. Production:
of monsoons. Studies on cropping pattern of different rainfed areas process, creation of utility, factors of production, laws of returns
in the country and demarcation of rainfed area on map of India. and returns to scale. Market structure: meaning and types of market,
Interpretation of meteorological data and scheduling of supplemental basic features of perfectly competitive and imperfect markets.
B.Sc. (Agri.) 19 20 Course Curriculum
Distribution Theory: meaning, factor market and pricing of factors Time value of money, capital budgeting techniques – PBP, ARR,
of production. Concepts of rent, wage, interest and profit. National NPV, BCR, IRR, Bank norms – SWOT analysis.
income: Meaning and importance, circular flow, concepts of national
Agricultural Cooperation – Meaning, brief history of cooperative
income accounting and approaches to measurement, difficulties in
measurement. Population: Importance, Malthusian and Optimum development in India, objectives, principles of cooperation, significance
of cooperatives in Indian agriculture. Agricultural Cooperation in India
population theories, natural and socio-economic determinants, current
- credit, multi-purpose cooperatives, farmers’ service cooperative
policies and programmes on population control. Money: Barter
system of exchange and its problems, evolution, meaning and societies, role of ICA, NCUI, NCDC,
functions of money, classification of money, money supply, general Practical: Determination of most profitable level of capital use.
price index, inflation and deflation. Banking: Role in modern Optimum allocation of scarcecapital among different enterprises.
economy, Agricultural and public finance: meaning, micro v/s macro Exercise on Time value of money, capital budgeting techniques –
finance, need for agricultural finance, public revenue and public PBP, ARR, NPV, BCR, IRR,Analysis of performance of cooperatives
expenditure. Tax: meaning, direct and indirect taxes, agricultural using secondarydata. Analysis of performance of commercial banks
taxation, VAT. Economic systems: Concepts of economy and its and RRB’s using secondary data. Visit to cooperative banks, credit
functions, important features of capitalistic, socialistic and mixed societies, commercial banks, NABARD, lead bank to acquire
economies, elements of economic planning, NITI Ayoga. firsthand knowledge of their management, schemes and procedures.
Estimation of credit requirement of farm business – Case studies.
AEC. 121 Agricultural Finance & 1+1 Preparation and analysis of balance sheet – case studies. Preparation
Co-operation and analysis of income statement – case studies. Appraisal of a loan
proposal – case studies. Techno-economic parameters for preparation
Theory: Agricultural Finance - meaning, scope and significance,
of projects. Preparation of bankable projects for various agricultural
credit needs and its role in Indian agriculture. Agricultural credit:
meaning, definition, need, classification. Credit analysis: 3 R’S and crops / products including their value added products.
5 C’S of credits Loan repayment plans. Sources of agricultural
AEC. 311 Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Prices 2+1
finance: institutional and non-institutional sources, types of banks,
functions of commercial and central bank, credit creation policy, Theory: Agricultural Marketing: Concepts and definitions of market,
social control and nationalization of commercial banks, micro marketing, agricultural marketing, market structure, marketing mix
financing including KCC and SHGs. Lead bank scheme, RRBs, Scale and market segmentation, classification and characteristics of
of finance and unit cost. Introduction to higher financing institutions agricultural markets; studying the problems of marketing-
– RBI, NABARD, ADB, IMF, World Bank, Insurance and Credit Functional, institutional, commodity and behavioural approaches,
Guarantee Corporation of India. Cost of credit. Recent development Market forces – Demand and Supply, Consumer surplus and
in agricultural credit-Banking reforms and their implication on producer surplus,nature and determinants of demand and supply of
agricultural credit – Narasimham Committee and other reports. farm products, producer’s surplus – meaning and its types, marketable
Preparation and analysis of financial statements – Balance Sheet and and marketed surplus, factors affecting marketable surplus of agri-
Income Statement. Basic guidelines for preparation of project reports- commodities; product life cycle (PLC) and competitive strategies:

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Meaning and stages in PLC; characteristics of PLC; strategies in arrivals and prices of some selected commodities; Computation of
different stages of PLC; pricing and promotion strategies: pricing marketable and marketed surplus of important commodities; Study
considerations and approaches – cost based and competition based of price behaviour over time for some selected commodities;
pricing; Price determination under different types of Construction of index numbers; Visit to local markets to study various
markets,market promotion – advertising, personal selling, sales marketing functions performed by different agencies, identification
promotion and publicity – their meaning and merits & demerits; of marketing channels for commodities, collection and analysis of
marketing process and functions: Marketing process-concentration, data on marketing costs, margins and price spread and presentation
dispersion and equalization; exchange functions – buying and selling; of report in the class; Visit to market institutions – NAFED, SWC,
physical functions – storage, transport and processing; facilitating CWC, e-marketing, regulated market, cooperative marketing
functions – packaging, branding, grading, quality control and labeling society, Export house, etc. to study their organization and functioning;
(AGMARK); Market functionaries and marketing channels: Types Application of principles of comparative advantage of international
and importance of agencies involved in agricultural marketing; trade.
meaning and definition of marketing channel; number of channel
levels; marketing channels for different farm products; Integration, AEC. 321 Farm Management, Production 1+1
and Resource Economics
efficiency, costs and price spread: Meaning, definition and types of
market integration; marketing efficiency; marketing costs, margins Theory: Meaning and concept of farm management, objectives and
and price spread; factors affecting cost of marketing; reasons for relationship with other sciences. Meaning and definition of farms,
higher marketing costs of farm commodities; ways of reducing its types and characteristics, factor determining types and size of
marketing costs; Role of Govt. in agricultural marketing and market farms. Principles of farm management: Differences between farm
regulation, Market research- information and intelligence, Public management and production economics,concept of production
sector institutions- CWC, SWC, FCI, CACP & DMI – their objectives function and its type - Linear, quadratic, Cobb Douglas models,
and functions; cooperative marketing in India, NAFEDRisk in meaning and interpretation.Uses of production function in decision-
marketing: Types of risk in marketing; speculation & hedging; an making, Laws of returns: Law of variable proportions (factor-
overview of futures trading; Agricultural prices and policy: Meaning product),factor-factor and product-product relationships, law of equi-
and functions of price; need for agricultural price policy; marginal returns, principle of opportunity cost, law of comparative
Administered Prices, CACP, MSP, MIS, Trade: Concept of advantage. Meaning and concept of cost, types of costs and their
International Trade and its need, theories of absolute and comparative interrelationship, fixed costs, sunken costs, valuation and
advantage. Present status and prospects of international trade in agri- depreciation of farm assets, total and average cost curves in the
commodities; GATT and WTO; Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) short and long run and farm management cost concepts (CACP),
and its implications on Indian agriculture; IPR. Concept and estimation- gross farm income, net farm income, family
labor income and farm business income. Farm business analysis:
Quality control, HACCP, Eco-mark, Agri-export zones, Export-
import bank of India. meaning and concept of farm income and profitability, technical and
economic efficiency measures in crop and livestock enterprises.
Practical: Plotting and study of demand and supply curves and Discounted Cash Flow Measures and their role in financial
calculation of elasticities; Study of relationship between market evaluation, equipping farmer as decision maker – production,
B.Sc. (Agri.) 23 24 Course Curriculum
strategic decisions etc.,Importance of farm records and accounts Amortization, Illustration of costing of groundwater irrigation.
in managing a farm, various types of farm records needed to maintain Visit to IFS farms, farm section office, cooperative farms, and
on farm, single entry and double entry book keeping, farm other representative farms.
inventory, balance sheet, profit and loss accounts. Meaning and
importance of farm planning and budgeting, partial and complete
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
budgeting, steps in farm planning and budgeting, linear programming,
appraisal of farm resources, selection of crops and livestock’s AEG. 111 Introductory Soil and Water 1+1
enterprises. Concept of risk and uncertaintyin farming, nature and Conservation Engineering
sources of risks and its management strategies, Crop/livestock/
machinery insurance schemes – weather based crop insurance, Theory: Introduction to Soil and Water Conservation, causes of soil
features, determinants of compensation, PMFBY. erosion. Definition and agents of soil erosion, water erosion: Forms
of water erosion. Gully classification and control measures. Soil loss
Concepts of resource economics, Significance of NRE in farming, estimation by universal Loss Soil Equation. Soil loss measurement
differences between NRE and agricultural economics, unique techniques. Principles of erosion control: Introduction to contouring,
properties of natural resources - land, surface water, groundwater, strip cropping. Contour bund. Graded bund and bench terracing.
environment, biodiversity, ecosystem services: uniqueness, Grassed water ways and their design. Water harvesting and its
indispensability, irreversibility, invisibility, remoteness, intricacy, techniques. Wind erosion: mechanics of wind erosion, types of soil
synergy, ambiguous property rights, externalities, market failure, movement. Principles of wind erosion control and its control measures.
free riding, property rights.Positive and negative externalities in
Practical: General status of soil conservation in India. Calculation
agriculture, inefficiency and welfare loss, internalization of
of erosion index. Estimation of soil loss. Measurement of soil loss.
externalities, important issues in economics and management of
Preparation of contour maps. Design of grassed water ways.
common property resources of land, water, pasture, fishery and forest
Design of contour bunds. Design of graded bunds. Design of
resources etc.
bench terracing system. Problem on wind erosion.
Practical: Preparation of farm layout. Determination of cost of
AEG. 211 Farm Machinery and Power 1+1
fencing of a farm. Computation of depreciation cost of farm assets.
Illustration of loss minimization principle, Application of equi- Theory: Status of Farm Power in India, Sources of Farm Power,
marginal returns/opportunity cost principle in allocation of farm I.C. engines, working principles of I C engines, comparison of two
resources. Determination of most profitable level of inputs use in a stroke and four stroke cycle engines, Study of different components
farm production process. Determination of least cost combination of I.C. engine, I.C. engine terminology and solved problems,
of inputs. Selection of most profitable enterprise combination. Familiarization with different systems of I.C. engines: Air cleaning,
Formulation of LP problems. Application of cost principles cooling, lubrication, fuel supply and hydraulic control system of a
including CACP concepts in the estimation of cost of crop and tractor, Familiarization with Power transmission system : clutch, gear
livestock enterprises. Preparation of farm plan and budget, partial box, differential and final drive of a tractor, Tractor types, Cost
budgeting exercises, Exercise on book keeping in farm, analysis of tractor power and attached implement, Familiarization

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with Primary and Secondary Tillage implement, Implement for hill process of bio-fuels. Familiarization with different solar energy
agriculture, implement for intercultural operations, Familiarization with gadgets. To study solar photovoltaic system: solar light, solar pumping,
sowing and planting equipment, calibration of a seed drill and solved solar fencing. To study solar cooker, To study solar drying system.
examples, Familiarization with Plant Protection equipment, To study solar distillation and solar pond.
Familiarization with harvesting and threshing equipment.

Practical: Study of different components of I.C. engine. To study AEG. 321 Protected Cultivation and 1+1
air cleaning and cooling system of engine, Familiarization with clutch, Secondary Agriculture
transmission, differential and final drive of a tractor, Familiarization
Theory: Green house technology: Introduction, Types of Green
with lubrication and fuel supply system of engine, Familiarization
Houses; Plant response to Green house environment, Planning and
with brake, steering, hydraulic control system of engine, Learning
design of greenhouses, Design criteria of green house for cooling
of tractor driving, Familiarization with operation of power tiller,
and heating purposes. Green house equipments, materials of
Implements for hill agriculture, Familiarization with different types
construction for traditional and low cost green houses. Irrigation
of primary and secondary tillage implements: mould plough, disc
systems used in greenhouses, typical applications, passive solar green
plough and disc harrow . Familiarization with seed-cum-fertilizer
house, hot air green house heating systems, green house drying. Cost
drills their seed metering mechanism and calibration, planters and
estimation and economic analysis.
transplanter Familiarization with different types of sprayers and
dusters Familiarization with different inter-cultivation equipment,
Important Engineering properties such as physical, thermal and aero
Familiarization with harvesting and threshing machinery.
& hydrodynamic properties of cereals, pulses and oilseed, their
application in PHT equipment design and operation. Drying and
AEG. 221 Renewable Energy and Green Technology 1+1
dehydration; moisture measurement, EMC, drying Theory: , various
Theory: Classification of energy sources, contribution of these of drying method, commercial grain dryer (deep bed dryer, flat bed
sources in agricultural sector, Familiarization with biomass dryer, tray dryer, fluidized bed dryer, recirculatory dryer and solar
utilization for biofuel production and their application, dryer). Material handling equipment; conveyer and elevators, their
Familiarization with types of biogas plants and gasifiers, biogas, principle, working and selection.
bioalcohol, biodiesel and biooil production and their utilization as
bioenergy resource, introduction of solar energy, collection and their Practical: Study of different type of green houses based on shape.
application, Familiarization with solar energy gadgets: solar cooker, Determine the rate of air exchange in an active summer winter cooling
solar water heater, application of solar energy: solar drying, solar system. Determination of drying rate of agricultural products inside
pond, solar distillation, solar photovoltaic system and their green house. Study of green house equipments. Visit to various Post
application, introduction of wind energy and their application. Harvest Laboratories. Determination of Moisture content of various
grains by oven drying & infrared moisture methods. Determination
Practical: Familiarization with renewable energy gadgets. To study of engineering properties (shape and size, bulk density and porosity
biogas plants, To study gasifier, To study the production process of of biomaterials). Determination of Moisture content of various grains
biodiesel, To study briquetting machine, To study the production by moisture meter. Field visit to seed processing plant.

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 AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY Formicidae,Diptera: Cecidomyiidae, Tachinidae, Agromyziidae,
Culicidae,Muscidae, Tephritidae, Tabanidae, Syrphidae.
AET. 121 Fundamentals of Entomology 2+1
Practical: Methods of collection and preservation of insects including
Theory: History of Entomology in India. Position of the insect in
immature stages; External features of Cockroach/Grasshopper/Blister
Animal kingdom. Factors for insect’s abundance. Major points related
beetle;study of close relatives of insects, phylum Arthropoda.Types
to dominance of Insecta in Animal kingdom. Classification of phylum of insect antennae, mouthparts and legs; Wing venation, types of
Arthropoda upto classes. Relationship of class Insecta with other wings and wing coupling apparatus. Types of insect larvae and pupae;
classes of Arthropoda. Morphology: Structure and functions of insect Dissection of digestive system in insects (Grasshopper, Cockroach);
cuticle and molting. Body segmentation. Structure of Head, thorax Dissection of male and female reproductive systems in insects
and abdomen. General external structure and modifications of insect (Grasshopper, Cockroach); Study of characters of orders Orthoptera,
antennae, mouth parts, legs, Wing venation, modifications and wing Dictyoptera, Odonata, Isoptera, Thysanoptera, Hemiptera,
coupling apparatus. Structure of male and female genital organ. Lepidoptera, Neuroptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera and their
Metamorphosis and diapause in insects. Types of larvae and pupae. families of agricultural importance.
Structure and functions of digestive, circulatory, excretory,
Note: Students should submit 50 insect specimens representing different families
respiratory, nervous, secretary (Endocrine) and reproductive system, and orders.
in insects. Types of reproduction ininsects. Major sensory organs
like simple and compound eyes, chemoreceptors. Systematics: AET. 211 Insect Ecology, Principles of Pest 2+1
Taxonomy –importance, history and development and binomial Management and Natural Enemies
nomenclature. Definitions of Biotype, Sub-species, Species, Genus,
Family and Order. Classification of class Insecta upto Orders, basic Theory: Insect Ecology: Introduction, Environment and its
groups of present day insects with special emphasis to orders and components. Effect of abiotic factors–temperature, moisture,
humidity, rainfall, light, atmospheric pressure and air currents. Effect
families of Agricultural importance like Orthoptera: Acrididae,
of biotic factors – food competition, natural and environmental
Tettigonidae, Gryllidae, Gryllotalpidae; Dictyoptera: Mantidae,
resistance. Concepts of Balance of life in nature, biotic potential and
Blattidae; Odonata; Isoptera: Termitidae; Thysanoptera: Thripidae;
environmental resistance and causes for outbreak of pests in agro-
Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, Coreidae, Cimicidae, Pyrrhocoridae,
ecosystem.
Lygaeidae, Miridae, Reduviidae, Cicadellidae, Delphacidae,
Aphididae, Coccidae, Aleyrodidae, Lophophidae, Aleurodidae, Categories of insect pests, IPM: Introduction, history, importance,
Pseudococcidae; Neuroptera: Chrysopidae; Hemirobidae; concepts, principles and tools of IPM. Economic importance of insect
Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Papiloinidae, Noctuidae, Nymphalidae, pests and pest risk analysis. Methods of detection and diagnosis of
Sphingidae, Pyralidae, Gelechiidae, Arctiidae, Saturnidae, insect pest. Calculation and dynamics of economic injury level and
Bombycidae; Coleoptera: Coccinellidae, Chrysomelidae, importance of Economic threshold level. Methods of control: Host
Cerambycidae, Curculionidae, Bruchidae, Scarabaeidae; plant resistance, cultural, mechanical, physical, legislative, biological
Hymenoptera: Tenthridinidae, Apidae. Trichogrammatidae, and chemical control. Ecological management of crop environment.
lchneumonidae, Braconidae, Chalcididae; Encyrtidae;Bethylidae, Introduction to conventional pesticides for the insect pests

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management. Survey surveillance and forecasting of Insect pest. Pest of crops grown under protected cultivation. Pests of tuber crops,
Development and validation of IPM module. Implementation and important vectors of plant diseases of horticultural crops.
impact of IPM (IPM module for Insect pest . Safety issues in pesticide
Practical: Identification of different types of damage. Identification
uses. Political, social and legal implication of IPM. Case histories of
important IPM programmes. Study of insecticides including mode of and study of life cycle and seasonal history of various insect pests
attacking crops and their produce: (a) Vegetable Crops; (b) Fruit
actions, formulations. Pest resurgence and insecticide resistance.
Crops; (c) Plantation, gardens, Narcotics, spices & condiments.
Insect orders bearing predators and parasitoids used in pest control Identification of insect pests. Identification of pests of protected
and their mass multiplication techniques. Important species of cultivation crops.Determination of fruit and spices moisture content.
pollinator, weed killers and scavengers with their importance. Methods of sampling for pest damage assessment. Visit to nearby
Horticultural research stations.
Practical :Methods of diagnosis and detection of various insect pests,
Note: Students should submit 50 insect specimens representing different
Methods of insect pests measurement, Assessment of crop yield
Horticultural crops pests.
losses, calculations based on economics of IPM, Identification of
biocontrol agents, different predators and natural enemies. Mass AET. 311 Insect Pests of Field Crops & 1+1
multiplication of NPV, coccinella, green lace wing and other Stored Grains and their Management
important bioagents. Identification and nature of damage of important
insect pests and their management.Insecticides formulations, plant Theory: General account on nature and type of damage by different
protections equipments, Crop (agro-ecosystem) dynamics of a arthropods pests. Scientific name, order, family, host range,
selected insect pest. Plan & assess preventive strategies (IPM module) distribution, biology and bionomics, nature of damage, and
and decision making. crop monitoring attacked by insect, pest and management of major pests and scientific name, order, family, host
diseases, Awareness campaign at farmers’ fields. Identification of range, distribution, nature of damage and control practice other
major parasitoids and predators commonly being used in biological important arthropod pests of various field crops, Factors affecting
control. losses of stored grain and role of physical, biological, mechanical
Note: Students should submit 25 insect specimens representing parasitoids, and chemical factors in deterioration of grain. Insect pests, mites,
predator, weed killer and scavengers. rodents, birds and microorganisms associated with stored grain and
their management. Storage structure and methods of grain storage
AET. 221 Insect Pests of Horticultural Crops 1+1 and fundamental principles of grain store management. Important
and their Management vectors of plant diseases of field crops.

Theory: General account on nature and types of damage by different Practical: Identification of different types of damage. Identification
arthropod pests. Scientific name, order, family, host range, and study of life cycle and seasonal history of various insect pests
distribution, biology and bionomics, nature of damage, and attacking crops and their produce: (a) Field Crops; Identification of
management of major pests and control practices for other important insect pests and Mites associated with stored grain. Determination
arthropod pests of various vegetable crops, fruit crops, plantation of insect infestation by different methods. Assessment of losses due
crops, ornamental crops, narcotics, flowers, spices and condiments. to insects. Calculations on the doses of insecticides application

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technique. Fumigation of grain store / godown. Identification of rodents principles of Extension Education; Extension Programme planning-
and rodent control operations in godowns. Identification of birds and Meaning, Process, Principles and Steps in Programme Development.
bird control operations in godowns. Determination of moisture content Extension systems in India: extension efforts in pre-independence
of grain. Methods of grain sampling under storage condition. Visit to era (Sriniketan, Marthandam, Firka Development Scheme, Gurgaon
nearest FCI godowns. Experiment) and post-independence era (Etawah Pilot Project,
Note: Students should submit 50 insect specimens representing different crops Nilokheri Experiment); various extension/ agriculture development
and stored product insects. programmes launched by ICAR/ Govt. of India (IADP, IAAP, HYVP,
KVK, IVLP, ORP, ND,NATP, NAIP). New trends in agriculture
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
extension: privatization of extension, cyber extension/ e-extension,
AEX. 111 Rural Sociology, Education Psychology 0+2 market-led extension, farmer-led extension, expert systems.
and Constitution of India
Rural Development: concept, meaning, definition; various rural
Practical: Sociology and Rural sociology: Definition and scope, its
significance in agriculture extension, Social Ecology, Rural society, development programmes launched by Govt. of India. Community
Social Groups, Social Stratification, Culture concept, Social Institution, Development-meaning, definition, concept & principles, Philosophy
Social Change & Development. Educational psychology: Meaning of C.D. Rural Leadership: concept and definition, types of leaders in
& its importance in agriculture extension. Behavior: Cognitive, rural context; extension administration: meaning and concept,
affective, psychomotor domain, Personality, Learning, Motivation, principles and functions. Monitoring and evaluation: concept and
Theories of Motivation, Intelligence. definition, monitoring and evaluation of extension programmes;
Constitution of India: Meaning, Preamble and Characteristics of transfer of technology: concept and models, capacity building of
Constitution of India. Fundamental Rights and Duties. Directive extension personnel.
Principles of State Policy. Constitutional provisions for welfare of
SCs and STs, Minorities, Women and Children. Union Executive: Practical: To get acquainted with university extension system. Group
President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers – discussion- exercise; handling and use of audio visual equipments
Powers and Functions. Parliament and Supreme Court of India – and digital camera and LCD projector; preparation and use of AV
Powers and Functions. State Executive: Governor, Chief Minister, aids. Preparation of extension literature – leaflet, booklet, folder,
Council of Ministers. Legislature and Judiciary: Powers and Functions; pamphlet news stories and success stories. Presentation skills
Electoral Process; Human Rights Commission – Structure, Powers exercise; micro teaching exercise. A visit to village to understand the
and Functions. problems being encountered by the villagers/ farmers; to study
organization and functioning of DRDA and other development
AEX. 121 Fundamentals of Agricultural 1+1 departments at district level. Visit to NGO and learning from their
Extension Education and Rural Development experience in rural development. Understanding PRA techniques and
Theory: Education: Meaning, definition & Types; Extension their application in village development planning; exposure to mass
Education- meaning, definition, scope and process; objectives and media.

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AEX. 211 Communication and Diffusion of 1+1 AEX. 321 Entrepreneurship Development 1+1
Agricultural Innovations and Business Communication

Theory: Communication: meaning and definition; Principles and Theory: Concept of Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship Development,
Functions of Communication. Models and barriers to communication. Characteristics of entrepreneurs; SWOT Analysis & achievement
Agriculture journalism; diffusion and adoption of innovation: concept motivation, Government policy and programs and institutions for
and meaning, process and stages of adoption. Extension teaching entrepreneurship development. Impact of economic reforms on
methods: meaning, classification, individual, group and mass contact Agribusiness/ Agrienterprises, Entrepreneurial Development Process;
methods, ICT Applications in TOT (New and Social Media), media Business Leadership Skills; Developing organizational skill (controlling,
mix strategies. Diffusion and Adoption of Innovations – Meaning, supervising, problem solving, monitoring & evaluation), Developing
Definition, Models and adoption Process, Innovation – Decision Managerial skills, Business Leadership Skills (Communication,
Process – Elements, Adopter categories and their characteristics, direction and motivation Skills), Problem solving skill. Supply chain
Factors influencing adoption process; Capacity building of Extension management and Total quality management, Project Planning
Personnel and Farmers - Meaning, Definition, Types of training, Formulation and report preparation. Financing of enterprise,
Training of farmers, farm women and Rural youth – FTC and KVK. Opportunities for agri-entrepreneurship and rural enterprise.

Practical: Simulated exercises on communication; Identifying the Practical: Assessing entrepreneurial traits, problem solving skills,
Problems, Fixing the Priorities and selecting the most important managerial skills and achievement motivation, exercise in creativity,
problem for preparation of a project. Developing a project based on time audit through planning, monitoring and supervision,
identified problem in a selected village. Organization of Group identification and selection of business idea, preparation of business
discussion and Method demonstration. Visit to KVK / FTC. Planning plan and proposal writing. Visit to entrepreneurship development
and Writing of scripts for Radio and Television. Audio Visual aids – institute and entrepreneurs.
Meaning, Importance and Classification. Visit to community radio
and television studio for understanding the process of programme AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY
production. Planning & Preparation of visual aids - Charts, Posters,
Over Head Projector (OHP) Transparencies, Power Point Slides. AMB. 111 Fundamentals of Microbiology 1+1
Planning and Preparation of Agricultural Information materials – Theory: Origin and evolution of Microbial life. Brief history of
Leaflet, Folder, Pamphlet, News Stories, Success Stories. Field diary microbiology. Microscopes and microscopy. Overview of cell structure
and lab record; indexing, footnote and bibliographic procedures. of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. General properties of viruses,
Handling of Public Address Equipment (PAE) System, Still camera, overview of plant, animal and bacterial viruses, viriods and prions.
Video Camera and Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Projector. Different groups of Microorganisms- Bacteria, Fungi, Algae and
Development of schedules, Questionnaires and field visits for Data Protozoa. Microbial nutrition and culture media. Overview of microbial
Collection. metabolism: glycolysis, citric acid cycle, anaerobic respiration,

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photosynthesis and fermentation. Microbial growth - measurement microorganisms, ectomycorrhizal and endomycorrhizal associations.
of growth, effect of environmental factors on growth. Qualitative Microbiology of hydrosphere and atmosphere. Microorganisms
and quantitative methods for the study of microorganisms. Microbial associated with animals and insects. Potentials and limitations of using
genetics: genetic recombination, conjugation, transformation, microorganisms as agents of biological control of insect pests and
diseases. Pesticide micro-flora interactions. Biodegradation,
transduction, mutation and mutants, plasmids, transposons and
bioconversion of industrial, domestic and agricultural wastes.
insertion sequences, cloning vectors. Control of microbial growth:
Industrial use of microorganisms - biochemical processes involved
heat sterilization, radiation sterilization, filter sterilization, chemical
and biotechnological applications. Microbiology of milk and milk
growth control, disinfectants, antiseptics and antibiotics. Microbial products. Single cell protein. Role of microorganisms in biochemical
ecology- Microorganisms in nature and their interaction, methods in transformation of raw and processed foods. Food spoilage, food
microbial ecology, Microbial interactions with higher organisms – plants poisoning and food borne infections. Principles and methods of Food
and animals. Concepts of Immunology - Cells and organs of immune preservation.
system, antigen- antibody reactions, types of immunity, polyclonal
Practical: Determination of enzyme activities in soil. Mineralization
and monoclonal antibodies.
of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur. Plant microbe
Practical: Equipments used in a microbiology laboratory. Microscopy interactions: free living nitrogen fixers, legume - Rhizobium
– principles and applications. Preparation of different culture media symbiosis, mycorrhizal symbiosis, microbial inoculants, Azolla -
and sterilization methods. Isolation, pure culture and preservation of Anabena symbiosis, Casurina - Frankia symbiosis, Study of epiphytic
microorganisms. Study of beneficial microorganisms in Agriculture
microorganisms. Staining techniques- simple, negative, capsule,
- Biofertilizer preparation, Compost making, Biogas production etc.
endospore, Gram’s staining etc. Qualitative and quantitative methods
Cultivation of mushrooms. Microbiological examination of water
for the study of microorganisms. Influence of environmental factors and effluents. Microorganisms in bread and wine making. Microflora
on microorganisms. Biochemical activities of bacteria. Microscopic associated with vertebrates and invertebrates. Microbiological
observation of bacteria, fungi, algae and protozoa. examination of raw processed foods. Microbiological examination
of milk and milk products.
AMB. 221 Soil and Applied Microbiology 1+1
ANIMAL SCIENCE
Theory: Occurrence and distribution of microorganisms in nature.
Soil as a habitat for microbes. Soil microorganisms - bacteria, fungi, ASC. 311 Livestock, Poultry & Fish Production 2+1
algae, protozoa and viruses. Soil enzymes. Role of microorganisms Management
in biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus,
Theory: Role of livestock in the national economy. Reproduction in
sulphur and secondary and tertiary nutrients. Soil biotechnology -
utilization of microorganisms in improving soil productivity. farm animals and poultry. Housing principles, space requirements for
Microbial interactions - neutralism, commensalism, synergism, different species of livestock and poultry. Management of calves,
mutualism, competition, amensalism, parasitism and predation. Plant growing heifers and milch animals. Management of sheep, goat and
microbe interactions and their biotechnological implications, swine. Incubation, hatching and brooding. Broiler production.
rhizosphere microflora, symbiotic and free living nitrogen fixing Management of growers and layers. Important Indian and exotic
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breeds of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, swine and poultry. Improvement Swarming and Queenless colonies; Uniting and division of honeybee
of farm animals and poultry. Importance of Indigenours Live stock colonies; Queen rearing; Bees as pollinators and pollination
and poultry species. Feeding principles of livestock and poultry. Feed management; Pests and Diseases of bees and their management;
ingredients. Feed supplements and additives for livestock and poultry Hive products – Honey, Bee pollen, Bee wax, Propolis, Bee venom,
ration. Study of livestock and poultry diseases. Prevention, vaccination Royal jelly and their extraction, processing, properties and uses;
Poisoning of bees and its prevention; Economics of beekeeping.
schedule and control of important diseases of livestock and poultry.
Marketing and Economics of livestock and poultry. Fisheries resources Practical: Identification of honeybee species; Identification of
of india. Importance of Inland fisheries. important fishes and their honeybee castes and their stages; Study of nest architecture; Handling
production. New vistas in Inland fish production. and inspection of bee colonies; Study of bee hives and bee keeping
equipments; Dissection of worker bees to study different
Practical: External body parts of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, swine morphological structures; Dissection of worker bees to study different
and poultry. Handling and restraining of livestock. Identification anatomical structures; Hiving of feral colony; Management of bee
methods of farm animals and poultry. Visit to IDF and IPF to study colonies - feeding, Prevention of swarming, robbing and absconding;
breeds of livestock and poultry and daily routine farm operations and Mass queen rearing technique; Fixing comb foundation sheet and
farm records. Judging of cattle, buffalo and poultry. Culling of livestock providing of super chamber to the bee colonies; Uniting and dividing
and poultry. Planning and layout of housing for different types of of colonies; Extraction and processing of honey; Testing of honey
livestock and poultry. Computation of rations for livestock. Clean for its purity; Extraction and processing of other bee products; Study
milk production, milking methods. Hatchery operations, incubation of bees as pollinators; Identification of bee flora;. Identification
and hatching equipments. Management of chicks, growers and layers. of bee pests and diseases; Visit to important apiaries and bee
De-beaking, dusting and vaccination. Economics of cattle, buffalo, keeping societies around the region; Working out economics of
beekeeping.
sheep, goat, swine and poultry production. Visit to inland fisheries
unit.
CROP PHYSIOLOGY
APICULTURE
API. 311 Introduction to Apiculture 1+1 CPH. 211 Fundamentals of Crop Physiology 2+1

Theory: : Importance of Bees and Beekeeping, History and Theory:

Development of Beekeeping; Species of honeybees and their colony
Introduction: Importance of physiology in agriculture.
structure; Morphology of honeybees; Anatomy of honeybees –
Digestive, reproductive, nervous, Circulatory and Glandular system; Plant-water relations: Structure, properties and functions of water;
Colony organization; Bee biology; Caste determination in honeybees; concept of diffusion, osmosis and water potential;
Age related activities of workers; Nest architecture; Behaviors in
honeybees- Foraging, Communication, Robbing, Swarming and Water balance of plants: Water in soil; Water absorption and
Homeostatis; How, when and where to start beekeeping; Bee flora; translocation in plant; soil-plant-atmosphere continuum; Theories
Seasonal management of bee colonies; Management of Robbing, explaining water translocation.

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Transpiration: Significance of Transpiration; transpiration in relation Practical: Preparation of standard solutions; Methods of measuring
to crop productivity, Stomatal physiology, Concept of water use water status in plant tissue; Determination of soil water status;
efficiency. Determination of stomatal frequency and index; Measurement of
stomatal conductance and transpiration; Measurement of water use
Mineral Nutrition: Importance of plant nutrients; Classification of efficiency at single leaf level; Extraction, separation and
plant nutrients; Nutrient uptake- Soil, root and microbes interaction,
quantification of photosynthetic pigments; Measurement of
Microbial association for improved uptake of nutrients; Functions
photosynthetic rate; Measurement of growth and yield parameters;
of plant nutrients- Deficiency and toxicity symptoms of plant nutrients; Measurement of respiration rate; Deficiency symptoms of nutrients
Hydroponics, aeroponics. Mechanism of ion absorption and
and their identification; growth hormone bioassay; Seed dormancy
translocation. Membrane transporters and carriers.
and methods to break seed dormancy; Measurement of Seed viability
Photosynthesis: Mechanism of carbon fixation by C3, C4 and CAM and seedling vigor; effect of moisture stress on seed germination
pathway and their significance;Plant responses to elevated CO2,/ and seedling vigor.
climate change; Relation of photosynthesis and crop productivity;
Starch and sucrose synthesis; Translocation of assimilates; Source CPH. 221 Applied Plant Physiology and 1+1
and sink concept; Photorespiration; Factors affecting photosynthesis Crop Modeling
and productivity; Dry matter partitioning; Harvest index of crops. Theory
Application of growth regulators in agriculture/ horticulture/
Respiration:Significance; Respiratory metabolism, Alternative forestry/industry: Effect of growth regulators on important plant
respiration, Factors regulating respiratory rates. growth and developmental processes. Synthetic growth regulators -
classification and their effect on plant growth and development.
Plant Growth and Development: Concept of plant growth and
Practical utility of application of plant growth regulators on farm.
morphogenesis; Growth and yield parameters and their measurments;
Physiological basis of commercial micro propagation: Micro-
Hormones and plant growth regulators in modulating crop
propagation techniques and its application specific to growth
growth;Physiological importance of Auxins, GA, Cytokinin, ABA,
modulation. Macro-propagation techniques including clonal
Ethylene, Brassinosteroids and strigolactones; biosynthesis and mode
multiplication of elite material. Haploids in crop improvement.
of action of plant hormones; applications of growth regulators in
agriculture, horticulture and industry. Mineral nutrition: Foliar/ soil application of nutrients to correct the
deficiency symptoms. Bio-fortification of micronutrients and their
Photoperiodism and vernalization: Basic concepts and their
importance in human health.
relevance in crop productivity; Phytochromes and their role.

Seed dormancy and viability: Basic concepts,seed germination and Herbicide physiology: Classification and mode of action of herbicide
seedling vigour. and their applications. Development of herbicide tolerant crops.

Stress Physiology: Plant responses to abiotic stresses; key concepts Post harvest physiology: Physiological and biochemical changes
and definition; acclimation and adaptation mechanisms. during fruit ripening and storage. Senescence and post harvest shelf

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life of cut flowers, vegetables and fruits. Hormonal and chemical Application of nanotechnology in Agriculture: Effects of seed
control of post harvest deterioration of fruits, vegetables and cut priming and foliar applications of nanomaterial on growth and
flowers and its significance in storage and transport. productivity of crops. Uptake and translocation of nanoparticles.
Quantification of enahnced nano-nutrient content in edible parts. In
Seed physiology: Methods to break seed/ bud dormancy of important vitro and field efficacy of nanoparticles (pesticides) against plant
agriculture/ horticulture plants. Seed priming/ seed encapsulation
pathogens. Bioassy of nano-formulations of insecticide. Bio-safety
techniques to improve seed germination and seedling vigour in
of nano-formulations on natural enimes. Study the fate and behavior
important agriculture crops. of nano fertilizers in soils. Application of nano technology in
Drought mitigation strategies: Mechanism of drought adaptations. recycling of Agriculture waste. Safety, toxicity and adoption of nano
Plant traits linked to drought adaptation. Antitranspirants and their particles in the soil and aquatic life. Nano sensors in agriculture-
applications in agriculture, water holding polymers and their relevance nutrient, water, soil.

Crop modeling: Physiological yield models, plant ideotypes. FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
Practical: Growth regulator formulations for specific crops. FSN. 111 Principles of Foods Science 2+0
Demonstration of plant growth hormones on important plant growth & Nutrition
and developmental processes. Micro-propagation of commercially
important crops. Techniques to develop deficiency symptoms of Theory: Concepts of Food Science (definitions, measurements,
nutrients. Elemental analysis in plant tissues. Bio assay of herbicides. density, phase, change, pH, Osmosis, Surface tension, colloidal
Mechanisms to enhance the uptake of herbicides. Identification of systems etc.): Food composition and chemistry (water, carbohydrates,
physiological maturity indices in important crops. Demonstration of proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, flavours, colours, miscellaneous
anti-ethylene agent on shelf life of flowers/ fruits. Effect of growth bioactives, important reactions): Food microbiology (bacteria, yeast,
regulators on delaying senescence/ ripening. Seed hardening moulds, spoilage of fresh & processed foods, Production of fermented
techniques in cereal crops. Application of stable isotopes techniques foods); Principles and methods of food processing and preservation
in agriculture. Computer applications in plant physiology, crop (use of heat, low temperature, chemicals, radiation, drying etc.); Food
productivity and modeling. and nutrition, Malnutrition (over and under nutrition), nutritional
disorders; Energy metabolism (carbohydrate, fat, proteins);
CPH. 222 Nanotechnology in Agriculture 0+1 Balanced/modified diets, Menu planning, New Trends in food science
and nutrition.
Basic concepts of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Introduction,
definition and meaning of nanotechnology, classification of FSN. 321 Food Processing, Food Safety 1+1
nanomaterials, scientific revolutions –time and length scale in Standards and Value Addition
structures. Size effects on structure and morphology of nanoparticles.
Synthesis of nano material: Physcial, chemical and biological methods. Theory: : Status of food processing in India. Food processing and
Role in social, economic, ethical and ecological spheres. Green distinctive features of food commodities. Primary, secondary and
nanotechnology. tertiary processing. Processing of -cereals, legumes, fats and oilseeds,
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fruits and vegetables, milk. Role of additives in value addition, mechanical, ordinary, crown and advance thinning. Forest
packaging and labeling. mensuration–objectives, diameter measurement, instruments used in
diameter measurement; Non instrumental methods of height
Food Safety- Definition, Importance, Scope and Factors affecting measurement - shadow and single pole method; Instrumental methods
food safety, health risks, Types of hazards: Biological, Chemical, of height measurement-geometric and trigonometric principles,
Physical hazards. Food storage, Hygiene and Sanitation. Sources instruments used in height measurement; tree stem form, form factor,
of contamination and their control. Personal Hygiene. Food Safety form quotient, measurement of volume of felled and standing trees,
management tools- basic concepts, PRPs, GHPs, GMPs, SSOPs etc. age determination of trees. Indian wild life and management. Social
HACCP, ISO series and TQM. Food laws and Standards-Indian Food forestry and its branches. Agroforestry – definitions, importance,
Regulatory Regime, FSSAI, Global Scenario- CAC, BIS, AGMARK criteria of selection of trees in agroforestry, different agroforestry
systems prevalent in the country, shifting cultivation, taungya, alley
Practical: Processed and value added foods (cereals, pulses, fruits,
cropping, wind breaks and shelter belts, home gardens. Cultivation
vegetables).
practices of two important tree species of the region (Teak &
Planning and preparation of weaning and supplementary foods. Casurina).
Planning of balanced diet. Development of teaching models for
Practical: Identification of tree-species, seedlings, seed and non-
community nutrition education –
wood timber forest products. Diameter measurements using calipers
a) Protein energy malnutrition. and tape, diameter measurements of forked, buttressed, fluted and
b) Micronutrient deficiencies leaning trees. Height measurement of standing trees by shadow
method, Pencil method, single pole method and hypsometer. Volume
Preparation of different types of media. Microbiological examination measurement of logs using various formulae. Nursery lay out, seed
of different food samples. Assessment of personal hygiene and surface sowing, vegetative propagation techniques. Forest plantations and
sanitation. Preparation of plans for implementation HACCP. their management. Visits of nearby forest based industries or National
park/Agroforestry system/JFPM.
FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
FES. 111 Introduction to Forestry 1+1 FES. 221 Environmental Studies and 2+0
Disaster Management
Theory: Introduction–definitions of forest and forestry, branches
of forestry, history and education of forestry in India. objectives of Theory: Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies Definition,
silviculture, forest classification, salient features of Indian Forest scope and importance. Natural Resources: Renewable and non-
Policies and Acts. Forest regeneration, Natural regeneration - natural renewable resources and associated problems. a) Forest resources:
regeneration from seed and vegetative parts, coppicing, pollarding, Use and over-exploitation, deforestation, mining, and their effects on
root suckers; Artificial regeneration – objectives, choice between forest b) Water resources: Use and over-utilization of surface and
natural and artificial regeneration, essential preliminary considerations. ground water, dams-benefits and problems. c) Mineral resources:
Crown classification. Tending operations–weeding, cleaning, thinning– Use and exploitation, environmental effects of extracting and using

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mineral resources. d) Energy resources: Growing energy needs, use Human Population and the Environment: population growth, variation
of alternate energy sources. e) Land resources: Land as a resource, among nations, population explosion, Environment and human health:
land degradation, man induced landslides, soil erosion and Role of Information Technology in Environment and human health.
desertification.
Disaster Management: Natural Disasters- Meaning and nature of
Ecosystems: Ecological succession, Food chains, food webs and natural disasters, their types and effects. Floods, drought, cyclone,
ecological pyramids. Introduction, types, characteristic features, earthquakes, avalanches, volcanic eruptions.
structure and function of the following ecosystem: a. Forest ecosystem
Man Made Disasters- Nuclear disasters, chemical disasters, biological
b. Grassland ecosystem c. Desert ecosystem d. Aquatic ecosystems
disasters, forest fire, road accidents, rail accidents, air accidents, sea
(ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, oceans, estuaries)
accidents.
Biodiversity and its conservation: - Introduction, definition, genetic,
Disaster Management- Effect to mitigate natural disaster at national
species & ecosystem. Value of biodiversity: consumptive use,
and global levels. International strategy for disaster reduction. Role
productive use, social, ethical, aesthetic and option values. Biodiversity
of NGOs, and media. Central, state, district and local administration;
at global, National and local levels, India as a mega-diversity nation.
Disaster response of Armed forces, Police and other organizations.
Hot-spots of biodiversity. Threats to biodiversity: habitat loss, poaching
of wildlife, man-wildlife conflicts. Endangered and endemic species
GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING
of India. Conservation of biodiversity: In-situ and Ex-situ conservation
of biodiversity. GPB. 121 Fundamentals of Cytogenetics 1+1

Environmental Pollution: definition, cause, effects and control measures Theory: Ultra structure of cell, cell organelles and their functions,
of: a. Air pollution b. Water pollution c. Soil pollution d. Marine pollution structure of chromosome; chromonemata, chromosome matrix,
e. Noise pollution f. Thermal pollution. Solid Waste Management: chromomeres, centromere, secondary constriction and telomere;
causes, effects and control measures of urban and industrial wastes. special types of chromosomes, chromosomal theory of inheritance-
cell cycle and cell division- mitosis and meiosis and their significance.
Role of an individual in prevention of pollution.
DNA: types, structure, replication, function, RNA: structure, types
Social Issues and the Environment: From Unsustainable to Sustainable and function, life cycle of angiosperms: megasporogenesis and
development, Urban problems related to energy, Environmental ethics: microsporogenesis and fertilization, structural and numerical
Issues and possible solutions, climate change, global warming, acid variations in chromosome and their implications.
rain, ozone layer depletion. Wasteland reclamation. Consumerism and Practical:Study of microscope, study of cell structure, mitosis and
waste products. Environment Protection Act. Air (Prevention and meiosis cell division, preparation and use of fixatives and stains for
Control of Pollution) Act. Water (Prevention and control of Pollution) microscopy, preparation of slides for identification of mitotic and
Act. Wildlife Protection Act. Forest Conservation Act. Issues involved meiotic stages,practice on mitotic and meiotic cell division,
in enforcement of environmental legislation. Public awareness. measurements of microstructures.

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GPB. 211 Fundamentals of Genetics 1+1 improvement methods- Ear to row method, modified Ear to Row,
recurrent selection schemes; heterosis and inbreeding depression,
Theory: Pre-and Post-mendelian concepts of heredity, Mendelian
development of inbred lines and hybrids, composite and synthetic
principles of heredity. Probability and -Chi-square. Types of
varieties; Breeding methods in asexually propagated crops, clonal
dominance, epistatic interactions with examples. Multiple alleles, selection and hybridization;; wide hybridization and pre-breeding;
pleiotropism, Sex determination and sex linkage, sex limited and
polyploidy in relation to plant breeding, mutation breeding-methods
sex influenced traits, Blood group genetics, Linkage and its
and uses; Breeding for important biotic and abiotic stresses;
estimation, crossing over mechanisms, chromosome mapping. Biotechnological tools-DNA markers and marker assisted selection.
Mutation, classification, mutagenic agents and induction of mutation.
Participatory plant breeding; Intellectual Property Rights, Patenting,
Qualitative & Quantitative traits, Polygenes and continuous variations,
Plant Breeders and & Farmer’s Rights.
multiple factor hypothesis, cytoplasmic inheritance. Protein synthesis,
Transcription and translational mechanism of genetic material, gene Practical: Plant Breeder’s kit, Study of germplasm of various crops.
concept: gene structure, function and regulation, Lac and Trptophan Study of floral structure of self-pollinated and crospollinated crops.
operons. Emasculation and hybridization techniques in self & cross pollinated
crops. Study of male sterility system. Methods of calculating mean,
Practical: Solving problems on monohybrid, dihybrid, trihybrid, test
range, variance, standard deviation, heritability. Designs used in plant
cross and back cross, Solving problems on epistatic interactions
breeding experiments, analysis of Randomized Block Design,
including test cross and back cross, Concepts of probability and chi-
prediction of performance of double and three-way cross hybrids
square test and their application in genetics. Detection and estimation
of linkage through two point test cross and three point test cross
GPB. 311 Crop Breeding 1+1
data. Solving problems of sex linkage.
Theory:Centers of origin, distribution of species, wild relatives and
GPB. 221 Fundamentals of Plant Breeding 2+1 major breeding objectives and procedures including conventional
and modern innovative approaches for development of varieties and
Theory: Definition, history, objectives and accomplishments
hybrids for improved yield, adaptability, stability, biotic and abiotic
of plant breeding, modes of reproduction-its relevance on genetic
stress tolerance and quality (physical, chemical and nutritional) of
consequences, breeding methods and cultivar options and its of plant
different cereals-rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, bajra and ragi; pulses-
breeding, pollination control systems-self-incompatibility and male
redgram, breengram, blackgram, chickpea, soybean; oilseeds-
sterility. Domestication, Acclimatization and Introduction; Centers
sunflower, niger, groundnut, sesame, castor, rapeseed and mustard,
of origin/diversity, Plant genetic resources, their conservation and
fibre crops- jute and cotton; cash crops- sugarcane, potato and
utilization, genetic basis and breeding methods in self- pollinated
tobacco.
crops - mass and pure line selection, components of genetic variation;
heritability and genetic advance; hybridization techniques and handling Practical : Floral biology, emasculation and hybridization techniques
of segregating populations; multiline concept, concepts of population in cereals-rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, bajra and ragi; pulses-redgram,
genetics and Hardy-Weinberg Law, Genetic basis and methods of breengram, blackgram, chickpea, soybean; oilseeds- sunflower,
breeding cross pollinated crops, modes of selection; Population groundnut, sesame, castor, rapeseed and mustard, fibre crops- jute
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and cotton; cash crops- sugarcane, potato and tobacco. Estimation Unfruitfulness; Pollination, pollinizers and pollinators; Fertilization and
of heterosis, inbreeding depression and heritability; Layout of field Parthenocarpy; Importance of plant bio-regulators in horticulture;
experiments; study of quality characters, sources of genes of important Importance of rootstocks; Origin, distribution, uses, area and
characters; Visit to AICRP plots of different field crops. production, soil and climatic requirements, commercial varieties/
hybrids, planting methods, nutrition, irrigation, weed management,
GPB. 321 Intellectual Property Rights 1+0
pruning and training, inter and mixed cropping, harvesting and yield
Theory: Introduction and meaning of intellectual property, brief of Mango, Banana, Citrus, Grapes, Guava, Papaya, Sapota, Pineapple,
introduction to GATT, WTO, TRIPs and WIPO, Treaties for IPR Pomegranate and Jackfruit.
protection: Types of Intellectual Property and legislations covering
IPR in India:-Patents, Copyrights, Geographical indications, Trade Practical: Identification of garden tools; Identification of fruits;
secrets. Patents Act 1970 and Patent system in India, patentability, Preparation of potting mixture; Layout and planting of orchard;
process and product patent, filing of patent, patent specification, Bearing habits; Propagation methods and physiological disorders of
patent claims, Patent opposition and revocation, infringement, above fruits; Methods of irrigation and fertilizer application in above
compulsory licensing, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Patent search and fruits; Visits to commercial orchards.
patent database. Origin and history including a brief introduction to
UPOV for protection of plant varieties, Protection of plant varieties HRT. 211 Production Technology of 1+1
under UPOV and PPV&FR Act of India, Plant breeder’s rights, Vegetable Crops
Registration of plant varieties under PPV&FR Act 2001, breeders,
Theory: Importance of vegetables in human nutrition and national
researcher and farmers rights. Traditional knowledge-meaning and
economy; Kitchen gardening; Origin, distribution, uses, area and
rights of TK holders. Convention on Biological Diversity,
production, soil and climatic requirements, commercial varieties/
International treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
(ITPGRFA). Indian Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and its salient hybrids, time of sowing, transplanting techniques, planting distance,
features access and benefit sharing. fertilizer requirements, irrigation, weed management, physiological
disorders, harvesting and yield of Potato, Tomato, Brinjal, Chilli,
Capsicum, Cucumber, Watermelon, Ridge gourd, Bitter gourd, French
HORTICULTURE bean, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Onion, Garlic, Carrot, Radish, Palak,
HRT. 121 Fundamentals of Horticulture 1+1 Amaranthus, and Drumstick. Protected cultivation of Capsicum and
and Fruit Crops Production European Cucumber.

Practical: Identification of vegetables and their seeds; Study of

Theory: Horticulture - Definition and branches, Importance and
morphological characters of different vegetables; Seed extraction;
scope, Classification of horticultural crops; Plant propagation -
Seed viability tests; Nursery raising; Direct seed sowing and
methods and propagating structures; Principles of orchard
transplanting; Harvesting and grading of vegetables.
establishment; Principles and methods of training and pruning;

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HRT. 221 Production Technology of 1+1 harvest factors affecting postharvest quality, maturity, ripening and
Flower Crops and Landscaping changes occurring during ripening; Respiration and factors affecting
respiration rate; Harvesting and field handling; Storage (ZECC, Cold
Theory: Importance and scope of flower crops; Classification of
storage, CA, MA and Hypobaric); Value addition concept; Principles
ornamental plants Principles of landscaping; Garden features and
and methods of preservation; Minimal processing; Intermediate
adornments; Garden styles and designs, Lawn and its maintenance;
moisture foods- Jam, Jelly, Marmalade – Concepts and Standards;
Protected cultivation of Rose, Gerbera, Carnation, Anthurium and Fermented and non-fermented beverages; Drying/ Dehydration of
Orchids; Open cultivation of Gladiolus, Tuberose, Chrysanthemum, fruits and vegetables – Concept and methods; Canning - Concepts
Marigold, Jasmine, Aster and Crossandra. and Standards, Packaging of products.
Practical: Identification of Ornamental plants; Nursery bed Practical: Containers for shelf life extension; Effect of temperature
preparation and seed sowing; Planning, designing and layout of garden; on shelf life and quality of produce; Chilling and freezing injury in
Physiological disorders of above flower crops; Post harvest handling vegetables and fruits; Extraction and preservation of pulps and juices;
of cut and loose flowers; Visit to commercial flower production units Preparation of Jam, Jelly, RTS, Nectar, Squash, Wine, Fruit bar,
and nurseries Candy, Tomato products; Quality evaluation of products- physico-
chemical and sensory; Visit to processing unit/ industry.
HRT. 311 Production Technology of Plantation 1+1
Crops, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
Theory: Origin, distribution, uses, area and production, soil and
climatic requirements, commercial varieties, planting methods, PBT. 121 Fundamentals of Plant Biotechnology 2+1
nutrition, irrigation, weed management, inter and mixed cropping, Theory: : Concept of Plant Biotechnology – History of Plant Tissue
harvesting and yield of Coconut, Arecanut, Cashew, Tea, Coffee, Culture and Plant Genetic Engineering; Scope and importance in Crop
Rubber, Pepper, Cardamom, Ginger, Turmeric, Coriander and Improvement – Totipotency and Morphogenesis, Nutritional
Fenugreek Ashwagandha, Aloe, Periwinkle, stevia, Mints, requirements of in-vitro cultures; Techniques of in-vitro cultures;
Lemongrass, Ocimum, Patchouli and Geranium. Micro-propagation, Anther culture, Pollen culture, Ovule culture,
Practical: Identification, propagation, physiological disorders, Embryo culture, Endosperm Culture and its applications. Somaclonal
processing and value addition of above crops. Extraction methods variation: Types, Reasons. Somatic embryogenesis and synthetic seed
for essential oils. Visits to commercial Plantation. production technology; Protoplast isolation, Culture, Manipulation and
fusion; Products of somatic hybrids and cybrids, Applications in crop
improvement. Genetic engineering: Restriction enzymes; vectors for
HRT. 321 Post Harvest Management and 1+1 gene transfer- Gene cloning, direct and indirect method of gene transfer,
Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables Transgenic plants and their applications. Blotting techniques- DNA
finger printing, DNA based markers- RFLP, AFLP, RAPD, SSR and
Theory: Importance of post-harvest processing of fruits and
DNA probes. Marker-assisted selection and its recent advances.
vegetables; Extent and possible causes of post-harvest losses; Pre-
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Practical: Requirements for plant tissue culture laboratory; Techniques pathogenic nematode genera, symptoms and nature of damage caused
in plant tissue culture; Media components and preparations, by plant nematodes.Phanerogamic plant parasites: Common
Sterilization techniques and Inoculation of various explants; Aseptic characteristic of important parasites, disease development, survival
manipulation of various explants; Callus induction and Plant and spread. Growth and reproduction of plant pathogens. Liberation /
regeneration; Micro-propagation of important crops, Anther, Embryo dispersal and survival of plant pathogens. Types of parasitism and
and Endosperm culture; Hardening/ Acclimatization of regenerated variability in plant pathogens. Pathogenicity: phenomenon of host
plants; Somatic embryogenesis and synthetic seed production; Isolation infection by Fungi, Bacteria, Viruses, molicutes and nematodes.
of protoplast, demonstration of culturing of protoplast, demonstration Pathogenesis: Penetration and colonization. Role of enzymes, toxins
of isolation of DNA, Demonstration of gene transfer techniques- and growth regulators in disease development and their
direct methods and indirect methods; Demonstration of confirmation classification.Introduction to principles of plant disease management.
of Genetic transformation, Demonstration of gel electrophoresis Practical:Acquaintance with various laboratory equipments and
techniques. Restriction enzymes for digestion of DNA. Polymorphism, microscopy. Study of symptoms of various plant diseases caused by
monomorphism, hybridity testing. fungi, viruses, bacteria, nematodes and mollicutes. Field visit to get
acquaint with plant disease symptom. Collection and preservation of
PLANT PATHOLOGY plant disease specimens. Study of morphology of fungi, viruses,
bacteria, nematodes and phytoplasma. Study of life cycle / disease
PAT. 211 Fundamentals of Plant Pathology 2+1
cycle of major fungal, bacterial, viral, nematode and phanerogamic
Theory:Introduction: Importance of plant diseases, scope and plant parasites diseases. Macroscopic and microscopic examination
objectives of Plant Pathology. History of Plant Pathology with special of plant pathogens including staining techniques for bacteria.
reference to Indian work. Terms and concepts in Plant Pathology. Preparation of culture media and sterilization. Different methods of
Cause and classification of plant diseases. Important plant pathogenic isolation and purification of fungi, bacteria, viruses and extraction of
organisms, fungi, bacteria, fastidious vascular bacteria, phytoplasmas, nematodes. Study of different methods of artificial inoculation /
spiroplasmas, viruses, viroids, algae, protozoa, phanerogamic parasites transmission and proving Koch’s postulates for different plant
and nematodes with examples of diseases caused by them. Diseases pathogens. Study of liberation of fungal spore. Study of micrometry.
and symptoms due to abiotic agents.Fungi: general characters, somatic
structures, types of fungal thalli, fungal tissues, modifications of thallus, PAT. 221 Principles of Plant Disease Management 1+1
reproduction (asexual and sexual). Binomial system of nomenclature,
rules of nomenclature. Classification of fungi, keys to phylum, classes, Theory: Defence mechanism in plants: structural, biochemical (pre
order and families.Bacteria and mollicutes: general morphological and post-infection) and host plant resistances. Effect of pathogens on
characters. Basic methods of classification and reproduction. Keys plant physiological processes viz., photosynthesis, respiration,
to major plant pathogenic bacterial genera. Viruses: nature, morphology, translocation and transcription.Epidemiology: Epidemics and factors
replication and transmission and classification of plant viruses. Keys affecting disease development, patterns of epidemics and disease
to important plant virus families / genera.Nematodes: General progress curves. Assessment of disease severity and crop losses.
morphology and reproduction, classification, keys to important plant Survey, surveillance, remote sensing and forecasting of plant diseases.

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Principles and methods of plant disease management: Avoidance of PAT. 311 Diseases of Field Crops and 2+1
the pathogen: Choice of geographical area, selection of field and their Management
planting stock etc., Exclusion of inoculum: Plant quarantine
Theory: Diseases of cereals, millets, pulses, oil seeds and cash crops
regulations and inspections, post entry quarantine. Eradication of
with respect to economic importance, incidence, symptoms, etiology,
the pathogen: Cultural and physical methods of eradication and
disease cycle/life cycle and management practices. Cereals and
inoculum reduction; Biological methods of disease control: Crop rotation,
Millets: Rice, Sorghum, Maize, Wheat, Bajra, Navane, & Ragi.
use of trap crops, plant and plant products, use of biological control Pulses: Pigeon pea, Chickpea, Blackgram and Greengram, Cowpea,
agents, mechanisms of biocontrol, cross protection. Breeding for & Soybean. Oilseed crops: Groundnut, Sunflower, Sesamum,
disease resistance: Types of resistance, Development of resistant Safflower, Mustard, Linseed, & Castor. Cash crops: Sugarcane,
varieties, Induced resistance. Biotechnological approaches of diseases Cotton, Tobacco, Chilli, Ginger, Turmeric, & Mulberry. Important
management. IPR and related issues. Chemical methods; nature, post-harvest diseases of field crops.
chemical combination, classification, mode of action and formulations
of fungicides, bactericides, nematicides and antibiotics. Methods of Practical:Study of symptoms, etiology and disease cycles / life cycles
application of chemicals. Insect vector management. Diagnosis of of selected diseases of field crops covered in theory. Field visit for
plant diseases. Seed pathology; importance of seed health to man the diagnosis of field problems. Collection and preservation of plant
and animals. seed borne nature of pathogens; Identification and diseased specimens. Note: Students should submit 50 pressed and
detection of seed borne pathogens. well mounted specimens.
IDM: Introduction, history, importance & concepts. Economic
PAT. 321 Diseases of Horticultural Crops 1+1
importance diseases. Epidemiology and crop loss assessment methods
and their Management
with case studies. IDM module for important cereal (Rice), pulse
(pigeon Pea), oil seeds (Sunflower and Groundnut) and vegetable Theory: Diseases of fruit crops, plantation crops, vegetables crops,
(Tomato and Potato) and horticulture/plantation crops. flower crops, Aromatic and Medicinal plants with respect to economic
importance, incidence, symptoms, etiology, disease cycle/life cycle
Practical: Methods of detection of different plant pathogens. Methods
and management practices. Fruit crops: Mango, Apple, Papaya,
of estimation crop disease severity; Methods of estimation of crop
Citrus, Guava, Pomegranate, Grapes, Pineapple Sapota, Peach
losses; Methods of detection and identification of seed borne
&Banana. Plantation crops: Coffee, Tea, Rubber, Coconut,
pathogens; Isolation of biocontrol agents; Testing the efficacy of
Arecanut, Cardamom, Beetle vine, Pepper & Vanilla. Vegetable
biocontrol agents by dual culture technique. Mass multiplication of
crops: Tomato, Potato, Brinjal, Crucifers, Cucurbits, Bhendi, Leafy
bioagents; methods of application of bioagents; Study of fungicides,
vegetable diseases, Carrot, Onion, Garlic, Cassava, Beans, Peas &
bactericides, nematicides and their formulations. Preparation of
Capsicum. Flower crops: Rose, Jasmine, Tuberose, Crossandra,
Bordeaux mixture and calculation of fungicide spray concentration.
Chrysanthemum & Gladioli. Medicinal and Aromatic crops:
Bioassay of fungicide and antibiotics. Methods of application of
Periwinkle, Dioscorea, Solanum, Coleus, Davana, Citronella, Sandle,
chemicals; Study of pesticide compatibility and their safe use; Study
Geranium & Patchouli. Important post-harvest diseases of horticultural
of plant protection equipment’s. Methods of screening for disease
crops.
resistances. Visit to pesticide companies.
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Practical: Study of symptoms, etiologyand disease cycle / life cycles Seed marketing and distribution strategies– organizations, structures,
of selected diseases of horticultural crops covered in theory. Field sales, International trade. Export and import policies for seed trade,
visit for the diagnosis of field problems. Collection and preservation generation activities, sales promotional media and factors affecting
of plant diseased specimens. Note: Students should submit 50 pressed seed marketing. Seed Sales, License, pricing policy, cost benefit ratio,
and well mounted specimens. economic feasibility and factors influencing.

Practical:Identification of seeds of agricultural/ horticulture

SEED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
crops.Study of seed structure in monocot and dicot seeds in
SST. 311 Principles and Practices of Seed Production 1+1 agricultural and horticulture crops.Study of floral biology in self,
cross and often cross pollinated crops.Identification of sex in gourds
Theory: Introduction to seed science and technology, seed and its
importance. Seed quality – characteristics of quality seeds, factors and melons.Identification of different varieties based on seed
affecting seed quality and its maintenance. History and development morphological characters in agriculture and horticulture crops.
of seed industry, Seed programmes, types, planning and execution. Isolation types, measurement and determination in self and cross
Different classes of seed, generation system of seed multiplication, pollinated crops.Carrying out field inspection and taking field
seed replacement and varietal replacement rates- seed multiplication counts.Study of different contaminants and practicing rouging.
ratio, seed renewal and seed plan, Agencies involved in seed production
at state and national level. Seed certification – control of seed source, Practicing hybrid seed production techniques – hand emasculation
field inspection, field counts, field standards. Principles of seed and pollination.Practicing detassling techniques.Diagnostic
production- genetic, agronomic and economic principles, Maintenance identification of A, B and R lines in hybrid seed production.
of genetic purity during seed production. Deterioration of crop varieties
Studies on planting ratio, border rows and synchronization and
— factors and their control, Requirements for hybrid seed production
supplementary pollination techniques in hybrid seed
and types of hybrids. Systems and techniques of hybrid seed
production.Determination of physiological maturity in agri-
production, male sterility, self incompatibility, CHA and EGMS.
horticultural crops.Visit to KSSOCA and grow out test farms.Visit
Planning for breeder, foundation, truthfully labelled and certified class
to seed production plots (OPV and hybrids) of public and private
of seed production. Seed production- foundation and certified seed
organizations.Calculation of economics of seed production (OPV and
production in maize (varieties, hybrids, synthetics and composites);
Hybrids).Visit to seed production under protected cultivation.
rice, sorghum and bajra (varieties and hybrids); greengram, blackgram,
bengalgram, cowpea (varieties) ; soybean, groundnut (varieties);
SST. 321 Post Harvest Seed Technology and 1+1
sunflower (varieties and hybrids); castor (varieties and hybrids); cotton
Quality Assurance
(varieties and hybrids); tomato and brinjal (varieties and hybrids):
chilli and bhendi (varieties and hybrids), onion and melons and gourds Theory: Introduction and importance of seed quality regulations-
(varieties and hybrids) and potato (varieties and true potato seeds), seed legislations and regulatory measures. Seeds Act (1966), Seed
seed crop harvesting methods and management; Seed production Rules (1968), Seed Control Order (1983), Central Seeds Committee,
under protected cultivation. Central Seed Certification Board, OECD Seed Certification Schemes,
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State Seed Certification Agency – Central and State Seed Testing SERICULTURE
Laboratories and their functions, New Seed Policy (1988), The plants,
SER. 321 Introduction to Sericulture 1+1
fruits and seeds (regulation of import into India), Order (1989). DUS
testing principles and applications, PPV and FRA (2001 and 2003), Theory: Introduction,origin & history,statistics and distribution of
National Seed Policy (2002) and the Seed Bill (2004). Seed Drying sericulture, Mulberry varieties. Types of silks, Species of silkworms
— importance, principles and methods. Psychrometric chart and its and their host plants. Raising of mulberry saplings, mulberry
use in seed drying process. Seed processing — objectives and cultivation practices for irrigated and rainfed conditions, separate
principles. Air screen cleaner and its working principles, different chawki garden. Intergrated nutrient Management.Pests and diseases
upgrading equipments and their use. Seed treatment- importance and of mulberry and their management. Life cycle of silkworms.
types, equipments used for seed treatment, Seed testing — objectives, Morphology and anatomy of Bombyx mori L.Commercially exploited
history, sampling procedures, testing for moisture, physical purity, breeds of silkworm. Steps in silkworm egg productionat grainage,
germination, viability, vigour and seed health. Seed quality regulation egg sheets and loose egg production technology. Tier system of
systems (Grow out test and molecular markers). GM crop testing. silkworm seed multiplication, seed area concept. Preservation and
Seed packaging — principles, procedures and types of containers. handling of eggs, egg incubation. Disinfection and hygiene in
Varietal release, notification – seed certification, history, phases and silkworm rearing. Silkworm rearing plan, Rearing house plan and
procedures, field inspection, field counts, field and seed standards, equipments. Importance of chawki rearing, chawki rearing centres.
Post harvest inspections and seed quality assurance. Seed storage - Harvesting, transportation and preservation of leaves. Methods of
general principles, stages, factors affecting seed longevity, conditions silkworm rearing, shoot feeding, shelf rearing, raering operations,
required for safer storage, measures for humidity, moisture and environmental conditions and their management. Importance of
temperature control, mid storage corrections and seed quality feeding, bed cleaning, spacing, care during moulting. Picking and
enhancement techniques. mounting ripened silkworms. Harvesting of cocoons, grading, cocoon
sorting, defective cocoons, and sale of cocoon in silk cocoon markets.
Practicals: Study of instruments used in Seed testing laboratory.Visit Mechanization in sericulture. Pests and diseases of silkworms and
to seed testing laboratories.Visit to seed processing plant.Study of their management. Post cocoon technology, Steps in reeling –
air screen cleaner and upgrading machines. Practicing seed sampling storage- cocoon drying/stifling, cocoon cooking, brushing, reeling
methods in bulk and in containers.Conducting Physical purity test. and re- reeling. Different methods of silk reeling. Raw Silk Marketing-
Determination of seed moisture.Conducting standard germination test Silk Exchange– functions, Silk trade -import-export. Sericulture
and seedling evaluation in agricultural crops.Assessment of seed byproducts and their utilization for additional income. Economics of
viability through Tz test and Seed blending.Carrying out different Sericulture.
vigor test.Conducting seed health test in agri-horticultural crops.Visit
Practical: Mulberry varieties, Host plants of non-mulberry silkworms.
to grow out test plots.Determination of cultivar purity tests.Practicing
Preparation of land, preparation of planting material and planting of
pre-storage seed treatment and dormancy breaking methods.Studies
mulberry, pruning, harvestingand storage of mulberry leaves. Pests
on packaging types and methods.Visit to seed godowns and cold
and diseases of mulberry. Species of silkworms – life cycle of Bombyx
storage units.Visit to public and private (National and multinational)
mori L. Mulberry pests and diseases. Identification of cocoons of
seed companies.
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important breeds. External morphology of life stages – egg-larva- SAC. 211 Soil Chemistry 1+1
pupa and moth of Bombyx mori L. Study of silk gland and digestive
Theory : Soil chemistry- Scope and importance . components of
system of Bombyx mori L.Disinfectants - rearing bed and general
soils – inorganic and organic components. Soil colloids – types
disinfectants. Grainage techniques. Study of rearing house plan and
equipments for shoot feeding and shelf rearing. Methods Incubation properties and significance of soil colloids. Layer silicate clays-
genesis, structure and properties. Source of charges – positive and
of silkworm eggs and brushing. Identification of silkworms settling
negative charges, electrical double layer – Helmholtz, Gouy –
for moult, at moult, out of moult. Feeding, bed cleaning and spacing.
Identification and picking of ripe worms, mounting, types of mountages, Chapman, stern theories. Ion exchange cation exchange capacity
and anion exchange capacity, factors influencing ion exchange and
cocoon harvesting and grading. Pests and diseases of mulberry
its significance. Soil organic matter – composition, decomposition,
silkworm. Single cocoon reeling, study of reeling equipment.
fractionation of organic matter, uses; Humus – humic substances,
nature and properties ; carbon cycle, C:N ratio;Chemistry of
SOIL SCIENCE & AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
submerged soils.
SAC. 121 Fundamentals of Soil Science 2+1
Practical : Analytical chemistry – basic concepts, techniques and
Theory : Soil as a natural body, Pedological and edaphological calculation; Determination of soil pH; Determination of electrical
concepts of soil; Soil genesis: soil forming rocks and minerals; conductivity of soil; Determination of soil organic carbon; (Ca, Mg,
weathering, processes and factors of soil formation; Soil Profile, K and Na); Determination of base saturation and exchangeable
components of soil; Soil physical properties: soil-texture, structure, sodium percentage of soil.
density and porosity, soil colour, consistence and plasticity; Elementary
knowledge of soil taxonomy classification and soils of India; soil SAC 311 Problematic Soils and their 1+1
survey, types, methods of soil survey Soil water retention, movement Management, Geoinformatics
and availability; Soil air, composition, gaseous exchange, problem and
Theory : Soil quality and health, Distribution of Waste land and
plant growth, Soil temperature; source, amount and flow of heat in
problem soils in India. Soil reaction-pH, soil acidity and alkalinity,
soil; effect on plant growth, soil organisms: macro and micro
buffering, effect of pH on nutrient availability; Their categorization
organisms, their beneficial and harmful effects;
based on properties. Reclamation and management of Saline and
Practical : Study of general properties of minerals, Study of silicate sodic soils, Acid soils, Acid Sulphate soils, Eroded and Compacted
and non-silicate minerals, Study of igneous, sedimentary and soils, Flooded soils, Polluted soils - Soil pollution - behaviour of pesticides
metamorphic rocks, Study of soil sampling tools and collection of and inorganic contaminants, prevention and mitigation of soil pollution.
representative soil samples, Study of soil profile, Determination of Irrigation water – quality and standards, utilization of saline water in
soil moisture content, Determination of bulk density and particle density agriculture. Multipurpose tree species, bio remediation through MPTs
and porosity of soil, Study of soil texture by feel and bouyoucos method, of soils, land capability and classification, land suitability classification.
Determination of soil colour, Study of capillary rise phenomenon of Problematic soils under different Agro-ecosystems. Geo-informatics-
water in soil column and water movement in soil, Demonstration of definition, concepts, tool and techniques; their use in Precision
heat transfer in soil, Study of soil map, Visit to NBSS&LUP. Agriculture. Crop discrimination and Yield monitoring, soil mapping;

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fertilizer recommendation using geospatial technologies; Spatial data Factor influencing nutrient use efficiency (NUE), methods of
and their management in GIS; Remote sensing concepts and application application under rainfed and irrigated conditions.
in agriculture; Image processing and interpretation; Global positioning
system (GPS), components and its functions; Introduction to crop Practical : Introduction of analytical instruments and their principles,
Simulation Models and their uses for optimization of Agricultural calibration and applications, Colorimetry and flame photometry.
Inputs. Remote sensing and GIS in diagnosis and management of Estimation of soil organic carbon, Estimation of alkaline
problem soils. hydrolysable N in soils. Estimation of soil extractable P in soils.
Estimation of exchangeable K; Ca and Mg in soils . Estimation of soil
Practical : Determination of Soil pH, EC, ESP, CEC, LR, GR. Quality extractable S in soils..Estimation of DTPA extractable Zn in soils.
of irrigation water – Determination of anion, cation, SAR in irrigation Estimation of N in plants. Estimation of P in plants. Estimation of K
water. study of topographical maps, Use of GPS, introduction to in plants. Estimation of S in plants. Analysis of Manures and fertilizers,
remote sensing and GIS,Visit to pesticides residue lab, visit to Visit to STL/FTL.
problematic soil site, visit to KSRSAC

STUDENT “READY” (RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

SAC. 321 Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility 2+1 AWARENESS DEVELOPMENT YOJANA)
Management PROGRAMME
Theory : Introduction and importance of organic manures, properties Components of the programme :
and methods of preparation of bulky and concentrated manures. i. Experiential Learning/Hands on Training / Skill Development
Green/leaf manuring. Fertilizer recommendation approaches.
Training
Integrated nutrient management.
ii. Rural Agriculture Work Experience
Chemical fertilizers: classification, composition and properties of major iii. In Plant Training/ Industrial Attachment / Students Projects
nitrogenous, phosphatic, potassic fertilizers, secondary & micronutrient
fertilizers, Complex fertilizers, nano fertilizers Soil amendments, I EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Fertilizer Storage, Fertilizer Control Order.
• To be offered during Eighth semester
History of soil fertility and plant nutrition. criteria of essentiality. role, • 0+20 Credit Hours
deficiency and toxicity symptoms of essential plant nutrients, • Register for any of two modules
Mechanisms of nutrient transport to plants, factors affecting nutrient • Each module of 0+10 credit hours.
availability to plants. Chemistry of soil nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium,
calcium, magnesium, sulphur and micronutrients. Soil fertility a) Concept
evaluation, Soil testing. Critical levels of different nutrients in soil.
™ ‘Experiential’ means that learning and development are
Forms of nutrients in soil, plant analysis, rapid plant tissue tests.
achieved through personally determined experience and
Indicator plants. Methods of fertilizer recommendations to crops.
involvement.
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 ™ Experiential learning is a business curriculum related d) Attendance
endeavour which is interactive. ™ Minimum attendance required is 85%.
™ EL is for building (or reinforcing) skills in ™ Any student in the event of recording shortage of
attendance has to re-register the EL when offered next by
o Project development and execution
paying the assigned fee.
o Decision-making
o Individual and team coordination e ) Students’ Eligibility
o Approach to problem solving ƒ To get the eligibility for registering the EL programme, the
o Accounting, marketing and resolving conflicts etc. students should have completed all the courses successfully.
ƒ Aassignment/allotment of the EL programme shall be based
™ End to end approach. on merit of the student at the end of 5th Semester.
™ Carefully calibrated activities move participants to explore
II RURAL AGRICULTURAL WORK EXPERIENCE
and discover their own potential.
• To be offered during Seventh semester
™ Both activities and facilitation play a critical role in
• 0+20 credit hours in two parts: RAWE and AIA
enhancing team performance.
• Attachment in University/ College/ KVK or a Research
b) Objectives Station
• To provide excellent opportunity to develop analytical and • Helps the students primarily to understand the rural situations,
entrepreneurial skills, and knowledge through meaningful status of Agricultural technologies adopted by farmers, prioritize
hands on experience, confidence in their ability to design the farmer’s problems and to develop skills & attitude of
and execute project work. working with farm families for overall development in
rural area.
The main objectives of EL are:
• Timings for RAWE can be flexible for specific regions to
• To promote professional skills and knowledge. coincide with the main cropping season.
• To build confidence and to work in project mode.
Objectives
• To acquire enterprise management capabilities.
o To provide an opportunity to the students to understand
c) Duration the rural setting in relation to agriculture and allied activities.
¾ 180 days (one semester) period in the final year. o To make the students familiar with socio-economic
¾ Students and faculty are expected to attend the activities conditions of the farmers and their problems.
even on institutional holidays with total commitment, and o To impart diagnostic and remedial knowledge to the students
without any time limit or restriction of working hours. relevant to real field situations through practical training.

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 o To develop communication skills in students using ESE. 421 Commercial Sericulture 0+10
extension teaching methods in transfer of technology.
Mulberry Cultivation: Raising of mulberry saplings, establishment
o To develop confidence and competence to solve
of mulberry garden for rainfed, irrigated condition and exclusive
agricultural problems.
chawki garden, manure and fertilizer schedule. Integrated Nutrient
o To acquaint students with on-going extension and rural management, pruning practices, mechanization in mulberry cultivation,
development programmes.
mulberry diseases and pests and their control measures.

Silkworm rearing: Planning and preparation for silkworm rearing,

MODULES FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND
disinfection and hygiene in rearing house, different rearing appliances,
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
egg transportation, egg incubation, harvest and leaf preservation,
A student has to register 20 credits opting for two modules of (0+10)
chawki rearing, late age silkworm rearing methods, bed spacing,
credits each (total 20 credits) from the package of modules in the
feeding, care during moult. Silkworm diseases and pests and their
VIII semester.
management, mounting, harvesting, cocoon sorting, deflossing,
Course Course Cr. transportation and marketing of cocoons. Mechanization in silkworm
No. Title Hrs. rearing.
ESE. 421 Commercial Sericulture 0+10
Economics of mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing. By-product
EAG. 421 Organic Production Technology 0+10 utilization and value addition for additional income.
EAM. 421 Production Technology for Bio-fertllizers 0+10 EAG. 421 Organic Production Technology 0+10
EAM. 422 Mushroom Cultivation Technology 0+10
Production of Organic Manures: Green biomass production:
EAP. 421 Commercial Beekeeping 0+10 Raising sunhemp, dhaincha, and other green manure crops in 500 m2
EAS. 421 Poultry Production Technology 0+10 area by each student. Compost production: VAT method of
composting, structure requirement, substrates assembling, filling the
EEP. 421 Production Technology for Bio-agents 0+10
VATS, watering, turning and removing the matured compost from
EFS. 421 Food Processing 0+10 the VATs,. NADEP method of composting: structure requirement,
EHR. 421 Commercial Horticulture 0+10 advantage over other composting methods, filling the substrates,
watering. Judging the maturity of the compost. Vermicompost
EHR. 422 Floriculture and Landscaping 0+10
production: Structures in vermicompost production, earthworms-
ESA. 421 Soil, Plant, Water and Fertilizer Testing 0+10 species, lifecycle, temperature, moisture and substrate requirements.
ESA. 422 Agriculture Waste Management 0+10 Management aspects-size reduction of substrates, aeration, watering,
EST. 421 Seed Production and Technology 0+10 protection of earthworms against natural enemies. Each student shall
produce at least 0.5 tonne of vermicompost. Maturity of the
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vermicompost, separation of worms from the compost and bagging. examination of Associative Nitrogen fixing bacteria. Isolation and
Value addition-enrichment with concentrated organic sources, examination of root nodule bacteria from leguminous and non-
microbial cultures, Quality analysis of different composts, standards legumonous plants. Study of Azolla -Anabaena symbiosis. Isolation
of different composts. Production of biodigested liquid manures: and examination of phosphate/ potassium solubilizing microorganisms.
Structure requirements, assembling green biomass, cattle dung and Study of mycorrhizal symbiosis and method of mass production of
cattle urine, production and use of biodigested liquid manure. Value arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Study of plant growth promoting
addition of Composts:- enrichment with concentrated organic nutrient rhizobacteria. Different formulations of biofertilizers, packing and
sources, microbial consortia. Value addition of biodigested liquid storaging methods. Production technology for carrier based and liquid
manures. Production of indigenous organic additives: biofertilizers. Quality standards for biofertilizers. Role of
Panchagavya, Beejamruta, Jeevamruta and Vermiwash. Organic microorganisms in bioconversion of agricultural wastes. Principles
crop production: Commercial cultivation of crops by adopting and methods involved in Compost making. Entrepreneurship
organic farming practices. Individual students shall raise short duration development- preparation of project proposals for setting different
crops such as field bean, french bean, baby corn, vegetable cowpea, capacity biofertilizer units.
onion and other appropriate short duration crops in 500sq m2 area in
the organic farming block maintained in the campus by following
EAM. 422 Production Technology for Mushrooms 0+10
organic ways of nutrient and weed management and plant protection
practices. Organic certification: Requirements for conversion from Characteristics and morphological features of mushrooms; Types of
conventional farming to organic farming, Certification: Government mushrooms cultivated, Maintenance of mushroom laboratory,
and Non-Government agencies involved in certification, permitted Equipments used in mushroom laboratory, Preparation of culture
and restricted materials in organic farming. Cares to be taken in media, Pure culture techniques, Spore print preparation, Mother culture
harvesting, processing, packaging and storing of organic produce, preparation of mushroom, Spawn production, Layout of mushroom
labelling organic produce, Organic Logos used in organic produce houses, Cultivation of oyster mushroom and milky mushroom,
packages. Preparation of the project report and presentation. Harvesting, Processing, Packing of mushrooms. Pests, diseases and
abiotic stress of cultivated mushrooms, Project preparation for spawn
EAM. 421 Production Technology for 0+10 production and mushroom cultivation, Exposure/visits to spawn and
Bio-fertilizers mushroom production centers.

Different types of biofertilizers and their role in plant nutrition.

EAP 421 Commercial Beekeeping (0+10)
Acquaintance of laboratory and mass production equipments.
Preparation of different culture media and sterilization techniques. Handling of bee colonies for acquainting with different castes,
Mother culture and starter culture production and their maintenance. immature stages and different kinds of cells of honey bees. How,
Isolation and examination of freeliving heterotrophic and photo When and Where to start beekeeping. Ways for procuring bee
autotrophic nitrogen fixing bacteria from soil. Isolation and colonies. Location of bee colonies in nature, hiving and transfer to

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bee hive. Survey on Bee flora for profitable beekeeping. Seasonal unit of all the nutrients required for development of an embryo. It has
management of honey bee colonies during different seasons of the all the nutrients except Calcium, water soluble and fat soluble vitamins
year. Management of honey bees colonies during dearth/ lean period and is termed as unadulterated Shape of an egg is termed as prolate
and honey flow season. Preparation of honey bee colonies for higher spheroid Pigments Ooporphyrins and Xanthophylls are responsible
honey production. Swarming, robbing, queenlessness colonies and for shell and yolk colour, respectively.
their management. Dividing and uniting of honey bee colonies. Pests
and diseases of honey bees and their management. Mass queen rearing Broiler and layer industry – COLOURED broiler rearing
for multiplication of colonies. Extraction, processing, testing of honey The TWO distinct commercial activities are rearing birds for Meat
for its purity, composition and uses of honey. Extraction, processing, and Egg. Poultry meat is the cheapest animal protein and has no
properties and uses of bee wax. Extraction, processing and uses of religious stigma for it’s use and has remained a favorite among all
other bee hive products such as royal jelly, propolis, bee venom and religions and regions globally. Broilers are meat type birds reared for
pollen. Preparation of value added bee hive products.Role of 5-6 weeks which are tender, juicy, succulent , low in fat (lean meat)
honey bees in crop pollination for increasing crop productivity. and nutritious. Thus a farmer can raise 5-6 crops in a year completely
Maintenance of honey bee colony records. Working out economics depending and earning livelihood. Broiler chicks are bred for faster
of beekeeping. growth achieving a growth of 2000g from a 40 g chick in 40 days ie.
a growth of 50 times in 40days.A Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) of
EAS. 421 Poultry Production Technology 0+10 1.7-1.8 is achieved with a mortality rate of less than 2 %. Still the per
capita poultry meat consumption is about 2 kgs against an ICMR
History and classification of Modern Poultry breeds –Mankind
recommendation of 15 kgs.India stands 4th in Poultry Meat production.
has been rearing Poultry for game, eggs meat and as a companion
bird and providing food, nutrition & financial security. Archaeopteryx Layer farming- In poultry females are exclusively maintained
is said to be the origin for all modern class of birds Aves. It is said to commercially for Eggs (table eggs) for providing wholesome and
have teeth ,tail like structure and used to fly. Wild jungle fowl from nutritious eggs for use in various farms both in fresh and egg white
Southeast Asia is said to be the origin,however, the Red jungle fowl and yellow in powder farms. A per capita consumption of 45 eggs is
Gallus gallus is predominant. All the Four modern breeds belongs to achieved against the recommendation of 180 eggs leaving a huge
Genus namely, Gallus and four species gallus, varius, sonneratti gap leaving scope for growth in layers.
and lafayetti The general classification is based on the type for
which they are maintained like Egg type, Meat type, Dual purpose Housing principles- Orientation, Brooder houses, grower houses,
and Game type . layer houses
The Poultry sheds are to be in elevated places, rat proofed, oriented
The modern classification is based on the origin and has Four Classes
in East-West direction enabling a good cross ventilation with a width
namely English, American, Mediterranean and Asiatic. Egg –
of not more than 25 ft ,overhang of 2-2.5 ft and any required length.
parts of egg and formation of egg .In Nature, Egg is a complete
Gable type sheds with side wall of 8 ft & center height of 12 ft with
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asbestos roofing is ideal. Quality water supply to be ensured. Common diseases and Vaccination programme- viral, bacterial,
Depending upon the type /age of birds brooder ,grower & layer sheds ecto & endo parasites
are built. Care must be taken to spend least on sheds but ensure Various diseases and pests have to be checked using both prophylactic
technical specifications. and curative measures. Timely vaccination, de worming, and
preventive doses of medicine in feed as well a water are administered.
Management practices – scientific principles, litter management
We are having pellet vaccines for easy administration of vaccines.
feeding & watering, lighting and bio-security
Bio securi
Poultry farming is not only a science but also an art and incorporates
the basics of birds behavior,needs and comforts that makes poultry a Marketing and Economics of Poultry production
successful livestock business.right from brooding -providing heat
Indian Poultry marketing is very interesting and 90-95 % of the birds
initially for chicks (2-3 weeks),providing feed ad libitum ,cool and
are sold as Live and termed as WET market. Only a small portion is
quality water,light for visibility, turning (raking ) the litter to maintain
marketed as dressed, frozen , ready to cook meatHowever organization
it with optimum moisture –neither dusty that may lead to respiratory
like NECC, NMPPB, Egg & Meat corporations have tried to contain,
diseases or wet that may result in diseases. Sanitary and Bio security
guide the industry which is contributing to the tune of about 60,000
measures such as washing, disinfection, white wash, flaming,
crores providing food & nutrition security, employment both direct &
movement of workers,entry of vehicles and outsiders are to be
indirect. It is highly unpredictable leaving Economists ,producers a
monitored. Need based Feeding timely with right type of feeds
well a consumers guessing.
restraining wastage is of paramount importance. Incase of broilers
light during night for visibility and 8 hrs of artificial light in layers is
EEP 421 Production Technology for Bio Agents 0+10
essential for birds maturity and consistent maintenance of egg
production at 1 ft.candle at bird level. Biological Control; definition, history, prospectus & principles and
important mile stones in biological control. Mass multiplication of
Poultry Nutrition and feeding principles- feed ingredients ,types
important bio agents, predators, parasitoids, rearing of laboratory hosts
of feed, feed formulation
for parasitoids, predators and pathogens, Mass multiplication of
In poultry nearly 70 % of the cost of production I on feed alone selected parasitoids such as Trichogramma sp., Goniozus
hence utmost care to be exercised in selection of feed ingredients, nephantidis, Bracon brevicornis, Cotesia plutella etc., ; Predators
macro & micro nutrients, feed mixing depending upon the age of the (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, Chrysoperla carnea, Dipha
birds. The require protein ,energy & other nutrients are provided by aphidivora etc., ; Insect Pathogens (Ha NPV, SL NPV, Beauveria
mixing various feed ingredients like maize, soya extract, cotton bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, Nomurea rileyi, Verticillium
,sunflower cake,rice polish, mineral mixture etc.,Types of feed are lecanii,); Entomo pathogenic nematodes Stinernema glaseri,
Broiler pre-starter,starter, finisher ration , grower and layer feeds. Heterorhabditis sp. Etc. Determination of cost of production of
Standard Feeds are available in the market and a large farmer will biocontrol agents. Visit to commercial units producing biocontrol
have own feed mixing plant for better economics. agents.
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Biological control; definition and introduction from Plant Pathology sanitation/ standards/regulations related to grains & products based
perspective, Methods of isolation of biocontrol agents viz., on suitable methods approved by FDA/FAO/WHO/ GOI/GOK/BIS/
Trichoderma, Pseudomonas, Bacillus,Paecilomyces and any other Indian regulatory agency. Shelf life of products: Grain
Verticillium from rhizosphere soil, roots and foliage of different crop storage practices. Use of additives & Preservatives, Labeling & its
plants, their purification and cultural studies viz., growth phase, C, N, importance. Market study of exiting labeled foods, Label designing/
temperature and pH requirement. Methods of screening of biocontrol Packaging its requirements. Development of RTE Foods, Flour based
agents for their efficacy against selected fungal, nematode and shelf stable snack foods. Acceptability testing, project plan &
bacterial plant pathogens. Interaction between different biocontrol Presentation By students: Product design, Machinery and equipment
agents. Evaluation of different solid and liquid growth media for mass material & marketing supply chain. Processing & recording/book
multiplication. Study of methods for rapid multiplication. Formulation keeping, costing. Value chain of raw materials: study existing practice
of mass produced biocontrol agents using different carrier and in industry trough visit & interaction Milling industry procurement/
additives and packaging. Quality control: evaluation of formulated milling/ marketing system. Storage & testing of raw materials testing
products for bioefficacy and longevity in different storage conditions. of function & behavior of raw materials & products. Familiarization
Methods of application of biocontrol agents viz., seed treatment, of equipment and their role, functioning, operation techniques cleaning
seedling dip, foliar application, soil application and their evaluation in condition regulation, maintenance handling. Baked produces.
vivo. Enrichment of organic manures and amendments with biocontrol Processing of bread by different methods, importance of RH/
agents. Temperature/pH, baking & finishing, processing of rolls/pizza/rusk/
etc., serving Techniques. Processing of biscuits: Regular biscuits fiber
EFS. 421 Food Processing 0+10
rich (Different fiber).
Importance of commercial processing, need for understanding market
status and data analysis Different processing, methods Primary Development of questionnaire for data collection. Market survey on
processed foods, Secondary processed foods and Tertiary processed the processed and health foods, Data computation and presentation.
foods. Grain quality assessment, Cereals, millets, Ragi, Wheat, Maize, Industry Visits/ Food processing industries, Flourmills, Baking
Pulses, /legumes, Selection of grains: Test suitability of grains namely industries, Vegetable and fruits processing units. Student group
Rice, Wheat, Ragi, Maze, Pulses for processing as approved by (FDA/ activities.
FAO, HACCP/FSSAI, WHO/GOI/GOK/BIS/any other.) Indian
EHR. 421 Commercial Horticulture 0+10
regulatory agency. Primary processing of grains: dehusking /dehulling
milling, roasting, popping, malting, etc. for grains, namely ragi, paddy, Study of importance, problems and prospectus of nursery industry.
wheat, millets, maize, pulses, nuts, value added/fortified flours & foods: Study of high-tech nursery management practices, use of polyhouses
Energy food mix: Ragi/wheat maize/ millets. Malt drink, supplementary and shade nets in planting materials production. Practice of
foods, fortified composite flour, and instant flour mixes. Techniques propagation techniques of fruits, vegetables and plantation crops and
evaluation of products Physical, Sensory & Objective evaluation care of nursery plants. Tissue culture techniques in rapid multiplication
methods computing nutritive value. Food Safety measures : Hygiene/ of horticulture crops. Practice of open and protected cultivation

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techniques such as bed preparation, fumigation, mulching, drip ESA. 421 Soil, Plant, Water Manure and Fertilizers 0+10
irrigation, fertigation, training, pruning, foliar application of Testing
micronutrients and other special practices, plant protection measures,
Good laboratory practices (GLP)
harvesting, grading and packaging of important vegetable crops.
Practice of pruning and training methods, fertilizers application, foliar Principles of analytical chemistry
application of micronutrients and growth regulators, identification of Analytical techniques, concepts of gravimetry, concepts of titrimetry
symptoms of insect and disease infestation, plant protection measures, (volumetric), preparation of standard solution of an acid
intercultural operations, harvesting, grading, marketing of important
Instruments used in soil, plant, water, manure and fertilizer
fruit crops. Roof top / terrace gardening. Practice of preparing
analysis
processed products such as RTS, Jams, Ketchup, Pickles, etc., from
fruits and vegetables. Estimation of cost of cultivation and economic Potentiometer (pH meter), Conductometer (EC bridge),
feasibility studies of important vegetables and fruits. Visit to high Spectrophotometer, Flame photometer, Atomic Absorption,
tech nurseries, institutions and farmers field. Final evaluation and Spectrophotometer (AAS)
examination. Soil Analysis
EHR. 422 Floriculture and Landscaping 0+10 Collection and preparation of soils samples, study of soil profile,
Importance and scope of Floriculture and landscaping, practice of physical properties of soil, mechanical analysis (soil texture),
nursery techniques and management of ornamental crops. International pipette method, Hydrometer method, Determination of
Propagation techniques for ornamental crops, nursery bed preparation, soil texture by feel method, density of soil, Bulk density of soil, Particle
raising seedlings in protrays and poly bag. Production technology of density of soil, pore space of soil, soil colour, physic chemical properties
flower crops like –China aster, Marigold, Tuberose and Gladiolus of soil, pH of soil, EC of soil, Chemical properties of soil, organic
under open condition and Rose, Gerbera, Anthurium and Carnations matter in soil, cation exchange capacity (CEC) of soil, Major nutrients
under protected cultivation. Preparation of main field, application of in soil, available nitrogen in soil, available Phosphorusin soil, available
FYM, fertilizer management, mulching, drip irrigation practices for potassium in soil, Secondary nutrients in soil, Determination of
open cultivation as well as protected cultivation. Special practices to exchangeable calcium and magnesium in soil, available sulphur in
be followed in flower crop production such as pinching, disbudding, soil, Micronutrients in soil, available micronutrient cations in soil,
pruning, training, desuckering, staking and wire netting etc., available boron in soil, Problematic soils and amendments, Soil acidity
Maintenance of shrubs climbers and trees. Establishment of hedges, and lime requirement, Determination of exchangeable acidity in soil,
edges, flower beds and rockeries. Practices of Bonsai and flower reserve acidity in soil, extractable aluminum in soil, lime requirement
arrangement. Establishment of Garden adornments and vertical of acid on soil, Soil alkalinity and gypsum requirement, Determination
gardens. Maintenance of lawn and its management. Visit to of lime content of soil, carbonate and bicarbonate in soil, chloride in
commercial nurseries, high tech floriculture units and farmer’s field. soil, carbonate and bicarbonate in soil, chloride in soil, sodium in soil,
Final evaluation and examination. gypsum requirement of alkali soil

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Irrigation Water Analysis Fertilizer Analysis
Irrigation water sampling, Determination of pH irrigation water, Fertilizer sampling, Qualitative test for identification of fertilizer,
electrical conductivity of irrigation water, carbonate and bicarbonate Detection of adulterants in fertilizer, Estimation of ammonium nitrogen
in irrigation water, chloride in irrigation water, calcium and magnesium (NH4 - N) in ammonium fertilizer, nitrate nitrogen (NO3-N) in nitrate
in irrigation water, sodium in irrigation water, Computation of SAR fertilizer, amide nitrogen (NH 2-N) in amide fertilizer (urea),
and RSC of irrigation water, Determination of boron in irrigation water. Determination of biuret content of urea, Estimation of phosphorus in
phosphatic fertilizer, Determination of potassium in potassic fertilizer.
Waste Water Analysis
ESA. 422 Agriculture Waste Management / 0+10
Collection and preservation of waste water samples, Analysis of Management of organic resources in Agriculture
different parameters of waste water, Determination of pH of waste
water, EC in waste water, carbonate and bicarbonate in waste water, ƒ Collection of crop residues – bulky organic residues, concentrated
chloride in waste water, calcium and magnesium in waste water, organic residues. Green manuring. Agro industrial waste urban
potassium and sodium in waste water, Phosphorus in waste water, waste, sewage and sludge.
sulphur in waste water, acidity of waste water, total, suspended and ƒ Composting of organic residues. Conventional and mechanized
dissolved solids in waste water, nitrate in waste water, dissolved techniques of composting.
oxygen in waste water, biological oxygen demand in waste water,
ƒ Vermicomposting of organic residues.
chemical oxygen demand in waste water
ƒ Biogas preparation using organic resource
Plant Analysis
ƒ Analysis of physical, chemical, biological and biochemical
Sampling handling and preparation of plant sample, Determination of properties of different compost and spent slurry.
Nitrogen in plant sample, Digestion of plant sample for estimation of
nutrients (except nitrogen), Determination of phosphorus in plant ƒ Evaluation of different types of compost and spent slurry through
sample, potassium in plant sample, calcium and magnesium in plant field study and analysis of soil and crop data and presentation of
soil test results and submission of report.
sample, sulfur in plant sample, micronutrients in plant sample
EST. 421 Seed Production Technology (0+10)
Organic Manure Analysis
1. Principles of seed production in self and cross pollinated crops
Determination of pH of manure, EC of manure, organic carbon in
manure, nitrogen in manure, Digestion for estimation of other nutrients 2. Land preparation and management of seed production in maize,
in manure, Determination of phosphorus in manure, potassium in sunflower, tomato / chilli, soybean
manure, calcium and magnesium in manure, sulfur in manure, 3. Seed production techniques in cereals, pulses, oilseeds and
micronutrients in manure vegetable crops

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4. Seed production techniques in hybrids and varieties Evaluation of Experiential Learning (EL) / Hands on
Traning (HoT) Programme
5. Seed certification principles and procedures
Sl.No. Parameters Max. Marks
- Phases of seed certification
- Field inspections 1. Project Planning and Writing 10

- Rejection of seed field 2. Presentation 10

- Awarding the labels and tags 3. Regularity 10

- Indian minimum seed certification standard for important 4. Monthly Assessment 10

field crops 5. Output delivery 10
6. Harvesting of seed crop, physiological maturity index and 6. Technical Skill Development 10
methods of harvesting, and threshing
7. Entrepreneurship Skills 10
7. Seed processing and drying 8. Business networking skills 10
8. Seed testing methods and procedures 9. Report Writing Skills 10
- Seed sampling, method of sampling and procedures 10. Final Presentation 10
- Seed germination
Total 100
- Seed moisture determination
- Physical purity analysis
EVALUATION OF STUDENT READY PROGRAM
- Seed vigour and viability
• Students shall be evaluated component-wise under village
- Seed health testing methods
attachment/ agro-industrial attachment/ hands on training/skill
- Genetic purity testing development training/experiential learning/student projects.
9. Seed treating methods and procedures • Each College of the University will designate a Student READY
10. Seed storage and methods of storability Program Coordinator and component wise evaluation
committees. These committees will evolve a method of
11. Seed marketing channels in Karnataka evaluation depending upon the component undertaken giving due
12. Visit to seed production fields and seed industries weightage to the observations made by the Scientists/Agro-
industrial Officer and the Program Coordinator with whom they
are attached.

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• Since the Credit Hours allotted to the Student READY program • Paper to be set by external: HOD shall ensure the coverage of
are gradial, the minimum condition of attendance and grading syllabus. If needed moderation can be done.
system will apply for the program as will be applicable to other • Evaluation to be done internally by the faculty other than the
courses. Course Instructor. Syllabus of the concerned course shall be
sent to the external examiner, who shall prepare the question
• It is expected that at the end of Student READY program, the
papers. For practical, it is recommended that examination shall
students should gain competency for entrepreneurship, which
be conducted by course instructor(s) and one teacher nominated
should be innovative and creative in nature. The evaluation by HOD.
committee must ensure percentage increase in this competency
at the end & successful organization of all Student READY 2. Evaluation
programs.
Percentage Conversion OGPA Division
Educational Tour of Marks into
Obtained Points
One Educational Tour for 15 days during break period after the V
Semester shall be conducted and grading shall be done as Satisfactory/ 100 10 Points
Non Satisfactory. 90 to <100 9 to < 10 5.000 – 5.999 Pass
80 to <90 8 to < 9
6.000 – 6.999 II division
EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION SYSTEM 70 to <80 7 to < 8
60 to <70 6 to < 7 7.000 – 7.999 I division
Declaration of division(I, II and III divisions, distinctions etc.) in the
50 to <60 5 to < 6
degree certificate to be made compulsory by all Universities: 8.000 and above I division
<50 (Fail) <5
with distinction
1 Examination Eg. 80.76 8.076
43.60 4.360
• External theory (50%) 72.50 (but Fail (1 point)
• Internal Theory + Practical (50%) shortage in
¾ Courses with Theory and Practical attendance)
Mid-term Exam (30%) + Assignment (5%) in practical GPA = Total points scored / Total credits (for 1 semester)
oriented courses + Practical (15%)
CGPA = Σ Total points scored / Course credits
¾ Courses with only Theory
OGPA = Σ Total points scored (after excluding failure
Mid-term Exam (40%) + Assignment (10%)
points) / Course credits
¾ Courses with only Practical:
% of Marks = OGPA x 100/10
(100%) Internal

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