Compelete Syllabus

• 1.1 Principles of Crop Ecology, Ecosystem, Concept Productivity of Ecosystem

• 1.2 Physiological Limits of Crop Yield and Variability in Relation to Ecological Optima, Crop Adaptation

• 1.3 Climate Shift and Its Ecological Implication, Greenhouse Effect

• 1.3a Agro-Ecological and Agro-Climatic Regions of India

• 1.3b Factors Affecting Crop Production and Geographical Distribution of Plants

• 1.4 Photosynthesis, Respiration, Net Assimilation, SECE, RWC, Light Intensity

• 1.5 Water and CO₂ in Relation to Photosynthetic Rates and Efficiency, Stress

• 1.6 Remote Sensing- Spectral Indices and Their Application in Agriculture

• Extra Agronomy Class 1. by Anamika

• 2.1 Scope and Principles of Weed Management

• 2.2 Weeds' Classification, Biology, Ecology and Allelopathy

• 2.3 Crop Weed Competition, Weed Threshold

• 2.4a Herbicides Classification, Formulations

• 2.4b Mode of Action, Selectivity and Resistance

• 2.5a Persistence of Herbicides in Soils and Plants, Herbicides Application Methods and Equipment

• 2.5b Herbicides Application Methods and Equipment

• 2.6 Recent Developments in Weed Management

• 2.7 Special Weeds, Parasitic and Aquatic Weeds and Their Management in Cropped and Non-Cropped Lands

• 2.8 Weed Control Schedules in Field Crops, Vegetables and Plantation Crops

• 2.9 Weed Shifts in Cropping Systems

• 3.1 History of Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Use

• 3.2 Concept of Essentiality of Plant Nutrients, Their Critical Concentrations in Plants, Functions and Deficiency Symptoms, Nutrient Interactions, Diagnostic Techniques with Special Emphasis on Emerging Deficiencies of Secondary and Micro-Nutrients

• 3.3 Soil Fertility and Productivity and Their Indicators, Features of Good Soil Management

• 3.4 Fertilizer Materials Including Liquid Fertilizers, Their Composition, Mineralization, Availability and Reaction Products in Soils

• 3.5 Water Solubility of Phosphate Fertilizers, Slow Release Fertilizers, Nitrification Inhibitors and Their Use for Crop Production

• 3.6 Principles and Methods of Fertilizer Application, Integrated Nutrient Management, Agronomic and Physiological Efficiency and Recovery of Applied Plant Nutrients

• 3.7  Criteria for Determining Fertilizer Schedules for Cropping Systems, Direct, Residual and Cumulative Effects, Fertilizer-Related Environmental Problems Including Ground Water Pollution, Site-Specific Nutrient Management, Contamination of Heavy Metals in Peri-Urban Soils and Their Remediation

• 4.1 Concept of Dryland Farming, Dryland Farming vs Rainfed Farming, History, Development, Significance and Constraints of Dryland Agriculture in India

• 4.2 Climatic Classification and Delineation of Dryland Tracts, Characterization of Agro-Climatic Environments of Drylands, Rainfall Analysis and Length of Growing Season

• 4.3 Types of Drought, Drought Syndrome, Effect on Plant Growth, Drought Resistance, Drought Avoidance, Drought Management

• 4.4 Crop Planning Including Contingency, Crop Diversification, Varieties, Cropping Systems, Conservation Cropping and Mid-Season Corrections for Aberrant Weather Conditions

• 4.5 Techniques of Moisture Conservation In-Situ to Reduce Evapotranspiration, Runoff and to Increase Infiltration

• 4.6 Rain Water Harvesting and Recycling Concept, Techniques and Practices

• 4.7 Timeline and Precision Key Factors for Timely Sowing, Precision in Seeding, Weed Control, Fertilizer Placement, Top Dressing and Foliar Application, Aqua-Fertigation

• 4.8 Concept and Importance of Watershed Management in Dryland Areas

• 5.1 Problem Soils in India, Response of Crop to Acidity

• 5.2 Reclamation of Problem Soils, Crop Production Techniques in Problem Soils

• 6.1 Crop Production Techniques for Rice

• 6.2a Crop Production Techniques for Maize, Sorghum

• 6.2b Crop Production Techniques for Pearl Millet, Other Millets 

• 6.3 Crop Production Techniques for Rabi Cereals (Wheat, Barley, Oat, Rye, Triticale)

• 6.4a Crop Production Techniques for Rabi Pulse (Chickpea, Lentil, Peas, Lathyrus, French Bean).mov

• 6.4b Crop Production Techniques for Kharif Pulse (Pigeonpea, Greengran, Blackgram)

• 6.5 Crop Production Techniques for Kharif Oilseeds (Soybean, Groundnut)

• S1. Measures of Central Tendency S2. Dispersion

• S3. Correlation S4. Regression

• S5. Experimental Design

• 7.1.1 Frequency Distribution, Standard Error and Deviation

• 7.1.2 Correlation and Regression Analyses, Co-Efficient of Variation

• 7.2 Tests of Significance‑t, F and Chi‑Square (X²)

• 7.3 Data Transformation and Missing Plot Techniques

• 8.1 Concept of Sustainability 8.2 Sustainability Parameters and Indicator

• 8.3 Conservation Agriculture (CA)

• 8.4 Climate Change Mitigation

• 9.1a. Soil and Water as Vital Resources for Agricultural Production

• 9.1b. Fate of Rain Water Received at the Soil Surface, Runoff and Infiltration-

• 9.2a. Water Harvesting for Crop Life Saving Irrigations

• 9.2b. Watershed Management

• 9.2c. Soil and Water Conservation, Contingent Crop Plans and Other Strategies for Aberrant Weather Indicator

• 10.1 Soil Water Relations

• 10.1 Soil Water Relations -Extra

• 10.2 Water Retention by Soil

• 10.3 Soil Moisture Characteristics

• 10.4 Field Capacity, 10.5 Permanent Wilting Point 10.6 Plant Available Water and Exchangeable Water

• 10.7 Soil Irrigability, Classification, Factors Affecting Profile Water Storage

• 10.8 Determination of Soil Water Content

• 10.9 Computation of Soil Water Depletion

• 10.12 Movement of Soil Water

• 10.13 Field Water Budget 10.14 Water Gains and Losses 10.15

• 10.15 Deep Percolation 10.16 Capillary Rise

• 10.17 Evapotranspiration (ET), Scope for Economizing Water

• 10.18 Measures for Reducing Direct Evaporation from Soil and Crop Canopies

• 10.20 Erodibility of Soils and Their Prevention

• 14.1 Organic Farming- Concept, Definitions, Components and Types

• 14.2 Relevance Organic Farming 14.3 Principles of Organic Farming

• 14.4 Organics Farming Standards

• 14.5 Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture

• 14.6 Management Practices in Organic Farming

• 14.7 Selection and Conversion of Land, Soil and Water Management

• 14.8 Soil Fertility, Components of Organic Nutrient Management, ITKs

• 14.9 Water and Fertilizer Use Efficiency 14.10 Nutrient Recycling

• 14.11 Organic Manures 14.12 Soil Biota

• 14.13 Bio-Fertilizers and Biogas Technology

• 14.16 Consumers’ Concerns. 14.17 Weeds, Diseases 14.18 Socio-Economic Impacts 14.19 Marketing

• 14.20 Organic Certification, Standards and Regulations 14.21 Principles 14.22 Spiritual Values and Ethics