Class 1. Principles of Crop Ecology, Ecosystem Concept, Productivity of Ecosystem

Class 2. Physiological Limits of Crop Yield and Variability in Relation to Ecological Optima, Crop Adaptation

Class 3. Climate Shift and Its Ecological Implication, Greenhouse Effec

Class 4a. Agro-Ecological and Agro-Climatic Regions of India

Class 4b. Geographical Distribution of Cereals, Legumes, Oilseeds, Vegetables, Fodders and Forages, Commercial Crops, Condiments and Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Adverse Climatic Factors and Crop Productivity

Class 5. Photosynthesis, Respiration, Net Assimilation, Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency and Relative Water Content, Light Intensity

Class 6. Water and CO₂ in Relation to Photosynthetic Rates and Efficiency, Physiological Stress in Crops

Class 7. Remote Sensing: Spectral Indices and Their Application in Agriculture, Crop Water Stress Indices and Crop Stress Detection

Extra Class 1. Principles of Crop Ecology, Ecosystem Concept, Productivity of Ecosystem

Class 1. Scope and Principles of Weed Management

Class 2. Weeds' Classification, Biology, Ecology and Allelopathy

Class 3. Crop Weed Competition, Weed Threshold

Class 4a. Herbicides Classification, Formulations

Class 4b. Mode of Action, Selectivity and Resistance

Class 5a. Persistence of Herbicides in Soils and Plants

Class 5b. Herbicides Application Methods and Equipment.mp4

Class 6a. Biological Weed Control, Bio-Herbicides, Integrated Weed Management

Class 6. Recent Developments in Weed Management

Class 7. Special Weeds, Parasitic and Aquatic Weeds and Their Management in Cropped and Non-Cropped Lands

Class 8a. Weed Shifts in Cropping Systems

Class 8b. Weed Control Schedules in Field Crops, Vegetables and Plantation Crops

Class 9. Role of GM Crops in Weed Management, Cost: Benefit Analysis of Weed Management

Class 1. History of Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Use

Class 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

Class 3. Soil Fertility and Productivity and Their Indicators, Features of Good Soil Management

Class 4. Fertilizer Materials Including Liquid Fertilizers, Their Composition, Mineralization, Availability and Reaction Products in Soils

Class 5. Water Solubility of Phosphate Fertilizers, Slow Release Fertilizers, Nitrification Inhibitors and Their Use for Crop Production

Class 6. Principles and Methods of Fertilizer Application, Integrated Nutrient Management, Agronomic and Physiological Efficiency and Recovery of Applied Plant Nutrients

Class 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

Class 1. Concept of Dryland Farming, Dryland Farming vs Rainfed Farming, History, Development, Significance and Constraints of Dryland Agriculture in India

Class 2. Climatic Classification and Delineation of Dryland Tracts, Characterization of Agro-Climatic Environments of Drylands, Rainfall Analysis and Length of Growing Season

Class 3. Types of Drought, Drought Syndrome, Effect on Plant Growth, Drought Resistance, Drought Avoidance, Drought Management

Class 4. Crop Planning Including Contingency, Crop Diversification, Varieties, Cropping Systems, Conservation Cropping and Mid-Season Corrections for Aberrant Weather Conditions

Class 5. Techniques of Moisture Conservation In-Situ to Reduce Evapotranspiration, Runoff and to Increase Infiltration

Class 6. Rain Water Harvesting and Recycling Concept, Techniques and Practices

Class 7. Timeline and Precision Key Factors for Timely Sowing, Precision in Seeding, Weed Control, Fertilizer Placement, Top Dressing and Foliar Application, Aqua-Fertigation

Class 8. Concept and Importance of Watershed Management in Dryland Areas

Class 1. Problem Soils in India, Response of Crop to Acidity, Salinity, Sodicity, Excess Water and Nutrient Imbalances

Class 2. Reclamation of Problem Soils, Role of Amendments, and Drainage, Crop Production Techniques in Problem Soils - Crops, Varieties, Cropping System and Agronomic Practices

Class 1a. Crop Production Techniques for Cereals, Millets (Origin, History, Distribution, Adaptation, Climate, Soil, Season, Improved Varieties, Fertilizer Requirements, Intercultural Operations, Water Requirement, Weed Control, Quality Components, Industrial Use, Economics and Post-Harvest Technology)

Class 1b. Crop Production Techniques for Cereals, Millets (Origin, History, Distribution, Adaptation, Climate, Soil, Season, Improved Varieties, Fertilizer Requirements, Intercultural Operations, Water Requirement, Weed Control, Quality Components, Industrial Use, Economics and Post-Harvest Technology)

Class 1c. Crop Production Techniques for Cereals, Millets (Origin, History, Distribution, Adaptation, Climate, Soil, Season, Improved Varieties, Fertilizer Requirements, Intercultural Operations, Water Requirement, Weed Control, Quality Components, Industrial Use, Economics and Post-Harvest Technology)

Class 1d. Crop Production Techniques for Cereals, Millets (Origin, History, Distribution, Adaptation, Climate, Soil, Season, Improved Varieties, Fertilizer Requirements, Intercultural Operations, Water Requirement, Weed Control, Quality Components, Industrial Use, Economics and Post-Harvest Technology)

Class 2. Crop Production Techniques for Pulses (Origin, History, Distribution, Adaptation, Climate, Soil, Season, Improved Varieties, Fertilizer Requirements, Intercultural Operations, Water Requirement, Weed Control, Quality Components, Industrial Use, Economics and Post-Harvest Technology)

Class 3. Crop Production Techniques for Oilseeds (Origin, History, Distribution, Adaptation, Climate, Soil, Season, Improved Varieties, Fertilizer Requirements, Intercultural Operations, Water Requirement, Weed Control, Quality Components, Industrial Use, Economics and Post-Harvest Technology)

Class 4. Crop Production Techniques for Fiber Crops, Sugar Crops (Origin, History, Distribution, Adaptation, Climate, Soil, Season, Improved Varieties, Fertilizer Requirements, Intercultural Operations, Water Requirement, Weed Control, Quality Components, Industrial Use, Economics and Post-Harvest Technology)

Class 5. Crop Production Techniques for Fodder & Pasture Crops (Origin, History, Distribution, Adaptation, Climate, Soil, Season, Improved Varieties, Fertilizer Requirements, Intercultural Operations, Water Requirement, Weed Control, Quality Components, Industrial Use, Economics and Post-Harvest Technology)

Class 6. Crop Production Techniques for Medicinal, Aromatic & Under-Utilized Crops and Agro-Forestry System (Origin, History, Distribution, Adaptation, Climate, Soil, Season, Improved Varieties, Fertilizer Requirements, Intercultural Operations, Water Requirement, Weed Control, Quality Components, Industrial Use, Economics and Post-Harvest Technology)