Principles of Organic Farming

Principles of Organic Farming

 Syllabus of Principles of Organic Farming   


1. Organic farming, principles and its scope in India; 

2. Initiatives taken by Government (central/state), NGOs and other organizations for promotion of organic agriculture; 

3. Organic ecosystem and their concepts; 

4. Organic nutrient resources and its fortification; 

5. Restrictions to nutrient use in organic farming; 

6. Choice of crops and varieties in organic farming; 

7. Fundamentals of insect, pest, disease mgt  

8. weed management under organic mode of production; 

9. Operational structure of NPOP 

10. Certification process and standards of organic farming;  

11. Processing, leveling, economic considerations and viability, 

12. marketing and export potential of organic products .


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Weed Management

Weed Management

 Syllabus of Weed Management 


1.Introduction to weeds

2. Characteristics of weeds  

3. Harmful and beneficial effects of weeds on ecosystem  

4. Classification of weeds 

5. Reproduction and dissemination of weeds  

6. Dormancy in weeds and its types 

7. Crop-weed competition 

8. Principles of weed management- an introduction 

9. Physical and cultural methods of weed control 

10. Chemical and biological methods of weed control  

11. Herbicide classification 

12. Herbicide active ingradient and formulations 

13. Herbicide application- types and techniques 

14. Introduction to mode of action of herbicides 

15. Herbicidal selectivity to plants 

16. Fate of herbicides .

17. Concept of adjuvant- surfactant, stabilizing agents, stickers, activators and compatibility agents and solvents .

18. Bio-herbicides and their application in agriculture.  

19. Concept of herbicide mixture and utility in agriculture.

20. Herbicide compatibility with agro-chemicals and their application. 

21. Allelopathy and its application for weed management.  

22. Integrated weed management - An introduction

23. Integration of herbicides with non chemical methods of weed management. 

24. Weed management in rice, wheat, barley, maize, sorghum and bajra.

25. Weed management in oil seeds and pulses – groundnut , soybean, mustard, gram , lentil,, mungbean and urdbean .

26. Aquatic weeds and their management.


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Geoinformatics, Nano-technology and Precision Farming

Geoinformatics, Nano-technology and Precision Farming

 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 


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Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture

Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture

 Syllabus of Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture  

1. Farming System-scope, importance, and concept.

2. Types and systems of farming system and factors affecting types of farming .

3. Farming system components and their maintenance, 

4. Cropping system and pattern, multiple cropping system, Efficient cropping system and their evaluation. 

5. Allied enterprises and their importance, Tools for determining production and efficiencies in cropping and farming system. 

6. Sustainable agriculture-problems and its impact on agriculture 

7. indicators of sustainability, adaptation and mitigation, 

8. Conservation agriculture strategies in agriculture 

9. LEIA (Low external input agriculture),LEISA 

10. HEIA (High external input agriculture).

11. Integrated farming system-historical background, objectives and characteristics, 

 12. components of IFS and its advantages,

13. Site specific development of IFS model for different agro-climatic zones, resource use efficiency and optimization techniques, 

14. Resource cycling and flow of energy in different farming system, 

15. farming system and environment, Visit of IFS model in different agroclimatic zones of nearby states University/ institutes and farmers field.

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Crop Production Technology-II (Rabi crops)

Crop Production Technology-II (Rabi crops)

 Syllabus of Crop Production Technology-II (Rabi crops)

1. Wheat- Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements

2. Wheat- varieties, cultural practices and yield.

3. Barley- Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield.

4. Rapeseed and mustard- Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield .

5. Sunflower- Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield.

6. Chickpea-Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield.

7. Lentil- Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield.

8. Peas- Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield.

9. Sugarcane- Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements.

10. Sugarcane- varieties, cultural practices and yield.

11. Lucerne – Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield.

12. Oat – Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield.

13. Berseem ,Safflower,- package of practices.

14. Sugarbeet, Opium poppy- package of practices .

15. Taramira, Linseed- - package of practices.

16. Medicinal and aromatic crops-mentha, lemon grass and citronella .


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Fundamentals of Genetics

Fundamentals of Genetics

Syllabus of Fundamentals of Genetics

1. Pre and Post Mendelian concepts of heredity.
2. Mendelian principles of heredity.
3. Cell division – mitosis
4. Cell division – meiosis
5. Probability and Chi-square
6. Dominance relationships and gene interaction
7. Epistatic gene interactions with examples (complementary, supplementary, duplicate gene interactions)
8. Epistatic gene interactions with examples (masking, inhibitory, polymeric and additive gene interactions)
9. Pleiotropism, pseudoalleles, Multiple alleles and Blood group genetics
10. Sex determination
11. Sex limited, sex influenced and sex linked traits
12. Sex linkage
13. Linkage and its estimation
14. Crossing over : introduction & mechanisms
15. Chromosome mapping
16. Structural changes in chromosome
17. Numerical changes in chromosome
18. Mutation: introduction, characteristics & classification
19. Mutagenic agents: physical and chemical mutagens
20. Induction of mutation, Methods of inducing mutation & CIB technique
21. Qualitative & Quantitative traits, Polygenes and continuous variations
22. Multiple factor hypothesis
23. Cytoplasmic inheritance
24. Genetic disorders
25. Nature, structure and types of genetic material
26. Proof for DNA as genetic material
27. Replication of genetic material
28. Genetic code & Protein synthesis
29. Transcription mechanism of genetic material
30. Translational mechanism of genetic material
31. Gene concept: Gene structure and function.
32. Gene regulation, operon concept, Lac and Trp operons.