Field Crops-I (Kharif) (Paper code 17010303)
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Theory
Origin, geographical distribution, importance, soil and climatic requirement Varieties, cultural practices viz. seed and sowing , intercultural operations, fertilizer, water and weed management, plant protection ; harvesting and yield of cereals crops– rice, maize, sorghum (grain and forage), pearl millet, planting geometry Varieties, cultural practices viz. seed and sowing, intercultural operations, fertilizer, water and weed management, plant protection, harvesting and yield of Pulse crops–pigeon pea, green gram, blackgram and urdbean, soybean Varieties, cultural practices viz. seed and sowing, intercultural operations, fertilizer, water and weed management, plant protection, harvesting and yield of fiber, fodder and oilseed crops– cotton, sorghum cowpea, |
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Must know |
harvesting and yield of fiber, fodder and oilseed crops | 1 | Desirable to Know |
harvesting and yield of harvesting napier, castor and some commercial crops | 1 | Nice to Know |
Practical:
Identification of weeds, kharif crops and their seeds Morphological characteristics of major crops, fertilizer requirement calculation and herbarium Study of yield contributing characters, yield calculations, harvesting and yield estimation, |
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Must know |
Study of crop varieties and important agronomic experiments |
1 | Desirable to Know |
visit to research farm and station. | 1 | Nice to Know |
Syllabus books
1. Chatterjee, B.N. 1989. Forage Crop Production- Principles and Practices. Oxford and IBH . New Delhi. 2. Chidda Singh, Prem Singh and Rajbir Singh. 2003. Modern Techniques of Raising Field Crops (2nd ed.). Oxford and IBH, New Delhi. 3. ICAR [Indian Council of Agricultural Research].2006. Hand Book of Agriculture. ICAR, New Delhi 4. Pal, M., Deka, J., and Rai, R.K. 1996. Fundamentals of Cereal Crop Production. Tata McGraw Hill Pub., New Delhi 5. Prasad, R. (ed.). 1999. A Text Book of Rice Agronomy, Jain Brothers, New Delhi, 6. Prasad, R. (ed.). 2001. Field Crop Production. ICAR, New Delhi 7. Thomas, C. G. 2003. Forage Crop Production in the Tropics. Kalyani Publishers Ludhiana |
Field Crops-I (Kharif) (Paper code 17010303)
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