Syllabus of Geoinformatics, Nano-technology and Precision Farming
1. Precision agriculture: concepts and techniques; their issues and concerns for Indian agriculture;
2. Geo-informatics- definition, concepts, tool and techniques; their use in Precision Agriculture
3. Crop discrimination and Yield monitoring, soil mapping;
4. fertilizer recommendation using geospatial technologies; Spatial data and their management in GIS;
5. Remote sensing concepts and application in agriculture;
6. Image processing and interpretation;
7. Global positioning system (GPS), components and its functions;
8. Introduction to crop Simulation Models and their uses for optimization of Agricultural Inputs;
9. STCR approach for precision agriculture;
10 Nanotechnology, definition, concepts and techniques,
11. brief introduction about nanoscale effects,
12. nano-particles, nano-pesticides, nano-fertilizers, nano-sensors,
13. Use of nanotechnology in seed and water for scaling-up farm productivity
14. Use of nanotechnology in fertilizer and plant protection for scaling-up farm productivity