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1 B.Sc. (Honours) Agriculture ( Batch) Semester- I Subject Code Subject Name 13A.115 Introductory Agriculture A.114 Fundamentals of Agronomy A.107 Introduction to Soil Science A.101 Fundamentals of Horticulture A.106 Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 40B.101 Life skills-i D.102 Computer Fundamental A.116 Elementary Mathematics and Statistics PRACTICAL 13AP.114 Fundamentals of Agronomy (Lab.) AP.107 Fundamentals of Soil Science (Lab.) AP.101 Fundamentals of Horticulture(Lab.) AP.106 Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology (Lab.) 9DP.102 Computer Fundamental (Lab.) Total 22(17+5) Semester II Sub Code Subject Name Credi t 13A.151 Fundamentals of Genetics A.152 Agricultural Microbiology A.159 Fundamentals of Entomology A.154 Fundamentals of Crop Physiology A.157 Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education A.160 Fundamentals of Plant Pathology A.161 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering A.155 Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics B.151 Life Skills-II A.110 Introductory Biology* A.112 Agriculture Heritage* 1 0 1

2 PRACTIC AL 13AP.151 Fundamentals of Genetics (Lab.) AP.152 Agricultural Microbiology (Lab.) AP.159 Fundamentals of Entomology (Lab.) AP.154 Fundamentals of Crop Physiology (Lab.) AP.157 Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education (Lab.) A P.160 Fundamentals of Plant Pathology (Lab.) AP.161 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering (Lab.) AP.110 Introductory Biology* (Lab.) Total 25(17+8) *Remedial courses **NC : Non-credit courses Semester III Sub Code Subject Name Credit 13A.208 Crop Production Technology I (Kharif Crops) A.209 Fundamentals of Plant Breeding A.210 Agricultural Finance and Cooperation A.216 Livestock and Poultry Management A.212 Farm Machinery and Power A.213 Production Technology for Vegetables and Spices A.215 Statistical Methods A.211 Agri- Informatics A.214 Environmental Studies and Disaster Management A.113 Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology* B.103 Human Values and ethics** PRACTIC AL 13AP.208 Crop Production Technology I (Kharif Crops) (Lab.) AP.209 Fundamentals of Plant Breeding (Lab.) AP.210 Agricultural Finance and Cooperation (Lab.) 0 2 1

3 13AP.216 Livestock & Poultry Management (Lab.) AP.211 Agriculture Informatics (Lab.) AP.212 Farm Machinery and Power (Lab.) AP.213 Production Technology for Vegetables and Spices (Lab.) AP.214 Environmental Studies and Disaster Management AP.215 Statistical Methods AP.117 NSS/NCC/ Physical Education& Yoga Practices** Total 24(15+9) *Remedial courses **NC: Non-credit courses Semester IV Credit Sub Code Subject Name 13A.258 Crop Production Technology II (Rabi Crops) A.259 Production Technology for Ornamental Crops, MAP and Landscaping A.260 Renewable Energy and Green Technology A.261 Problematic Soils and their Management A.262 Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation Crops A.267 Principles of Seed Technology A.264 Farming System & Sustainable Agriculture A.265 Agricultural Marketing Trade & Prices A.266 Introductory Agro-meteorology & Climate Change A.271 Elective Courses 3 Credits Agrochemicals Bio-pesticides& Bio-fertilizers Weed Management 13AP.258 PRACTICAL Crop Production Technology II (Rabi Crops) (Lab.) 0 2 1

4 13AP.259 Production Technology for Ornamental Crops, MAP and Landscaping (Lab.) AP.260 Renewable Energy and Green Technology (Lab.) AP.262 Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation Crops (Lab.) AP.267 Principles of Seed Technology (Lab.) AP.265 Agricultural Marketing Trade & Prices (Lab.) AP.266 Introductory Agro-meteorology & Climate Change (Lab.) Total (11+8)+3 credit Sub Code Semester V Subject Name Credit 13A.311 Principles of Integrated Pest and Disease Management A.312 Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management A.313 Pests of Crops and Stored Grain and their Management A.314 Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management -I A.315 Crop Improvement-I (Kharif Crops) B.316 Entrepreneurship Development and Business Communication 13A.316 Geoinformatics and Nano-technology and Precision Farming A.317 Intellectual Property Rights A.321 Elective Course II 3 credit Agribusiness Management Agricultural journalism Protected Cultivation PRACTICAL 13AP.311 Principles of Integrated Pest and Disease Management (Lab.) 0 2 1

5 13AP.312 Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management (Lab.) 13AP.313 Pests of Crops and Stored Grain and their Management (Lab.) 13AP.314 Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management I (Lab.) AP.315 Crop Improvement-I (Kharif Crops) (Lab.) BP.316 Entrepreneurship Development and Business Communication 13AP.316 Geoinformatics and Nano-technology for Precision Farming (Lab.) AP.318 Practical Crop Production I (Kharifcrops) (Lab.) Total 21(12+9)+3 credit Sub Code Semester VI Subject Name Credit 13A.359 Rainfed Agriculture & Watershed Management A.360 Principles of Food Science and Nutrition A.361 Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management-II 13A.362 Post-harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables A.363 Management of Beneficial Insects A.364 Crop Improvement-II (Rabi crops) A.365 Principles of Organic Farming A.366 Farm Management, Production & Resource Economics A.367 Protected Cultivation and Secondary Agriculture A.371 Elective III 3 credits PRACTICAL 13AP.35 9 Landscaping Micro-propagation Technologies Hi-tech Horticulture Rainfed Agriculture & Watershed Management (Lab.) 0 2 1

6 13AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP.36 8 Protected Cultivation and Secondary Agriculture (Lab.) Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management-II (Lab.) Post-harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables (Lab.) Management of Beneficial Insects (Lab.) Crop Improvement-II (Rabi crops) (Lab.) Principles of Organic Farming (Lab.) Farm Management, Production & Resource Economics (Lab.) Practical Crop Production II (Rabi crops) (Lab.) Total 21(11+10)+3 credit Semester VII (Experiential Learning Programme/ HOT) Sub Code Module CreditHr. 13AP Module-I AP Module-II 0+10 Total 20 (0+20) Modules for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship: A student has to register 20 credits opting for two modules of (0+10) credits each (total 20 credits) from the package of modules in the VIII semester. Sr. Title of the module Credits 1. Production Technology for Bioagents and Biofertilizer Seed Production and Technology Mushroom Cultivation Technology Soil, plant, water and seed Testing Commercial Beekeeping Poultry Production Technology 0+10

7 7. Commercial Horticulture Floriculture and Landscaping Food Processing Agriculture Waste Management Organic Production Technology Commercial Sericulture 0+10 SN. Sub Code Semester VIII Rural Agricultural Work Experience and Agroindustrial Attachment (RAWE &AIA) Activities No. of weeks General orientation & On campus 1 training by different faculties Village attachment/ 8 Unit attachment in Univ. /College. 5 KVK/ Research station attachment 2. 13AP.495 Plant clinic Agro-Industrial Attachment 3 04 Project Report Preparation, Presentation and Evaluation Total weeks for RAWE & AIA Credit Hours Agro- Industrial Attachment: The students would be attached with the agroindustries for a period of 3 weeks to get an experience of the industrial environment and working. RAWE Component-I Village Attachment Training Programme Sl. No. Activity Duration 1 Orientation and Survey of Village 1 week 2 Agronomical Interventions 1 week 3 Plant Protection Interventions 1 week 4 Soil Improvement Interventions 1 week

8 (Soil sampling and testing) 5 Fruit and Vegetable production interventions 1 week 6 Food processing and storage interventions 1 week 7 Animal Production Interventions 1 week 8 Extension and Transfer of Technology activities 1 week RAWE Component II Agro Industrial Attachment Students shall be placed in Agro-and Cottage industries and Commodities Boards for 03 weeks. Industries include Seed / Sapling production, Pesticides-insecticides, Post harvestprocessing-value addition, Agri-finance institutions, etc. Activities and Tasks during Agro-Industrial Attachment Programme Acquaintance with industry and staff Study of structure, functioning, objective and mandates of the industry Study of various processing units and hands-on trainings under supervision of industry staff Ethics of industry Employment generated by the industry Contribution of the industry promoting environment Learning business network including outlets of the industry Skill development in all crucial tasks of the industry Documentation of the activities and task performed by the students Performance evaluation, appraisal and ranking of students Semester: I Subject code: 13A.115 UNIT-1 SEMESTER I Course Title: Introductory Agriculture Art, Science and business of crop production. Basic elements of crop production. History of Agricultural development; Ancient Indian Agriculture in Civilization Era. Chronological Agricultural Technology development in India. Different agricultural revolutions in India(Green,Yellow, Blue, White, Silver etc.). UNIT-2 Present and past basic statistical data of area, production, productivity, fertilizer consumption, live stock, irrigation in Jharkhand. Cropping system and soil groups formed in different parts of the country as defined by ICAR.

9 UNIT-3 Innovation in Agriculture: Definition and concept; hi-tech agriculture, precision farming, Sustainable agriculture, contact farming, crop modeling.gis and Remote sensing technology. UNIT-4 Women in Agriculture: multifaceted roles and tasks. work stress factors, Nutritional and rural life standards, Role in house hold decision making, Drudgery reduction for farm women, Women friendly agricultural technology, Empowerment of women, Group dynamics for farm women and rural women. References Chandra, S Women in Agriculture, ICAR, PAU, Ludhiana. Jayanthi, C., Devasenapathy, P. and Vennila, C Farming systems: Principles and Practices. Satish Serial Publishing House. Randhawa, M.S History of Agriculture in India. ICAR, New Delhi. Vols. I,II and III. Reddy, S.R Principles of Agronomy. Kalyani Publications, Ludhiana. Semester: I Subject code: 13A.114 UNIT-1 Course Title: Fundamentals of Agronomy Agronomy and its scope, seeds and sowing, tillage and tilth, crop density and geometry; Crop nutrition, nutrient use efficiency, water resources, soil-plant-water relationship. UNIT-II Crop water requirement, water use efficiency; Irrigation: scheduling criteria and methods, Quality of irrigation water, water logging. UNIT-III Growth and development of crops; Factors affecting Growth and development, Plant ideotypes. UNIT-IV Crop rotation and its principles, Adaptation and distribution of crops, Crop management technologies in problematic areas, Harvesting and threshing of crops. PRACTICAL 1. Identification of crops, seeds, fertilizers &pesticides.

10 2. Identification of Tillage implements. 3. Effect of sowing depth on germination and seedling vigour 4. Study of yield contributing characters and yield estimation. 5. Seed germination and viability test. 6. Numerical exercises on fertilizer requirement. 7. Plant Population and water requirement. 8. Use of tillage implements (reversible plogh, one way plough, harrow,leveler, seed drill. 9. Study of soil moisture measuring devices. 10. Measurement of field capacity, bulk density and infiltration rate. 11. Measurement of irrigation water. References Chandrasekaran, B., Annadurai, K. and Somasundaram,E A Text Book of Agronomy, New Age International Publishers Pvt. Ltd. De, Gopal Chandra.2013.Fundamentals of Agronomy, Oxford and IBH, New Delhi. Reddy, S.R Principles of Agronomy, 4 th Edn. Kalyani Publishers. Singh, Chhidda, Singh, Prem and Singh, Rajbir Modern Techniques of Raising Field crops, 2 nd edn.oxford& IBH, New Delhi. Semester: I Subject code:13a.107 UNIT-1 Course Title: Introduction to Soil Science Soil as a natural body, Pedological and edaphological concepts of soil; Soil genesis:soil forming rocks and minerals; Weathering, processes and factors of soil formation; Soil Profile, components of soil; Soil physical properties:soil texture, structure, density and porosity, soil colour, consistence and plasticity. UNIT-2 Elementary knowledge of soil taxonomy, classification and soils of India; Soil water retention, movement and availability; Soil air, composition, gaseous exchange problems and plant growth. UNIT-3 Source, amount and flow of heat in soil; Soil temperature and Plant growth,; Soil reaction-ph, soil acidity and alkalinity, buffering, Effect of ph on nutrient availability; Soil colloidsinorganic and organic; Silicate clays: constitution and properties; source of charge ion exchange, cation exchange capacity, base saturation.

11 UNIT-4 Soil organic matter; composition, properties and its influence on soil properties; humic substances-nature and properties; Soil organisms; Macro and micro organisms, their beneficial and harmful effects; Soil pollution-behaviour of pesticides and inorganic contaminants, prevention and mitigation of soil pollution. PRACTICAL 1. Study of Soil Profile in field. 2. Study of soil sampling tools. 3. Collection of representative soil sample, its processing & storage. 4. Study of Soil forming rocks and minerals. 5. Determination of Soil density, moisture content and porosity. 6. Determination of Soil texture by feel and Bouyoucos methods. 7. Studies of capillary rise phenomenon of water in soil column and water movement in soil. 8. Determination of soil ph and electrical conductivity. 9. Determination of Cation exchange capacity of soil. 10. Study of Soil map. 11. Determination of soil colour. 12. Determination of heat transfer in soil. 13. Estimation of Organic matter content of soil. References Biswas,T.D. and Mukerjee, S.K Text Book of Soil Science, 2 nd edn. McGraw Hill Pvt. Ltd. Brady, N.C.,Weil, Ray R Nature and Properties of Soil. Prentice Hall Publishers. Foth,H.D Fundamentals of Soil Science,Wiley and sons. Semester: I Subject code:13a.101 UNIT-1 Course Title:Fundamentals of Horticulture Horticulture-its definition and branches, importance and scope; horticultural and botanical classification; climate and soil for horticultural crops; Plant propagation-methods and propagating structures. UNIT-2 Principles of orchard establishment; Principles and methods of training and pruning, juvenility and flower bud differentiation; unfruitfulness; pollination, pollinizers and pollinators; Fertilization and parthenocarpy.

12 UNIT-3 Kitchen gardening; Garden types and parts; Lawn making UNIT-4 Medicinal and aromatic plants; Spices and condiments; Use of plant bio-regulators in Horticulture; Irrigation and fertilizers application-method and quantity. PRACTICAL 1. Identification of Garden tools. 2. Identification of horticultural crops. 3. Preparation of seed be / nursery bed. 4. Practice of sexual and asexual methods of propagation. 5. Layout and planting of orchard plants. 6. Training and pruning of fruit trees. 7. Transplanting and care of vegetable seedlings. 8. Making of herbaceous and shrubbery borders. 9. Preparation of potting mixture, potting and repotting. 10. Fertilizer application in different crops. 11. Visit of commercial nurseries / orchards. References Chadha, K.L Hand Book of Horticulture. ICAR, New Delhi. Singh, Jitendra Basic Horticulture. Kalyani Publishers. Course Title: Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology Semester: I Subject code:13a.106 UNIT Importance of Biochemistry, Properties of water, ph and buffer. Carbohydrate; Importance and classification, structures of Monosaccharides, Reducing and oxidizing properties of monosaccharides, Mutarotation; Structure of Disaccharides and Polysaccharides. Lipid:Importance and classification; Structures and properties of fatty acids; storage lipids and membrane lipids. Proteins: Importance of proteins and classification; Structures, titration and zwitterions nature of amino acids. Structural organization of proteins. UNIT-2 Enzymes:General properties; Classification;Mechanism of action. Nucleic acids: Importance and Classification; Structure of nucleotides, A,B and Z DNA; RNA. Metabolism of Carbohydrates:Glycolysis,TCA cycle, Glyoxylate cycle. UNIT-3

13 Concepts and applications of Biotechnology:Scope, organ culture, embryo culture, cell suspension culture, pollen culture and their applications; Micropropagation methods; Organogenesis and embrogenesis, synthetic seeds and their significance. UNIT-4 Somatic hybridization and cybrids; Somaclonal variation and its use in crop improvement;cryopreservation. Introduction to recombinant DNA methods. Transgenics and its importance in crop improvement. Marker assisted Breeding in crop improvement. PRACTICAL 1. Preparation of solution, ph & buffers. 2. Qualitative tests of carbohydrates and amino acids. 3. Quantitative estimation of glucose / protein. 4. Titration methods for estimation of amino acids / lipids. 5. Paper chromatography /TLC demonstration for separation of amino acids/ Monosaccharides. 6. Sterilization techniques. 7. Composition of various tissue culture media and preparation of stock solution of MS nutrient medium. 8. Callus induction from various explants. 9. Micropropagation, hardening and acclimatization. 10. Demonstration on isolation of DNA. 11. Demonstration of gel electrophoresis techniques and DNA finger printing. References Nelson, D. L., Cox, M. M Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry,6 th edition. Macmillan publishers. Berg J. M., Tymoczko J. L., Gatto G. J., Stryer L Biochemistry, 8 th edition. W. H. Freeman Publishers. Slater, A., Scott, N., Fowler, M Plant Biotechnology. Oxford University Press. Chawla, H. S Introduction to Plant Biotechnology. Science Publishers. Semester: I Subject code:40b.101 LANGUAGE INITIATORS UNIT- I BASIC GRAMMAR Course Title:Life skills-i Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective & Preposition Sentence Tense: Present,Past & Future Voice Narration

14 Concord English Modals Connectives Degree of Comparison Nominalization UNIT -2 PRACTICE EXERCISE Re-Writing Sentences Gap Filling Common Errors Phrases & Idioms Homophones ( Commonly Confused Words) Vocabulary Building Word Quiz UNIT -3 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS Requisites of good sentence writing Effective sentence structure Sentence Building/ Sentence coherence Sentence Emphasis/theme Development of a paragraph Paragraph structure Principles of paragraph Writing Paragraph length/ coherence/ Division Unit -4 ETIQUETTES & MANNERS Dinning etiquettes Workplace etiquettes Professional Manners Social Etiquettes Group Behavior Tour & Travel Etiquettes Suggested Books & Readings: Monippally, Matthukutty. M Business Communication Strategies. 11 th Reprint. Tata McGraw-Hill. New Delhi Swets, Paul. W The Art of Talking So That People Will Listen: Getting Through to Family, Friends and Business Associates. Prentice Hall Press. New York

15 Lewis, Norman Word Power Made Easy. Pocket Books Sen, Leena.Communication Skills ; Eastern Economy Edition Ghanekar, Dr. Anjali. Essentials of Business Communication Skills ; Everest Publishing House David Green.Contemporary English Grammar, Structure & Composition ; MacMillan Dictionary; Oxford Dictionary ;Longman Websites Course Title:Computer Fundamental Semester: I Subject code:9d.102 Unit I- L 3 P 2 C 4 Introduction Characteristics of Computer, Evolution of Computer, Capabilities and Limitations of Computer, Generations of Computer, Types of Computer(micro, mini, mainframe, supercomputer), Block Diagram of Computer, Unit II- Basic components of a Computer system input unit, output unit, arithmetic and logic unit, control unit, central processing unit, processors, Memory main memory organization, main memory capacity, RAM, ROM, EPROM, PROM, Cache Memory. Input Devices- Keyboard Direct Entry: Card readers, scanning devices (BAR CODE, OMR, MICR), Voice input devices, Light pen, Mouse, Touch Screen, Digitizer, Scanner.Output Devices- Printers- Impact and Non-impact printers. CRT, LCD, CD-WRITTER, ZIP DRIVE, DVD Introduction to Web Camera, modem Unit III-

16 Computer Software Definition of software, Types of software, System Software, Operating System, Compilers, Interpreters, Assemblers, Linkers, Loaders, Programming Languages etc. Business Data Processing Data Processing; File Management System: File Types, File Organization, File Utilities; Database Management System: Database Models, Main Components of a DBMS, Creating and Using a Database Unit IV Data Communication and Computer Networks - Data Transmission mode, Data transmission media, What is computer Network, Network types, Network Topologies, Communication Protocol, OSI Model, The Internet, Definition, Brief History, Basic Services, , File Transfer Protocol, Telnet, Internet Search Tools, World Wide Web, WWW Browsers Uses of the Internet, Internet Service Providers and Types of Internet Connection Direct/Leased line Connection, Remote Dial up Connection, SLIP/PPP Connection. Recommended Books:- 1. Computer Fundamentals by B.Ram, New Age Int. 2. Computer Fundamentals by P.K Sinha, Priti Sinha, Publisher Kalyani Publishers, 2nd Edition, Practical 1. Introduction to M.S. Windows package. Working on MS Word 2. Putting header, bullets and footers in MS Word. 3. Working with MS Word: Menus & Commands; Toolbars & Buttons; Shortcut Menus, Wizards & Templates 4. Working with MS Excel.; concepts of Workbook & Worksheets 5. Use of Formulas, Calculations & Functions 6. Working with MS PowerPoint; Creating a New Presentation 7. Working with Presentation; Using Wizards; Slides & its different views 8. Adding Graphics, Sounds and Movies to a Slide Semester: I Subject code: 13A.116 Unit I: Course Title:Elementary Mathematics and Statistics Definition, Aims, Characteristics, and Limitations of Statistics, Classification and Tabulation of data. Definition, advantages and disadvantages of Arithmetic Mean, Median, Mode; Quartile Deviation, Mean Deviation, Standard Deviation, variance, coefficient of variance as measure of dispersion.

17 Unit II: Definition of probability, additive, multiplicative laws of probability and simple problems based on them. Unit III: Correlation and regression, Definition, merits and demerits of Sampling and random sampling, Basic concept used in test of significance like Null hypothesis, Level of significance. Unit IV: Binomial Theorem for positive integral index only. Limit and Differentiation (Without differentiation by first principles), Differentiation of algebraic, trigonometrically, logarithmic and exponential functions only, Logarithmic differentiation. Differentiation of products, quotients, function of functions, implicit and explicit functions. Unit V: Basic principles of Experimental Design. Description and analysis of Completely Randomized Design (C.R.D), Randomized Block Design (R.B.D) and Latin Square Design (L.S.D) SEMESTER II Semester: II Subject code: 13A.151 UNIT-1 Course Title:Fundamentals of Genetics Pre and Post Mendelian concepts of heredity, Mendelian principles of heredity, Cell divisionmitosis, meiosis, Probability and Chi-square, Dominance relationships, gene inter action. UNIT-2 Multiple alleles, pleiotropism and pseudoalleles, Sex determination and sex linkage,, sex limited and sex influenced traits, Blood group genetics, Linkage and its estimation, Crossing over mechanisms, chromosome mapping, UNIT-3 Structural changes in chromosome, Mutation classification, Methods of inducing mutation & CIB technique, mutagenic agents and induction of mutation, Qualitative and Quantitative traiats, Polygenes and continuous variation, multiple factor hypothesis, Epistatic interactions with examples, Cytoplasmic inheritance.

18 UNIT-4 Genetic disorders. Nature, structure& replication of genetic material, Protein synthesis, Transcription and translational mechanism of genetic material, Gene concepts: Gene structure, function and regulation, Lac and Trp operons. PRACTICAL 1. Study of microscope.. 2. Study of cell structure.. 3. Experiments on monohybrid, dihybrid, trihybrid test cross and back cross.. 4. Experiments on epistatic interactions including test cross and back cross. 5. Practice on mitotic and meiotic cell division. 6. Experiments on Probablity and Chi-square test. 7. Determination on linkage and cross over analysis (through two point test cross and three point test cross data. 8. Study on sex-linked inheritance in Drosophila. 9. Study of models on DNA and RNA structures. References Gupta, P.K Genetics, 4 th edn.,rastogi Publication, Meerut. Semester: II Subject code: 13A.152 UNIT-1 Course Title:Agricultural Microbiology Introduction, Microbial world: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic microbes. Bacteria: Cell structure, chemoautotrophy, photo autotrophy, growth. UNIT-2 Bacterial genetics : Genetic recombination, transformation, conjugation and transduction, plasmids, transposon. UNIT-3 Role of microbes in soil fertility and crop production: Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Sulphur cycles. Biological Nitrogen fixation: Symbiotic, Associative and asymbiotic. Azolla, blue green algae and mycorrhiza. UNIT-4

19 Rhizosphere and Phyllosphere. Microbes in human welfare : silage production, -, biopesticides, bio-fuel production and biodegradation. PRACTICALS 1. Introduction to microbiology laboratory and its equipments. 2. Microscope- parts, principles of microscopy, resolving power and numerical aperture. 3. Methods of sterilization 4. Nutritional media and their preparations. 5. Enumeration of microbial population in soil- Bacteria, fungi, actinomyces.. 6. Methods of isolation and purification of microbial cultures. 7. Isolation of Rhizobium from root nodule. 8. Isolation of Azotobacter from soil. 9. Isolation of Azospirillum from from roots Staining and microscopic examination of microbes. References Ananthanarayan Ananthanarayan and Paniker s Text Book of Microbiology, 8 th Edn. Orient Blackswan. Bagyaraj, D.J. and Rangaswami, G Agricultural Microbiology, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. Dubey, R.C. and Maheshwari, D.K Practical Microbiology, S.Chand& Co., New Delhi. Pelczar (Jr.), M.Z., Chan, E.C.S. and Noel, R.K Microbiology, Tata McGraw Hill. Sharma, P.D Microbiology and Plant Pathology. 3 rd edn. Rastogi Publications, Meerut. Course Title: Fundamentals of Entomology Semester: II Subject code: 13A.159 UNIT History of Entomology in India. Factors for Insect s abundance. Major points related to dominance of insect s in Animal Kingdom. Classification of phylum Arthropoda up to classes. Relationship of class insect with other classes of Arthropoda. Morphology: Structure and functions of insect cuticle and molting. Body segmentation. Structure of Head, thorax and abdomen. Structure and modifications of insect antennae, mouth parts, legs, wing venation, modifications and wing coupling apparatus, Structure of male and female genital organ. Metamorphosis and diapauses in insects. Types of larvae and pupae. Structure and functions of digestive, circulatory, excretory, respiratory, nervous, secretary (endocrine) and reproductive system in insects. Major sensory organs like simple and compound eyes, chemoreceptor.

20 UNIT-2 Insect ecology, Introduction, Environment and its components, Effect of abiotic factorstemperature, moisture, humidity, rainfall, light, atmospheric pressure and air currents. Effect of biotic factors, - food competition, natural and environmental resistance, Concepts of Balance of life in nature, biotic potential and environmental resistance and causes of outbreak of insects in agro-ecosystem. UNIT-3 Pest surveillance and pest forecasting. Categories of pests. Host plant resistance, cultural, mechanical, physical, legislative, Biological (parasites, predators and transgenic plant pathogens such as bacteria, fungi and viruses) methods of control. Chemical controlimportance, hazards and limitations. Classification of insecticides, toxicity of insecticides and formulations of insecticides. Recent methods of pest control, repellents, antifeedants, hormones, attractants, gamma radiation and genetic control, Practices, scope and limitations of IPM, Insecticides Act, Important provisions, application techniques of spray fluids, phytotoxicity of insecticides, symptoms of poisoning, first aid and antidotes. Beneficial insects: parasites and predators used in pest control and their mass multiplication techniques. Important species of pollinators, weed killers and scavengers, their importance. UNIT-4 Systematics: Taxonomy: importance, history and development of bionomial nomenclature, Definition of Biotype, Subspecies, Species, Genus, Family and Order. Classification of Class Insecta up to Orders, basic groups of present day insects with special emphasis to orders and families of Agricultural importance like Orthoptera : Acrididae, Tettagonidae, Gryllidae, Gryllotalpidae; Dictyoptera: Mantidae, Blattidae; Odonata; Isoptera : Termitidae; Thysanoptera: Thripidae; Homoptera: Pentatomidae, Coreidae, Cimicidae, Pyrrhocoreidae, Lygaeidae, Cicadellidae, Delphacidae, Aphididae, Coccidae, Lophophidae, Aleurodidae, Pseudococcidae; Neuroptera: Chrysopidae; Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Papilonidae, Noctuidae, Sphingidae, Pyralidae, Gelechiidae, Arctiidae, Saturnidae, Bombycidae; Coleoptera: Coccinellidae, Chrysomelidae, Cerambycidae, Bruchdae, Scarabaeidae; Hymenoptera: Tenthridinidae, Apidae, Trichgrammatidae, Ichneumonidae, Braconidae, Chalcididae; Diptera: Cecidomyiidae, Tachinidae, Agromyziidae, Culicidae, Muscidae, Tephritidae. PRACTICAL 1. Methods of collection and preservation of insects including immature stages. 2. External features of Grasshopper / Blister beetle. 3. Types of insect antennae, mouth parts and legs. 4. Wing venation, types of wings and wing coupling apparatus. 5. Types of insect larvae and pupae. 6. Dissection of digestive system of insects (Grasshopper). 7. Dissection of male and female reproductive systems in insects(grasshopper).

21 8. Study of characters of orders, Orthoptera, Dictyoptera, Odonata, Isoptera, Thysanoptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Neuroptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, and their families of agricultural importance. References Chapman, R.F The Insects-Structure & Functions, 4 th edn. Cambridge University Press. Levin Devasahayam, H Practical manual of Entomology: Insects and non-insect pests. New India Publishing Agency. Raghumoorthi, K.N., BalaSubramani, V., Srinivasan, M. R. and Natarajan, N Insecta- An Introduction. A. E. Publications, Coimbatore. Richards, O. W. and Davis, R.G Imm s General Text Book of Entomology. 10 th edn. Chapman and Hall, London. Sathe, T.V Basic Entomology-A Practical manual. Daya Publication House.

22 Course Title: Fundamentals of Crop Physiology Semester: II Subject code: 13A.154 UNIT Introduction to Crop Physiology and its importance in Agriculture.; Plant cell: an overview, diffusion and osmosis; Absorption of water, transpiration and Stomatal physiology. UNIT-2 Mineral nutrition of plants: Functions and deficiency symptoms of nutrients, nutrient uptake mechanisms. UNIT-3 Photosynthesis: Light and Dark reactions, C3, C4 and CAM plants; Respiration: Glycolysis, TCA cycle and electron transport chain.fat metabolism: Fatty acid synthestsand breakdown UNIT-4 Plant growth regulators: Physiological roles and agricultural uses. Physiological aspects of growth and development of major crops: Growth analysis, Role of Physiological growth parameters in crop productivity. PRACTICAL 1. Study of plant cells, structure and distribution of stomata 2. Study of imbibition, osmosis and plasmolysis. 3. Measurement of root pressure. 4. Separation of photosynthetic pigments through paper chromatography. 5. Measurement of rate of transpiration, 6. Measurement of photosynthesis. 7. Measurement of respiration. 8. Tissue test for mineral nutrients. 9. Measurement of Photosynthetic CO2 assimilation by Infra Red Gas Analyzer (IRGA). References Pandey, S.N. and Sinha, B.K Plant Physiology, 4 th edn. Vikas Publishing Co. Salisbury, F.B. and Ross, C.W Plant Physiology, 4 th edn. Wadsworth Publishing Co. Srivastava, G.C Modern Methods in Plant Physiology. New India Publishing Agency. Srivastava, H.S Plant Physiology, Rastogi Publications, Meerut.

23 Taiz, L. and Zeiger, E., Moller, I. M. and Murphy, A Plant Physiology and Development. Sinauer Associates. Verma, S. and Verma, Mohit A Text Book of Plant Physiology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology. S. Chand & Co., New Delhi. Semester: II Subject code: 13A.157 UNIT-1 Course Title:Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education Education: Meaning, definition and types; Extension Education-meaning, definition, scope and process; objective and principles of Extension Education; Extension Programme Planning- Meaning, Process, Principles and steps in Programme Development. UNIT-2 Extension systems in India: Extension efforts in pre-independence era (Sriniketan, Marthandam, Firka Development Scheme, Gurgaon Experiment etc.) and post-independence era, (Etawah Pilot Project, Nilokheri Experiment etc.); various extension / agriculture development programmes launched by ICAR / Govt. of India (IADP, IAAP, HYVP, KVK, IVLP, ORP, ND, NATP, NAIP, etc.). UNIT-3 New trends in agriculture extension; privatization extension, cyber extension/ e-extension, market- led extension, farmer-led extension, expert system etc. Rural Development: concept, meaning, definition; various rural development programmes launched by Govt. of India. Community Development- meaning, definition, concept and principles; Physiology of C.D. Rural Leadership: concept and definition, types of leaders in rural context; extension administration: meaning and concept, principles and functions. UNIT-4 Monitoring and evaluation: concept and definition, monitoring and evaluation of extension programmes; transfer of technology: concept and models, capacity building of extension personnel; extension teaching methods: meaning, classification, individual, group and mass contact methods, media mix strategies; communication: meaning and definition, ; models and barriers to communication. Agriculture journalism; diffusion and adoption of innovation: concept and meaning, process and stages of adoption of innovation: concept and meaning, process and stages of adoption, adopter categories. PRACTICAL Acquaintance with University extension system.. 2. Group discussion-exercise. 3. Handling and use of audio-visual equipments and digital camera and LCD projector.

24 4. Preparation and use of audio-visual aids. 5. Preparation of extension literature-leaflet, booklet, folder, pamphlet, new stories and success stories. 6. Presentation skills exercise; micro teaching exercise. 7. A visit to village to understand the problems being encountered by the villagers / farmers. 8. Study of organization and functioning of DRDA and other development departments at district level. 9. Visit to NGO and learning from their experience in rural development. 10. Understanding PRA technique and their application in village development planning. 11. Exposure to mass media : visit to community radio and television studio for understanding the process of programme production. 12.Script writing, writing for print and electronic media. 13.Developing script for Radio and television. References Dubey, V.K Extension Education and Communication, Jain Book Agency Ganesan, R., Iqbal, I.M., and Anandaraja, N Reaching the unreached: Basics of Extension education. Associated Publ. Co. Jalihal, K.A. andveerbhadraiah, V Fundamentals of Extension Education and Management in Extension. Concept Publications. Khan, P.M Text Book of Extension Education. Himalaya Publication. Ray, G.L Extension Communication and Management. Kalyani Publishers. Sandhu, A.S Text Book on Agricultural Communication Process and methods. Oxford & IBH, New Delhi. Saravan, R., Kathiresan, C. and Indra Devi, T Information and Communication Technology for Agriculture and Rural Development, New India Publishing Agency. Vander Ban and Hawkins, H.S Agricultural Extension 2 nd edn. Blackwell Science. Course Title:Fundamentals of Plant Pathology Semester: II Subject code: 13A.160 UNIT Importance of plant diseases, scope and objectives of plant pathology, History of Plant Pathology with special reference to Indian work. Terms and concepts in Plant Pathology. Terms and concepts of Plant Pathology. Pathogenesis. Causes and classification of Plant Diseases.

25 Important Plant Pathogenic organisms, different groups: fungi, bacteria, fastidious vesicular bacteria, phytoplasmas, spiroplasmas, viruses, viroids, algae, protozoa, phanerogamic parasites and nematodes with examples of diseases caused by them. Diseases and symptoms due to abiotic causes. UNIT-2 Fungi: General characters, definition of fungus, somatic structures, types of fungal thalli, fungal tissues, modification of thallus, reproduction (asexual and sexual). Nomenclature, Binomial system of nomenclature, rules of nomenclature, Classification of fungi. Key to divisions, sub-divisions, orders and classes. UNIT-3 Bacteria and mollicutes: general morphological characters. Basic methods of classification and reproduction. Viruses: nature, architecture, multiplication and transmission. Study of Phaneraogamic plant parasites. UNIT-4 Nematodes: General morphology and reproduction, classification, symptoms and nature of damage caused by plant nematodes (Heterodera, Meloidogyne, Anguina etc.) Principles and methods of plant disease management. Nature, chemical combination, classification, mode of action and formulations of fungicides and antibiotics. PRACTICAL 1. Acquaintance with various laboratory equipments and microscopy. 2. Preparation of Media. 3. Isolation and Koch s postulates. 4. General study of different structures of fungi. 5. Study of symptoms of various plant diseases. 6. Study of representative fungal genera. 7. Staining and identification of plant pathogenic bacteria. 8. Transmission of plant viruses. 9. Study of Phanerogamic plant parasites. 10. Study of morphological features and identification of plant parasitic nematodes from soil. 11. Study of fungicides and their formulations. 11.Methods of pesticide application and their safe use. 12 Calculation of fungicide spray concentrations.

26 References Agrios, G.N Plant Pathology, 5 th edn. Academic Press. Dube, H.C An Introduction to Fungi, 4 th edn. Scientific Publisher (India). Sharma, P.D Plant Pathology, 2 nd edn. Rastogi Publication, Meerut. Singh, R.S Plant Diseases, 9 th edn. Oxford & IBH Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. Semester: II Subject code: 13A.161 UNIT-1 Course Title:Soil and Water Conservation Engineering Introduction to Soil and Water Conservation, Causes of soil erosion, Definition and agents of soil erosion. UNIT-2 Water erosion : Forms of water erosion, Gully classification and control measures.soil loss estimation by Universal Loss Soil Equation. Soil loss measurement techniques. UNIT-3 Principles of erosion control: Introduction to contouring, strip cropping, Contour bund, Graded bund and bench terracing. Grassed water ways and their design. UNIT-4 Water harvesting and its techniques. Wind erosion: Mechanics of wind erosion, types of soil movement, Principles of wind erosion control and its control measures. PRACTICAL 1. General status of soil conservation in India.. 2. Calculation of erosion index.. 3. Estimation of soil loss. 4. Preparation of contour maps. 5. Design of grassed water ways. 6. Design of contour bunds.. 7. Design of graded bunds. 8. Design of bench terracing system. 9. Problem on wind erosion. References Biswas, T.D. and Mukherjee, S.K Text Book of Soil Sciences. 2 nd Edn. McGraw Hill Pvt. Ltd.

27 Tripathi, R.P Soil Erosion and Conservation. New Age International Pvt. Ltd. Semester: II Subject code: 13A.155 UNIT-1 Course Title:Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics Economics: Meaning, scope and subject matter, Definitions, activities, approaches to economic analysis; micro and macro economics, positive and normative analysis. Nature of economic theory, rationality assumptions, concept of equilibrium, economic laws as generalization of human behavior. Basic concepts: Goods and services, desire, want, demand, utility, cost and price, wealth, capital, income and welfare. Agricultural economics: meaning, definition, Characteristics of Agriculture, importance and its role in economic development, Agricultural planning and development in the country. UNIT-2 Demand: meaning, law of demand, demand schedule and demand curve, determinants, utility theory; law of diminishing marginal utility, equi-marginal utility principle, consumer s equilibrium and derivation of demand curve, concept of consumer surplus. Elasticity of demand: concept and measurement of price elasticity, income elasticity and cross elasticity. Production process, creation of utility, factors of production, input output relationship, Laws of returns: Law of variable proportions and law of returns to scale.cost: Cost concepts, short run and long run cost curves. Supply: Stock v/s supply, law of supply, supply schedule, supply curve, determinants of supply, elasticity of supply. UNIT-3 Market structure: meaning and types of market, basic features of perfectly competitive and imperfect markets. Price determination under perfect competition; short run and long run equilibrium of firm and industry, shut down and break even points. Distribution theory: meaning, factor market and pricing of factors of production. Concepts of rent, wage, interest and profit. National income: Meaning and importance, circular flow, concepts of national income accounting and approaches to measurement, difficulties in measurement.population: Importance, Malthusian and Optimum population theories, natural and socio-economic determinants, current policies and programmes on population control. UNIT Money: Barter system of exchange and its problems, evolution, meaning and function of money, classification of money, money supply, general price index, inflation and deflation, Banking: Role in modern economy, types of banks, functions of commercial and central bank, credit creation policy. Agricultural and public finance, need for agricultural finance, public revenue and public expenditure. Tax: meaning, direct and indirect taxes, agricultural taxation, VAT. Economic systems: Concepts of economy and its functions, important features of capitalistic, socialistic and mixed economies, elements of economic planning.

28 References Reddy, S.S., Raghu Ram, P., Sastry, T.V.N. and Devi, I. Bhavani A Text Book of Agricultural Economics. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi. Singh, C.B. and Singh, R.K A Text Book of Agricultural Economics. Laxmi Publications, New Delhi. Course Title:Life Skills-II Semester: II Subject code:40b.151 WRITING SKILLS Unit 1- Letter Writing Business/official Letters Letter Writing Skills Planning of the Letter Letter Writing Process Form & Structure Essentials of Letter Writing L 1 P 0 C 1 Types of Professional Letters: letter of enquiry, letter of placing order, information seeking letter, letter of claim & complaint, information giving letter, letter of acceptance, letter of rejection UNIT- 2 Professional Writing Job Application, introduction, layout & format (specimen) D O letter Resume & Job Application Covering Letter Editorial Letter Writing Mails & SMS (E-Language) Notice, Memo, Circular & Minutes Writing. Social Letters (letters to friends/relatives etc.) STUDY SKILLS UNIT- 3 Reading Skills Newspaper Reading Mechanics of Note making Note Making Techniques/ Reduction Devices Organization Techniques/Method of Sequencing Mechanics of Summarizing Outlining & Paraphrasing

29 UNIT-4Referencing Skills Referencing Skills Method of Referencing Using Foot Notes Scanning and Skimming Skills Finding required Information/Meaning/ Pronunciation Suggested Books & Readings: Monippally, Matthukutty. M Business Communication Strategies. 11 th Reprint. Tata McGraw-Hill. New Delhi Swets, Paul. W The Art of Talking So That People Will Listen: Getting Through to Family, Friends and Business Associates. Prentice Hall Press. New York Lewis, Norman Word Power Made Easy. Pocket Books Sen, Leena.Communication Skills ; Eastern Economy Edition Ghanekar, Dr. Anjali. Essentials of Business Communication Skills ; Everest Publishing House David Green.Contemporary English Grammar, Structure & Composition ; MacMillan Dictionary; Oxford Dictionary ;Longman Websites Semester: II Subject code: 13A.110 Course Title:Introductory Biology 1 2 2

30 UNIT I Introduction to the living world, diversity and characteristics of life, origin of life UNIT II Evolution and Eugenics. Binomial nomenclature and classification UNIT III Cell and cell division. Morphology of flowing plants. Seed and seed germination. UNIT IV Plant systematic- viz; Brassicaceae, Fabaceae and Poaceae. Role of animals in agriculture. Practical 1-3. Morphology of flowering plants Root Stem Leaf and their modifications. 4. Inflorence, 5. Flower 6. Fruits 7. Cell 8. Tissues 9. Cell division Internal structure of Root Stem Leaf. 13.Study of specimens and slides Description of plants Brassicaceae Fabaceae Poaceae.

31 Semester: II Subject code: 13A.112 UNIT I Course Title:Agriculture Heritage Introduction of Indian agricultural heritage; Ancient agricultural practices, Relevance of heritage to present day agriculture; Past and present status of agriculture and farmers in society; UNIT II Journey of Indian agriculture and its development from past to modern era; Plant production and protection through indigenous traditional knowledge; UNIT III Crop voyage in India and world; Agriculture scope; Importance of agriculture and agricultural resources available in India; Crop significance and classifications; National agriculture setup in India; UNIT IV Current scenario of Indian agriculture; Indian agricultural concerns and future prospects. Semester: III Subject code: 13A.208 UNIT-1 SEMESTER III Course Title: Crop Production Technology I (Kharif Crops) Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield of kharif crops. Cereals- rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet. UNIT-2 Pulses- Pigeonpea, Mungbean and urdbean. UNIT-3 Oilseeds- Groundnut and soybean. Fibre crops-cotton and Jute. UNIT-4 Forage crops- Sorghum, cowpea, Cluster bean and napier. PRACTICAL 1. Rice nursery preparation. 2. Transplanting of rice. 3. Sowing of soybean, pigeon pea and mung bean

32 4. Sowing of maize, groundnut and cotton. 5. Effect of seed size on germination and seedling vigour of kharif season crops. 6. Identification of weeds in kharif season crops.. 7. Top dressing and foliar feeding of nutrients. 8. Study of yield contributing characters and yield calculation of kharif season crops. 9. Study of crop varieties and agronomic experiments at experimental farm. 10. Morphological description of Kharif season crops. 11. Visit to research centers of related crops. References Chandrasekaran, B.,Somasundaram, E. and Annadurai A Text Book of Agronomy, New Age International (P) Ltd. Prasad, Rajendra Text Book of Field Crops Food grain crops, 4 th edn. Jain Book Agency. Sagufta Agronomy. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. Singh, Chhidda, Singh, Prem and Singh, Rajbir Modern Techniques of Raising Field Crops, 2 nd edn. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi. Semester: III Subject code: 13A.209 UNIT-1 Course Title: Fundamentals of Plant Breeding Historical development, concept, nature and role of plant breeding, major achievements and future prospects, Genetics in relation to plant breeding, modes of reproduction and apomixes, self-incompatibility and male sterility- genetic consequences, cultivar options. Domestication, Acclimatizaion, introduction; UNIT-2 Centre of origin/ diversity, component of genetic variation, Heritability and genetic advance; Genetic basis and breeding methods in self-pollinated crops- mass and pure line selection, hybridization technique and handling of segregating population; multiline concept. Concepts of population genetics and Hardy-Weinberg law. UNIT-3 Genetic basis and methods of breeding cross pollinated crops, modes of selection; Heterosis and inbreeding depression, development of inbred lines and hybrids, composite and synthetic varieties. Breeding methods in asexually propagated crops, clonal selection and hybridization; Wide hybridization and pre-breeding. UNIT