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PROGRAMME: B.Sc. (HONS.) AGRICULTURE SEMESTER WISE DISTRIBUTION OF COURSES First Semester S. N. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs. 1. HORT-111 Fundamentals of Horticulture...

PROGRAMME: B.Sc. (HONS.) AGRICULTURE SEMESTER WISE DISTRIBUTION OF COURSES First Semester S. N. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs. 1. HORT-111 Fundamentals of Horticulture 2(1+1) BIOCHEM-111 Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry and 3(2+1) 2. Biotechnology 3. SSAC-111 Fundamentals of Soil Science 3(2+1) 4. HORT-112 Introduction to Forestry 2(1+1) ENG-111 Comprehension & Communication Skills in 2(1+1) 5. English 6. AGRON-111 Fundamentals of Agronomy 4(3+1) GPB-111/ Introductory Biology* / 2(1+1)*/ 7. MATHS-111 Elementary Mathematics* 2(2+0)* 8. AGHR-111 Agricultural Heritage* 1(1+0)* 9. EXCOM-111 Rural Sociology & Educational Psychology 2(2+0) 10. EXCOM-112 Human Values & Ethics** 1(1+0)** 11. NSS/NCC NSS/NCC** 2(0+2)** Total 18+03*+03** *R: Remedial course; **NC: Non-gradial courses Note:Students passed out 10 + 2 with Biology/Agriculture have to opt MATH-111 and who have MATHS in 10 + 2 will have to offer Biology. However, if student have studied both (Biology and Math in 10 + 2), may opt anyone. Second Semester S. N. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs. 1. GPB-121 Fundamentals of Genetics 3(2+1) 2. SSAC-121 Agricultural Microbiology 2(1+1) 3. AGENGG-121 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering 2(1+1) 4. CPHYS-121 Fundamentals of Crop Physiology 2(1+1) 5. AGECON-121 Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics 2(2+0) 6. PPATH-121 Fundamentals of Plant Pathology 4(3+1) 7. ENTO-121 Fundamentals of Entomology 4(3+1) 8. EXCOM-121 Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension 3(2+1) Education 9. EXCOM-122 Communication Skills and Personality 2(1+1) Development 10. NSS/NCC NSS/NCC** (Continue) 2(0+2)** Total 24(16+8)+2** ThirdSemester S. N. Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs. 1. AGECON-211 Agricultural Finance and Cooperation 3(2+1) 2. AGENGG-211 Farm Machinery and Power 2(1+1) 3. AGRINFO 211 Agri- Informatics 2(1+1) AGRON-211 Crop Production Technology – I (Kharif 2(1+1) 4. Crops) 5. ANISC-211 Livestock and Poultry Management 4(3+1) ESDM-211 Environmental Studies and Disaster 3(2+1) 6. Management 7. GPB-211 Fundamentals of Plant Breeding 3(2+1) HORT-211 Production Technology for Vegetables and 2(1+1) 8. Spices 9. STAT-211 Statistical Methods 2(1+1) 10. NSS/NCC NSS/NCC ** (Continue) 2(0+2)** 23(14+9) +2** Fourth Semester S. N. Course Code Course Title CreditHrs. 1. AGRON-221 Crop Production Technology -II (Rabi 2(1+1) Crops) 2. HORT-221 Production Technology for Ornamental 2(1+1) Crops, MAP and Landscaping 3. AGENGG-221 Renewable Energy and Green 2(1+1) Technology 4. SSAC-221 Problematic Soils and their 2(2+0) Management 5. HORT-222 Production Technology for Fruit and 2(1+1) Plantation Crops 6. GPB-221 Principles of Seed Technology 3(1+2) 7. AGRON-222 Farming System & Sustainable 1(1+0) Agriculture 8. AGECON-221 Agricultural Marketing Trade and Prices 3(2+1) 9. AGRON-223 Introductory Agro-Meteorology & 2(1+1) Climate Change 10. AGECON-222 Agribusiness Management (Elective 3(2+1) Course) 11. NSS/NCC NSS (Complete)/ NCC ** 2(0+2)** 22 (13+9)+2** FifthSemester S. N. Course Code Course Title Cr. Hrs. PPATH-311 Principles of Integrated Pest and Disease 3(2+1) 1. Management SSAC-311 Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility 3(2+1) 2. Management ENTO-311 Pests of Crops and Stored Grains and their 3(2+1) 3. management PPATH-312 Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops 3(2+1) 4. and their Management - I 5. GPB-311 Crop Improvement-I (Kharif Crops) 2(1+1) EXCOM-311 Entrepreneurship Development and 2(1+1) 6. Business Communication AGRON-311 Geoinformatics and Nano-technology and 2(1+1) 7. Precision Farming AGRON-312 PRACTICAL Crop Production-I (Kharif 2(0+2) 8. crops) 9. GPB-312 Intellectual Property Rights 1(1+0) 10. EXCOM-312 Agricultural Journalism (Elective Course) 3(2+1) 11. NCC NCC ** 2(0+2)** Total 24(14+10)+2** SixthSemester S. N. Course Code Course Title Cr. Hrs. AGRON-321 Rainfed Agriculture & Watershed 2(1+1) 1 Management AGENGG-321 Protected Cultivation and Secondary 2(1+1) 2 Agriculture PPATH-321 Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops 3(2+1) 3 and their Management-II HORT-321 Post-harvest Management and Value 2(1+1) 4 Addition of Fruits and Vegetables 5 ENTO-321 Management of Beneficial Insects 2(1+1) 6 GPB-321 Crop Improvement-II (Rabi crops) 2(1+1) 7 AGRON-322 Crop Production-II (Rabi crops) 2(0+2) 8 AGRON-323 Principles of Organic Farming 2(1+1) AGECON-321 Farm Management, Production & 2(1+1) 9 Resource Economics 10 HORT-322 Principles of Food Science and Nutrition 2(2+0) 11 HORT 323 Hi-tech Horticulture (Elective Course) 3(2+1) 12 NCC NCC ** (Complete) 2(0+2)** 24(13+11)+ 2**  Seventh Semester S. N. Course Course Title Code READY- Rural Agricultural Work Experience and Agri- Industrial Attachment 411 (RAWE&AIA) Activities No. of Cr. weeks Hrs 1. (i) General orientation & On campus training by different 1 faculties 16 (ii) (a) Unit attachment in- University/ College/KVK/ 5 Research Station Attachment (b) Village attachment 8 (iii) Plant clinic 2 2. (i) Agro-Industrial Attachment 3 04 (ii) Project Report Preparation, Presentation and Evaluation 1 Total of RAWE &AIA 20 20  Agro- Industrial Attachment: The students would be attached with the agro-industries for a period of 03 weeks to get an experience of the industrial environment and working.  Educational tour will be conducted in break between IV & V semester or VI & VII semester. EighthSemester S. N. Course Code Course Title Cr. Hrs. 1. READY- Production technology for bioagents & Biofertilizer 0+10 421(ELP-I) Commercial Beekeeping Organic Production Technology Seed Production and Technology Food Processing Soil, Plant, water and seed testing Agriculture waste management Mushroom cultivation Technology Poultry Production Technology Commercial Horticulture Floriculture and Land scaping Commercial Sericulture 2. READY- Soil, Plant, water and seed testing 0+10 422(ELP-II) Food Processing Seed Production and Technology Organic Production Technology Commercial Beekeeping Production technology for bioagents & Biofertilizer Agriculture waste management Mushroom cultivation Technology Poultry Production Technology Commercial Horticulture Floriculture and Land scaping Commercial Sericulture Total 0+20 Note: ELP I and II will not be same for any student. Semester wise breakup of credit hours Semester Regular Remedial Non-gradial Elective RAWE ELP Total credit no. course course course course hours I 18 3 3 24 II 24 24 III 23 23 IV 22 3 22 V 21 3 24 VI 21 3 24 VII 20 20 VIII 20 20 Total Credi Load for Degree Programme 181 Basket of Elective courses Title Cred Hrs. Agribusiness Management 3(2+1) Agrochemicals 3(2+1) Agricultural Journalism 3(2+1) Bio pesticides and Bio fertilizers 3(2+1) Commercial Plant Breeding 3(1+2) Food Safety and Standards 3(2+1) Hi-tech Horticulture 3(2+1) Landscaping 3(2+1) Micro propagation Technologies 3(1+2) Protected Cultivation 3(2+1) System Simulation and Agro advisory 3(2+1) Weed Management 3(2+1)  HORT-111 Fundamentals of Horticulture 2(1+1) THEORY Horticulture - Its definition and branches, importance and scope; horticultural and botanical classification; climate and soil for horticultural crops; Plant propagation- methods and propagating structures; Seed dormancy, Seed germination, principles of orchard establishment; Principles and methods of training and pruning, juvenility and flower bud differentiation; unfruitfulness; pollination, pollinizers and pollinators; fertilization and parthenocarpy; Planning and layout of orchards; importance of plant bio-regulators in horticulture. Irrigation – methods, Fertilizer application in horticultural crops. PRACTICAL Identification of garden tools. Identification of horticultural crops. Preparation of seed bed/nursery bed. Practice of sexual and asexual methods of propagation including micro-propagation. Layout and planting of orchard. Training and pruning of fruit trees. Preparation of pottingmixture, potting and repotting. Fertilizer application in different crops. Visits to commercial nurseries/orchard. Suggested Reading: 1. Chadha, K.L. 2002 Handbook of Horticulture, ICAR, NewDelhi 2. Salunkhe D.K. and Kadam S.S. (2013) A handbook of Fruit Science and Technology CRC Press 3. Singh, J. 2011 Basic Horticulture, Kalyani Publications, New Delhi 4. Peter, K.V. 2009 Basics Horticulture, New India Publishing Agency 5. Misra, K.M. and Kumar, R (2014) Fundamentals of Horticulture, Biotech Books 6. Kumar, N. 1990 Introduction to Horticulture, Rajyalakshmi publications, Nagarcoil, Tamilnadu 7. Singh, N.P. 2005 Basic concepts of Fruit Science, IBDC Publishers 8. Prasad, S. and Kumar, U. (2010) A handbook of Fruit Production, Agrobios (India) 9. Singh, H.P. 2005 Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology Vol.-7: Diagnostics for Horticulture crops Westville 10. Swain, S. 2010 Precision Farming in Horticulture: Approaches and Strategies, NPH 11. Sharma, N. 2006 Biometrical methods in Horticultural Sciences, NIPA BIOCHEM-111 Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 3(2+1) THEORY Importance of Biochemistry; Properties of Water, pH and Buffer.Carbohydrate: Importance and Classification, Reducing and Nonreducing sugars, Structures and properties of Monosaccharides, Disaccharides and Polysaccharides.Lipid: Importance and classification, Structures and properties of fatty acids including membrane lipids.Proteins: Importance and classification, Structures, titration and zwitter ion nature of amino acids, Structural organization of proteins.Vitamins- Introduction, Classification and functions Enzymes: General properties, Classification, Mechanism of action, Allosteric enzymes.Nucleic acids: Importance and classification, Structure of Nucleotides, Secondary and Tertiary structures.Metabolism of carbohydrates including Glycolysis, TCA cycle and 1  Electron Transport Chain. Metabolism of lipids: Beta oxidation and Biosynthesis.Plant Biotechnology: Concepts, Scope and applications. Scope and applications of organ cultures, embryo, cell suspension, callus, anther, pollen and ovule culture.Micro-propagation methods: Organogenesis, Embryogenesis, Synthetic seeds and their significance; Embryo rescue and its significance, Somatic hybridization and cybrids.Soma clonal variation and its use in crop improvement and Cryo-preservation.Introduction to recombinant DNA methods: Physical (Gene gun method), chemical (PEG mediated) and Agrobacterium mediated gene transfer methods.Transgenics: PCR techniques and its applications including Molecular Markers in crop improvement. PRACTICAL Preparation of solution, pH & buffers, Qualitative tests of carbohydrates and amino acids.Quantitative estimation of glucose/ proteins. Estimation of amino acids/lipids, Paper chromatography/ TLC demonstration for separation of amino acids/ Monosaccharides.Sterilization techniques. Demonstration of isolation of DNA and gel electrophoresis techniques. Suggested Readings: 1. Chawla, H. S. 2002. Introduction to Plant Biotechnology. 2nd Edn, Oxford IBH Publishing New Delhi. 2. Goodwin, T. W. and Mercer, E. L. 1998. Introduction to Plant Biochemistry. CBS Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi. 2. Lehninger, A. L. 2004. Principles of Biochemistry. Freeman and Company, USA. 3. Nelson, D. L. and Michael, M. C. 2004. Principles of Biochemistry. Freeman Publishers Narayanan L M. Biochemistry. Saras Publications. 4. Purohit, S. S. 2004. Biotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications. 3rd Edn, Student Edition, Jodhpur. 5. Rameshwar, A. 2006. PRACTICAL Biochemistry (3 rd edit), Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi. 6. Sadashiv, S. and Manickam, A. 1996. Biochemical methods for Agricultural sciences. New age International publishers, New Delhi. 7. Sahney, S. K. and Singh, R. R. 2002. Introductory PRACTICAL Biochemistry. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi. 8. Singh, B. D. 2007. Biotechnology: Expanding Horiozon, Kalyani Publishers. 9. Yadav, V. K. and Yadav, N. 2007. Biochemistry and Biotechnology-A Laboratory Manual, Pointer Publishers, Jaipur. SSAC-111 Fundamentals of Soil Science 3(2+1) THEORY 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; soil taxonomical classification and soils of India; Soil water retention, movement and availability; Soil air, composition, gaseous exchange, problem and plant growth, Soil temperature; source, amount and flow of heat in soil; effect on plant growth, Soil reaction-pH, soil acidity and alkalinity, buffering, effect of pH on nutrient availability; soil colloids - inorganic and organic; silicate clays: constitution and 2  properties; sources of charge; ion exchange, cation exchange capacity, base saturation PRACTICAL Study of soil profile in field. Study of soil sampling tools, collection of representative soil sample, its processing and storage. Study of soil forming rocks and minerals. Determination of soil density, moisture content and porosity. Determination of soil texture by feel and Bouyoucos Methods.Determination of soil pH and electrical conductivity. Determination of cation exchange capacity of soil. Determination of soil colour.Soil Water Classification. Soil moisture determination by gravimetric method. Suggested Reading : - 1. Boul S.W., Hole, R.D., McCracken and Southard R.J. (1998). Soil genesis and classification Fourth Ed Panima Publishing corporation, New delhi. 2. Baver, L.D. Gardener, W.H. and gardener W.R. (1976) Soil Physics Wiley Eastern Ltd, New Delhi 3. Biswas, T.D. and Mukherjee, S.K. (2006) Text book of soil science. Tata McGraw Hill publishing Co. Ltd, New Delhi 4. Brady, N.C. and Weil, R.R. (2002) The nature and properties of soils, prentice hall of India Pvt. Ltd, M-97, Connaught Circus, New Delhi 5. Das, D.K. (2002) Introductory Soil Science, Kalyani publisher, New Delhi 6. Mehra R.K. (2004) Text book of Soil Science, ICAR, New Delhi 7. ISSS (2009) Fundamentals of Soil Science, Div. of Soil Science, IARI, New Delhi 8. Chopra S.L. and Kanwar, J.S. (1991) Analytical Agricultural Chemistry, Kalyani publisher, Ludhiana 9. Jackson, M.L. (1973) Soil chemical analysis, Prentice Hall of India, Pvt. Ltd New Delhi 10. Piper, C.S. (1950) Soil and plant analysis, Hans publications, Bombay 11. Richards, L.A. (1960) Diagnosis and improvement of saline and alkali soils., USDA agriculture Hand book 60, Washington D.C., USA 12. Gupta, I.C. & Sharma, S.K. (1988) Crop production in salt affected soils, Oxford and IBH Publication, New Delhi. 13. Agarwal, R.R., Yadav, J.S.P. & Gupta, R.N. (1982) Saline and alkali soils of India. ICAR, New Delhi. HORT-112 Introduction to Forestry 2(1+1) THEORY Introduction – definitions of basic terms related to forestry, objectives of silviculture, forest classification, salient features of Indian Forest Policies. Forest regeneration, Natural regeneration - natural regeneration from seed and vegetative parts, coppicing, pollarding, root suckers; Artificial regeneration – objectives, choice between natural and artificial regeneration, essential preliminary considerations. Crown classification. Tending operations – weeding, cleaning, thinning – mechanical, ordinary, crown and advance thinning. Forest mensuration – objectives, diameter measurement, instruments used in diameter measurement; Non instrumental methods of height measurement - shadow and single pole method; 3  Instrumental methods of height measurement - geometric and trigonometric principles, instruments used in height measurement; tree stem form, form factor, form quotient, measurement of volume of felled and standing trees, age determination of trees. Agroforestry – definitions, importance, criteria of selection of trees in agroforestry, different agroforestry systems prevalent in the country, shifting cultivation, taungya, alley cropping, wind breaks and shelter belts, home gardens. Cultivation practices of two important fast growing tree species of the region. PRACTICAL Identification of tree-species. Diameter measurements using calipers and tape, diameter measurements of forked, buttressed, fluted and leaning trees. Height measurement of standing trees by shadow method, single pole method and hypsometer. Volume measurement of logs using various formulae. Nursery lay out, seed sowing, vegetative propagation techniques. Forest plantations and their management. Visits of nearby forest based industries. Suggested Readings: 1. Champion, H. G. and Seth, S. K. 1968. A Revised Survey of Forest Types of India, Govt. of India Press, New Delhi. 2. Chaturvedi, A. N. and Kanna, L. S. 1982. A Handbook on Forest Mensuration. International Book Distributors. 3. Dwivedi, A. P. 1992. Agroforestry: Principles and Practices. Oxford and IBH Publication Co., New Delhi. 4. Dwivedi, A. P. 1992. Principles and Practice of Indian Silviculture, Surya Publication, 420 p. 5. Dwivedi, A. P. 2004. A Text Book of Silviculture. IBD Publishers. 6. Grebner, D. L., Bettinger, P. and Siry, J. P. 2012. Introduction to Forestry and Natural Resources. Academic Press. 508p (Google eBook). 7. Khanna, L. S. 1989. Principles and Practice of Silviculture. Khanna Bandhu, New Delhi. 8. Mitchell, Beazly. 1981. The International Book of the Forest. Mitchell Beazly Publishers, London. 9. Nair, P. K. R. 1993. An Introduction to Agroforestry. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 10. Persson, R. 1992. World Forest Resources. Periodical Experts, New Delhi. 11. Westoby, J. 1991. Introduction to World Forestry. Wiley, 240 p. ENG-111 Comprehension & Communication Skills in English (Gradial course) 2(1+1) THEORY War Minus Shooting- The Sporting Spirit. A Dilemma – A layman looks at science Raymond B. Fosdick. You and Your English– Spoken English and broken English G.B. Shaw. Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary-Antonym, Synonym, Homophones, Homonyms, often confused words. Exercises to Help the students in the enrichment of vocabulary based on TOEFL and other competitive examinations. Functional grammar: Articles, Prepositions, Verb, Subject verb Agreement, Transformation, Synthesis, Direct and Indirect Narration. Written Skills: Paragraph writing, Precise writing, Report writing and Proposal writing. The Style: Importance of professionalwriting. Preparation of CurriculumVitae andJob applications. Synopsis Writing. Interviews: kinds, Importance and process. PRACTICAL 4  Listening Comprehension: Listening to short talks lectures, speeches (scientific, commercial and general in nature). Oral Communication: Phonetics, stress and intonation, Conversation practice. Conversation: rate of speech, clarity of voice, speaking and Listening, politeness & Reading skills: reading dialogues, rapid reading, intensive reading, improving reading skills. Mock Interviews: test inginitiative, team spirit, leadership, intellectual ability. Group Discussions. Suggested Readings: 1. Jain, B. S. English Communication Skills, College Book Centre, A-19, Sethi Colony, Jaipur. 2. Lewis, N. 2009. Word Power Made Easy. Goyal Publishers, New Delhi. 3. Mohanraj, J. 2015. Let Us Hear Then Speak. Saje Publishers, New Delhi. 4. Pinker, S. 2014. The Sense of Style: The Thinking Persons’ Guide to Writing in the 21st Century. Penguin Publishers, New York. 5. Saxena, Vivek. 2010. English & Communication Skills, Neelkanth Publishers (P) Ltd. B- 1178, Mangal Marg, Bapu Nagar, Jaipur. 6. Shukla, Punit. 2011. English Communication Skills ( In English & Hindi ) - College Book House (P) Ltd. Chaura Rasta, Jaipur. 7. Thomson and Martinet. 1997. ―A PRACTICAL English Grammar, Exercise Books Vol. I & II‖ OUP Publication. AGRON-111 Fundamentals of Agronomy 4(3+1) THEORY Agronomy and its scope, seeds and sowing, tillage and tilth, crop density and geometry, Crop nutrition, manures and fertilizers, nutrient use efficiency, water resources, soil plant water relationship, crop water requirement, water use efficiency, irrigation- scheduling criteria and methods, quality of irrigation water, water logging. Weeds- importance, classification, crop weed competition, concepts of weed management-principles and methods, herbicides- classification, selectivity and resistance, allelopathy. Growth and development of crops, factors affecting growth and development, plant ideotypes, crop rotation and its principles, adaptation and distribution of crops, crop management technologies in problematic areas, harvesting and threshing of crops. PRACTICAL Identification of crops, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and tillage implements, Effect of sowing depth on germination and seedling vigour, Identification of weeds in crops, Methods of herbicide and fertilizer application, Study of yield contributing characters and yield estimation, Seed germination and viability test, Numerical exercises on fertilizer requirement, plant population, herbicides and water requirement, Use of tillage implements-reversible plough, one way plough, harrow, leveler, seed drill, Study of soil moisture measuring devices, Measurement of field capacity, bulk density and infiltration rate, Measurement of irrigation water. Suggested Reading : 1. Balasubramaniyan, P. and Palaniappan, S.P.2016. Principles and Practices of Agronomy (2nd edition), Agrobios (India), Jodhpur 2. Chandra, D.G. (1989) Fundamentals of Agronomy. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., New-Delhi. 5  3. Gupta, O.P. (2005) Weed Management: Principles and Practices (2nd Ed) Agribios (India) Jodhpur. 4. ICAR. (2010). Handbook of Agriculture (6th edition), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. 5. iksjoky] ch- ,y-] flag] iq"isUnz ,oe~ 'kekZ] Mh- Mh- 2000- lL; foKku ds ewyrRo] ds- ih- izdk'ku] mn;iqj 6. Michael, A.M. (1987) Irrigation - THEORY and Practice, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New-Delhi. 7. Mishra, R.D. and Ahmed, M. (1987) Manual on Irrigation Agronomy, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt.. Ltd., New-Delhi. 8. Panda, S.C. (2012) Modern Concepts and Advance Principles in Crop Production. Agrobios (India), Jodhpur 9. Reddy, S.R. (2012) Principles of Crop Production (4th edition), Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana. 10. Reddy, T. () Yellamanda and Reddy, G.H. Sankara. 2016. Principles of Agronomy (2nd edition) , Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana 11. vk;Z] vk-,y ,oadqjhy] vk‐,l- 2016‐ lL; foKku ds fl)kURk] lkbafVfQdifCy'klZ] tks/kiqj GPB-111 Introductory Biology (New) 2(1+1) THEORY Introduction to the living world, diversity and characteristics of life, origin of life, Evolution and Eugenics.Binomial nomenclature and classification Cell and cell division. Morphology of flowing plants. Seed and seed germination. Plant systematic- viz; Brassicaceae, Fabaceae and Poaceae.Role of animals in agriculture. PRACTICAL Morphology of flowering plants – root, stem and leaf and their modifications. Inflorence, flower and fruits. Cell, tissues & cell division. Internal structure of root, stem and leaf. Study of specimens and slides. Description of plants - Brassicaceae, Fabaceae and Poaceae. Suggested Readings: 1. Agarwal, P. K. 1999. Seed Technology, ICAR, New Delhi. 2. Allard, R. W. 2000. Principles of Plant Breeding. John Willey & Sons, New York. 3. Arora, B. B. and Sabharwal, A. K. 2017. Modern’s ABC of Biology. Modern Publishers, Lucknow. 4. Arora, D. K. and Trivedi, P. C. A Text Book of Botany. Ramesh Book Depot, Jaipur. 5. Joshi, A. K. and Singh, B. D. 2005. Seed Technology. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi. 6. Sharma, R. C. 2014. Systematic Biology. Kalyani Publisher. 7. Singh, B. D. 2005. Plant Breeding. Kalyani Publishing House, New Delhi. MATHS-111 Elementary Mathematics 2(2+0) THEORY Straight lines : Distance formula, section formula (internal and external division), Change of axes (only origin changed), Equation of co-ordinate axes, Equation of lines parallel to axes, Slope intercept form of equation of line, Slope-point form of 6  equation of line, Two point form of equation of line, Intercept form of equation of line, Normal form of equation of line, General form of equation of line, Point of intersection of two st. lines, Angles between two st. lines, Parallel lines, Perpendicular lines, Angle of bisectors between two lines, Area of triangle and quadrilateral. Circle: Equation of circle whose centre and radius is known, General equation of a circle, Equation of circle passing through three given points, Equation of circle whose diameters is line joining two points  x1, y1  and  x2 , y2  , Tangent and Normal to a given circle at given point (Simple problems), Condition of tangency of a line y  mx  c to the given circle x 2  y 2  a 2. Differential Calculus : Definition of function, limit and continuity, Simple problems on limit, Simple problems on continuity, Differentiation of x n , e x ,sin x & cos x from first principle, Derivatives of sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, Differentiation of functions of functions (Simple problem based on it), Logarithmic differentiation (Simple problem based on it), Differentiation by substitution method and simple problems based on it, Differentiation of Inverse Trigonometric functions. Maxima and Minima of the functions of the form y  f  x  (Simple problems based on it). Integral Calculus: Integration of simple functions, Integration of Product of two functions, Integration by substitution method, Definite Integral (simple problems based on it), Area under simple well-known curves (simple problems based on it). Matrices and Determinants: Definition of Matrices, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Transpose and Inverse up to 3rd order, Properties of determinants up to 3rd order and their evaluation. Suggested Readings: 1. Gokhroo, D. C. and Jain, Krishi Ganita, Alka Publication, Ajmer. 2. Gokhroo, D.C. Differential calculus. 3. Gokhroo, D.C. Integral calculus. 4. Pandey R.K. Basic Mathematics. AGHR-111 Agricultural Heritage (New Course) 1(1+0)* THEORY 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; Journey of Indian agriculture and its development from past to modern era; Plant production and protection through indigenous traditional knowledge; 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; Current scenario of Indian agriculture; Indian agricultural concerns and future prospects. Suggested Reading: 1. Kumari, D. and Veeral, M (2014) Text Book on Agricultural Heritage of India. Agrotech Publishing Academy. 2. ICAR (1989) Handbook of Agriculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New-Delhi 3. ICAR. Introductory Agriculture. ICAR e-course. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. (http://www.agrimoon.com/wp- content/uploads/Introductory-Agriculture.pdf) 7  4. Nene, Y.L. (2007) Glimpses of the Agricultural Heritage of India. Asian Agri- Histroy Foundation, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh. 5. Nene, Y.L., Choudhary, S.L. and Saxena, R.C. (2010) Textbook on Ancient History of Indian Agriculture, Asian Agri-History Foundation. 6. Nene, Y.L., Saxena, R.C. and Choudhary, S.L. (2009) A Textbook on Ancient History of Indian Agriculture, MunshiramManoharial Publishers Pvt. Ltd, EXCOM-111 Rural Sociology & Educational Psychology 2 (2+0) THEORY: Sociology and Rural sociology: Definition and scope, its significance in agriculture extension, Social Ecology: Definition, objectives, history, challenges and social ecology in Indian context, Rural society: Important characteristics, differences & Relationship between Rural and Urban societies., Social Groups: Meaning, Definition, Classification, Factors considered in formation and organization of groups. Social Stratification – Meaning, Definition, Functions, Forms of Social stratification. Culture concept - Culture, Customs, Folkways, Mores, Taboos, Rituals and Traditions - Meaning, Definition and their role in Agricultural Extension. Social Institution: Meaning, Definition, Major institutions in Rural society, Functions. Social Change & Development: Meaning, Definition, Nature of Social change and factors of social change. Social process- Meaning, Definition, types. Social Control- - Meaning, Definition, Need and Means of Social control. Rural Leadership: concept and definition, types and roles of leaders in rural context; Methods of selection of leaders. Educational psychology: Meaning & its importance in agriculture extension. Behavior: Cognitive, affective, psychomotor domain, Cognitive skills, Personality- Meaning, Definition, Types, Factors influencing the Personality and Role of Personality in Agricultural Extension., Motivation; Meaning , Definition, Importance in extension, Theories of Motivation, Intelligence-Meaning, Definition, Types, Factors affecting intelligence..Teaching Learning Process proccess- Meaning and Definition of Teaching, Learning, Learning experience and Learning situation, Elements of learning situation and its characteristics.Perception, Emotions. Suggested Reading 1. Chidambaram, J.B. 1(973) Introductory rural sociology. New York, John Wilex and Sons. 2. Desai, A.R. (1978) Rural sociology in India. Bombay, Popular Prakashan, 5th Rev. ed. 3. Doshi, S.L. (2007) Rural sociology. Rawat Publishers, Delhi. 4. Jayapalan, N. (2002) Rural sociology. Altanic Publishers, New Delhi. 5. Sharma, K.L. (1997) Rural society in India. Rawat Publishers, Delhi. 6. Bhatia, H.R. (1965) A Text Book of Educational Psychology, Asia Publishing House, New Delhi. 7. Pujari, D. (2002) Educational Psychology in Agriculture, Agrotech Publishing Academy, Udaipur 8. Bhushan, V. and Sachdeva, D.R. (2010) An introduction to Sociology, Kitab Mahal , New Delhi. 9. Rao, C.N.S. (2015) Sociology, S.Chand& Company, New Delhi. 10. Maslow, A.H (1970) Motivation and personality. Harper and Row publishers , New York. 8 EXCOM-112 Human Value and Ethics 1(1+0) 1 (1+0) THEORY Values and Ethics-An Introduction. Goal and Mission of Life. Vision of Life.Principles and Philosophy. Self-Exploration. Self-Awareness. Self- Satisfaction. Decision Making. Motivation. Sensitivity. Success. Selfless Service. Case Study of Ethical Lives. Positive Spirit. Body, Mind and Soul. Attachment and Detachment. Spirituality Quotient. Examination. Ethics in Agriculture-Principles, issues. Suggested Readings: 1. Gaur, R. R., Sangal R. and Bagaria G. P. 2011. A Foundation Course in Human Values and Professional Ethics. Excel Books. 2. My Idea of Education: Dr. Kiran Walia, The General Secretary, Ramakrishna math and Ramakrishna Mission. Belur Math. Howrah District West Bengal 71 1202 India. 3. Sharma, R. P. and Sharma M. 2011. Value Education and Professional Ethics. Kanishka Publishers. 4. Srivastava, S. 2011. Human Values and Professional Ethics. S K Kataria & Sons. 5. Swami Vivekananda, Youth and Modern India, Ramakrishna Mission, Chennai NSS/NCC/ PEYP NSS/NCC/Physical Education & Yoga Practices 2(0+2) National Service Scheme Credit hours: 2(0+2) PRACTICAL Course aims at evoking social consciousness among students through various activities viz., working together, constructive and creative social work, to be skilful in executing democratic leadership, developing skill in programme development to be able for self employment, reducing gap between educated and uneducated, increasing awareness and desire to help sections ofsociety. Following activities are to be taken up under the NSS course: 1. Introduction and basic components of NSS: Orientation 2. NSS programmes andactivities 3. Understandingyouth 4. Communitymobilisation 5. Social harmony and nationalintegration 6. Volunteerism andshramdan 7. Citizenship, constitution and humanrights 8. Family andsociety 9. Importance and role of youthleadership 10. Lifecompetencies 11. Youth developmentprogrammes 12. Health, hygiene and sanitation 13. Youth health, lifestyle, HIV AIDS and first aid 14. Youth andyoga 9  15. Vocational skilldevelopment 16. Issues relatedenvironment 17. Disastermanagement 18. Entrepreneurshipdevelopment 19. Formulation of production orientedproject 20. Documentation and data reporting 21. Resourcemobilization 22. Additional lifeskills 23. Activities directed by the Central and StateGovernment All the activities related to the National Service Scheme course is distributed under four different courses viz., National Service Scheme I, National Service Scheme II, National Service Scheme III and National Service Scheme IV each having one credit load. The entire four courses should be offered continuously for two years. A student enrolled in NSS course should put in at least 60 hours of social work in different activities in a semester other than five regular one-day camp in a year and one special camp for duration of 7 days at any semester break period in the two year. Different activities will include orientation lectures and PRACTICAL works. Activities directed by the Central and State Government have to be performed by all the volunteers of NSS as per direction. Semester I Course Title: National Service Scheme I Introduction and basic components of NSS:  Orientation: history, objectives, principles, symbol, badge; regular programmes under NSS, organizational structure of NSS, code of conduct for NSS volunteers, points to be considered by NSS volunteer’s awareness about health  NSS programmes and activities Concept of regular activities, special camping, day camps, basis of adoption of village/slums, conducting survey, analysing guiding financial patterns of scheme, youth programme/ schemes of GOI, coordination with different agencies and maintenance of diary  Understanding youth Definition, profile, profile, categories, issues and challenges of youth; and opportunities for youth who is agent of the social change  Community mobilisation Mapping of community stakeholders, designing the message as per problems and their culture; identifying methods of mobilisation involving youth-adult partnership  Social harmony and national integration Indian history and culture, role of youth in nation building, conflict resolution and peace-building  Volunteerism and shramdan  Indian tradition of volunteerism, its need, importance, motivation and constraints; shramdan as part ofvolunteerism  Citizenship, constitution and human rights Basic features of constitution of India, fundamental rights and duties, human rights, consumer awareness and rights and rights to information  Family and society Concept of family, community (PRIs and other community based organisations) and society National Cadet Corps Credit hours: 2(0+2) 10 Semester I: National Cadet Corps I  Aims, objectives, organization of NCC and NCC song. DG’s cardinals ofdiscipline.  Drill- aim, general words of command, attention, stands at ease, stand easy andturning.  Sizing, numbering, forming in three ranks, open and close order march anddressing.  Saluting at the halt, getting on parade, dismissing and fallingout.  Marching, length of pace, and time of marching in quick/slow time and halt. Side pace, pace forward and to therear.  Turning on the march and wheeling. Saluting on themarch.  Marking time, forward march andhalt.  Changing step, formation of squad and squaddrill.  Command and control, organization, badges of rank, honours andawards  Nation Building- cultural heritage, religions, traditions and customs of India.  National integration. Physical Education andYogaPracticesCredit hours:2(0+2) Semester I: PHED- I : Physical Education and YogaPractices  Teaching of skills of Football – demonstration, practice of the skills, correction,involvement in game situation (For girls teaching ofTennikoit)  Teaching of different skills of Football – demonstration, practice of the skills, correction, involvement in game situation (For girls teaching ofTennikoit)  Teaching of advance skills of Football – involvement of all the skills in game situation with teaching of rules of thegame  Teaching of skills of Basketball – demonstration, practice of the skills, correction of skills, involvement in gamesituation  Teaching of skills of Basketball – demonstration, practice of the skills, involvement in game situation  Teaching of skills of Basketball – involvement of all the skills in game situation with teaching of rule of thegame  Teaching of skills of Kabaddi – demonstration, practice of the skills, correction of skills, involvement in gamesituation  Teaching of skills of Kabaddi – demonstration, practice of the skills, correction of skills, involvement in gamesituation  Teaching of advance skills of Kabaddi – involvement of all the skills in game situation with teaching of rule of thegame  Teaching of skills of Ball Badminton – demonstration, practice of the skills, correction of skills, involvement in gamesituation B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture First year Second semester GPB-121 Fundamentals of Genetics 3(2+1) THEORY Pre and Post Mendelian concepts of heredity, Mendelian principles of heredity, Cell division – mitosis, meiosis, Probability and Chi-square.Dominance relationships, gene interaction.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. 11  Chromosome structure, function and chemical composition. Structural changes in chromosome, Numerical changes in chromosome, Proof for DNA as genetic material and Genetic code, Mutation, classification, Methods of inducing mutation & CIB technique, mutagenic agents and induction of mutation. Qualitative & Quantitative traits, Polygenes and continuous variations, multiple factor hypothesis, Epistatic interactions with examples. Cytoplasmic inheritance.Genetic disorders. Nature, structure & replication of genetic material. Protein synthesis, Transcription and translational mechanism of genetic material, Gene concept: Gene structure, function and regulation, Lac and Trp operons. PRACTICAL Study of microscope. Study of cell structure. stains and fixatives, Experiments on monohybrid, dihybrid, trihybrid, test cross and back cross, Experiments on epistatic interactions including test cross and back cross. Practice on mitotic and meiotic cell division, Experiments on probability and Chi-square test. Determination of linkage and cross over analysis (through two-point test cross and three-point test cross data). Study on sex linked inheritance in Drosophila. Study of models on DNA and RNA structure. Suggested Readings: 1. Gardner, J., Simmons, M. J. and Snustad, D. P. 2009. Principles of Genetics (8th Ed.). Wiley India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. 2. Gupta, P. K. 2016. Cytology, Genetics and Evolution. Rastogi Publications, Meerut. (Hindi Edition). 3. Klug, W. W. and Cummings, M. R. 2005. Concepts of Genetics. Pearson Education (Singapore) Pvt. Ltd., Indian Branch, Pratapganj, New Delhi. 4. Ramchandra, R. K. 2015. Princilpes of Genetics. Jaya Publishing House, Delhi. 5. Singh, B. D. 2001. Fundamentals of Genetics. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana. 6. Singh, B. D. 2015. Genetics. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi. 7. Singh, Pundhan. 2000. Elements of Genetics. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana. 8. Strickberger, M. W. 2004. Genetics. Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. SSAC-121 Agricultural Microbiology (Course to be shared with Plant Pathology) 2(1+1) THEORY Introduction to microbial world: Prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes. Sterilization, disinfection, pasteurization and Koch’s postulates. Bacteria: cell structure, growth, Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, chemoautotrophy and photoautotrophy. Bacterial genetics: Genetic recombination: transformation, conjugation and transduction, plasmids, transposon. 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.Rhizosphere and phyllosphere. Microbes in human welfare: bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides, bio-fuel production and biodegradation of agro-wastes.Germ THEORY, Biogas PRACTICAL Introduction to microbiology laboratory and its equipments. Microscope: parts, principles of microscopy, resolving power and numerical aperture. Methods of sterilization. Nutritional media and their preparations. Methods of isolation and purification of microbial cultures. Isolation of Rhizobium,AzotobacterandBGA. Staining and microscopic examination of microbes. Enumeration of microbial population in soil- bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes. 12 Suggested Reading : 1. Biswas, T.D. and Mukherjee, S.K. 1990. Text Book of Soil Sciences, Tata McGraw- Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi. 2. Mukherjee, N. and Ghosh T. 1998. Agricultural Microbiology, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi. 3. Pelczar, Jr. Michel J. Chan, E.C.S. and Krieg, Noel R. 1997. Microbiology. Tata McGraw -Hill Edition, 1993. India. 4. Rangaswami, G. and Bagyaraj, D.J. 1993. Agricultural Microbiology. Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Limited, New Delhi. 5. Rao, N.S. 2000. Soil Microbiology. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. 6. Vishunavat, K. and Kolte, S.J. 2005. Essentials of Phytopathological Techniques. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi 7. Sharma, P.D. 2010. Microbiology. 3rd edition Rastogi Publishers, Meerut 8. Dube H.C. 2007. A Text Book of Fungi, Bacteria & Viruses. 3rd ed. Agrobios India, Jodhpur. 9. Agrios, G.N. 2005. Plant Pathology. 5th ed. Academic Press, New York. AGENGG-121 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering 2(1+1) THEORY Introduction to Soil and Water Conservation, causes of soil erosion. Definition and agents of soil erosion, water erosion: Forms of water erosion. Gully classification and control measures.Introduction to Universal Soil Loss Equation. Rational formula for runoff measurement. Introduction to contouring, strip cropping. Contour bund. Graded bund and bench terracing. Grassed water ways. Water harvesting and its techniques. Wind erosion - principle of wind erosion control and its control measures. Familiarization with centrifugal pumps, measurement of irrigation water, water conveyance system and familiarization with pressurized irrigation methods. PRACTICAL General status of soil conservation in India and Rajasthan. Calculation of erosion index. Estimation of soil loss. Measurement of soil loss. Preparation of contour maps. Design of contour bunds. Design of graded bunds. Problem on wind erosion. Numerical problems on friction head, velocity head, total head and horse power calculation of pumps. Measurement of irrigation water in the field by different methods and related numerical. Study of components of drip and sprinkler system. Study of watershed area. Suggested Readings: 1. Mahnot, S. C., Singh, P. K. and Chaplot, P. C. 2010. Soil and Water Conservation Water Management. Apex Publication House, Udaipur. 2. Mal, B. C. 2014. Introduction to Soil and Water Conservation Engineering. Kalyani Publishers. 3. Michael A. M. 2012. Irrigation: THEORY and Practices. Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. 4. Michael, A. M. and Ojha, T. P. 2012. Principles of Agricultural Engineering. Volume II. 4th Edition, Jain Brothers, New Delhi. 5. Murthy, V. V. N. 1982. Land and Water Management Engineering. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi. 6. Singh, G., Venkataraman, C., Sastry, G. and Joshi, B. P. 1996. Manual of Soil and Water Conservation Practices. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. 13  7. Suresh, R. 2014. Soil and Water Conservation Engineering. Standard Publisher Distributors, New Delhi. CPHYS-121 Fundamentals of Crop Physiology 2(1+1) THEORY: Introduction to crop physiology and its importance in Agriculture. Plant cell: an Overview, Diffusion and osmosis, Absorption of water, transpiration and Stomatal Physiology. Mineral nutrition of Plants; functions and deficiency symptoms of nutrients and nutrient uptake mechanisms. Photosynthesis; Light reaction and Dark reactions:C3, C4 and CAM plants. Respiration; Glycolysis, TCA cycle and electron transport chain.Physiology of flowering. Plant growth regulators; physiological roles and agricultural uses. Ascent of sap, Introduction to stress physiology- Drought, Temperature & Salinity Stress, Growth and development PRACTICAL: Preparation of solutions and buffers. Demonstration of the process of osmosis, plasmolysis, root pressure in plants.Measurement of transpiration rate using Ganongs potometer.Estimation of relative water content in plants.Visual symptoms of nutrient deficiency in plants.To study structure and distribution of stomata in leaf.Separation of photosynthetic pigments through paper chromatography. To demonstrate that O2 is evolved during photosynthesis and light and CO2 is essential for photosynthesis using Molls half leaf experiment. Measurement of photosynthetic CO2 assimilation by Infra- Red Gas Analyzer (IRGA. Demonstration of anaerobic respiration. Measurement of respiration quotient, plant growth by Arc auxanometer and growth analysis parameters. Suggested Readings: 1. Bagdi, D. L. 2016. Crop Physiology. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi. 2. Bala, M., Gupta, S. and Gupta, N. K. 2013. PRACTICALs in Plant Physiology. Scientific Publisher, Jodhpur. 3. Devlin, R. M. and Witham F. H. 1983. Plant Physiology. 4th Ed. CBS Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi. 4. Gupta, N. K. and Gupta, S. 2005. Plant Physiology. Oxford & IBH Publication, New Delhi. 5. Kumar, A. and Purohit, S. S. 1998. Plant Physiology: Fundamental and Application. Agrobotanica 4E 176 J.N. Vyas Nagar, Bikaner. 6. Malick, C. P. and Srivastava, A. K. 2000. Text Book of Plant Physiology. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi. 7. Noggle, G. R. and Fritz, G. J. 1992. Introductory Plant Physiology. 2nd Ed. Prentice Hill of India (P) Ltd., New Delhi. 8. Pandey, S. N. and Sinha, B. K. 1995. Plant Physiology. Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. 9. Salisbury, J. B. and Ross, C. W. 1992. Plant Physiology. Wadswar Publishing Company, Belmont, California. AGECON-121 Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics 2(2+0) 14 THEORY Economics: Meaning, scope and subject matter, definitions, activities, approaches to economic analysis; micro and macroeconomics, positive and normativeapproach. Nature of economic THEORY; rationality assumption, concept of equilibrium. 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. 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, 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. Market structure: meaning and types of market, basic features of perfectly competitive markets. Distribution THEORY: meaning, factor market and pricing of factors of production. Concepts of rent, wage, interest and profit.National income: Meaning and importance, concepts of national income accounting and approaches to measurement. Population: Importance, Malthusian population THEORY, Money meaning and functions of money, general price index, inflation and deflation. Banking: types of banks, functions of commercial Bank. Tax: meaning, direct and indirect taxes, agricultural taxation, GST. Economic systems: meaning of capitalistic, socialistic and mixed economies. district cooperative banks/society Suggested Readings: 1. Dewett, K. K. 2005. Modern Economic THEORY. S. Chand & Company, New Delhi. 2. Dewett, K. K. and Verma, J. D. 2004. Elementary Economic THEORY. S. Chand & Company, New Delhi. 3. Gupta, B. L. 1996. Introduction to Economic THEORY. Arya Book Depot, New Delhi. 3. Hill, B. 1980. An Introduction to Economics for Students of Agriculture. Pergaman Press, Oxford. 4. Jathar, G. B. and Beri, S. G. 1996. Elementary Principles of Economics. Oxford University Press (10th Ed.), Delhi. 5. Mishra, S. K. and Puri, V. K. 1996. Indian Economy. Himalaya Publishing House, New Delhi. 6. Reddy, S., Raghuram, P., Neelakantan, T. V. and Bhavani D. I. 2004. Agricultural Economics. Oxford and IBH Publishers, New Delhi. 7. Samuelson, P. A. and Nordhaus, W. D. 1987. Economics. McGraw-Hill, Singapore PPATH-121 Fundamentals of Plant Pathology 4(3+1) THEORY Introduction: 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.Pathogenesis. Causes, disease triangle and tetrahedron and classification of plant diseases. Important plant pathogenic organisms, different groups: fungi, bacteria, fastidious vascular 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.Fungi: general characters, somatic structures, types of fungal thalli, fungal tissues, modifications of thallus, reproduction (asexual and sexual). Binomial system of nomenclature, rules of nomenclature, general 15  outline of classification of fungi.Bacteria and mollicutes: general morphological characters. Basic methods of classification of plant pathogenic bacteria and reproduction.Viruses: nature, structure, and transmission. Study of phanerogamic plant parasites.Nematodes: General morphology and reproduction, classification, symptoms and nature of damage caused by plant nematodes (Heterodera, Meloidogyne, Anguinaetc.)Growth and reproduction of plant pathogens. Liberation / dispersal and survival of plant pathogens. Pathogenesis. Role of enzymes, toxins and growth regulators in disease development. Defense mechanism in plants. Epidemiology: Factors affecting disease development. Principles and methods of plant disease management. Nature, chemical combination, classification, mode of action and formulations of fungicides and antibiotics. PRACTICAL Acquaintance with various laboratory equipment’s and microscopy. Collection and preservation of disease specimen. Preparation of media, isolation and Koch’s postulates. General study of different structures of fungi. Study of symptoms of various plant diseases. Study of representative fungal genera. Staining and identification of plant pathogenic bacteria. Transmission of plant viruses. Study of phanerogamic plant parasites. Study of morphological features and identification of plant parasitic nematodes. Sampling and extraction of nematodes from soil and plant material, preparation of nematode mounting. Study of fungicides and their formulations. Methods of pesticide application and their safe use. Calculation of fungicide sprays concentrations. Suggested Reading 1. Agrios, G.N. 2005. Plant Pathology. 5th ed. Academic Press, New York. 2. Alexopolus, C.J., Mims, C.W. and Blackwell, M. 2013. Introductory Mycology. John Wiley Estern Private Limited, New York. 3. Mehrotra, R.S. and Agrawal, A. 2013. Plant Pathology. 2nd ed. Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi. 4. Singh, R.S. 2011. Introduction to Principles of Plant Pathology. 4th ed. Oxford & IBH Publishing Company. New Delhi. 5. Nene Y.L. and Thapliyal, P.N. 2011. Fungicides in Plant Diseases Control. 3rd Ed. Oxford & IBH published Co. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi. 6. Dube H.C. 2007. A Text Book of Fungi, Bacteria & Viruses. 3rd ed. Agrobios India, Jodhpur. 7. Dube, H.C. 2012, Modern Plant Pathology, 2nd ed. Agrobios (India), Jodhpur 8. Dube, H.C. 2013, An Introduction to Fungi. 4thed. , Scientific Publishers India, Jodhpur. ENTO-121 Fundamentals of Entomology 4(3+1) THEORY Part – I History of Entomology in India. Major points related to dominance of Insecta in Animal kingdom. Classification of phylum Arthropoda upto classes. Relationship of class Insecta with other classes of Arthropoda. Morphology: Structure and functions of insect cuticle and molting. Embryonic and post embryonic development.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 diapause in insects. Types of larvae and pupae. Structure and functions of digestive, circulatory, excretory, respiratory, nervous, secretary 16  (Endocrine) and reproductive system, in insects. Types of reproduction in insects. Major sensory organs like simple and compound eyes, chemoreceptor. Part-II Insect Ecology: Introduction, Environment and its components. Effect of abiotic factors temperature, moisture, humidity, rainfall, light, atmospheric pressure and air currents. Effect of biotic factors – food competition, natural and environmental resistance. Part III Categories of pests. Concept of IPM, Practices, scope and limitations of IPM. Classification of insecticides, toxicity of insecticides and formulations of insecticides. Chemical control importance, hazards and limitations. Recent methods of pest control, repellents, anti-feed ants, hormones, attractants, gamma radiation. Insecticides Act 1968- Important provisions. Application techniques of spray fluids. Symptoms of poisoning, first aid and antidotes. Part – IV Systematics: Taxonomy –importance, history and development and binomial nomenclature. Definitions of Biotype, Sub-species, Species, Genus, Family and Order. Classification of class Insectaupto Orders, basic groups of present day insects with special emphasis to orders and families of Agricultural importance like Orthoptera: Acrididae, Tettigonidae, Gryllidae, Gryllotalpidae; Dictyoptera: Mantidae, Blattidae; Odonata; Isoptera: Termitidae; Thysanoptera:Thripidae; Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, Coreidae, Cimicidae, Pyrrhocoridae, Lygaeidae, Cicadellidae, Delphacidae, Aphididae, Coccidae, Lophophidae, Aleurodidae, Pseudococcidae; Neuroptera: Chrysopidae; Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Papiloinidae, Noctuidae, Sphingidae, Pyralidae, Gelechiidae, Arctiidae, Saturnidae, Bombycidae;Saturnidae; Coleoptera: Coccinellidae, Chrysomelidae, Cerambycidae, Curculionidae, Bruchidae, Scarabaeidae; Hymenoptera: Tenthridinidae, Apidae. Trichogrammatidae, lchneumonidae, Braconidae, Chalcididae; Diptera: Cecidomyiidae, Tachinidae, Agromyziidae, Culicidae,Muscidae, Tephritidae. PRACTICAL Methods of collection and preservation of insects including immature stages; External features of Grasshopper/Blister beetle; Types of insect antennae, mouthparts and legs; Wing venation, types of wings and wing coupling apparatus. Types of insect larvae and pupae; Dissection of digestive system in insects (Grasshopper); Dissection of nervous system; Study of characters of orders Orthoptera, Dictyoptera, Odonata, Isoptera, Thysanoptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Neuroptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera and their families of agricultural importance. Insecticides and their formulations. Pesticide appliances and their maintenance. Sampling techniques for estimation of insect population and damage Suggested Readings 1. Atwal, A. S. and Dhaliwal, G. S. 2002. Agricultural Pests of South Asia and their Management, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi. 2. Chapman, R. F. 1998. The Insects: Structure and Function. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge. 3. David B.V. and Ananthakrishnan.T.N. 2003. General and Applied Entomology, 2nd Ed. Mc graw Hill publishing Co. Ltd. New Delhi. 4. David, B. V. and Ramamurthy, V. V. 2016. Elements of Economic Entomology, 8th Ed. Popular Book Depot, Chennai. 5. Dhaliwal, G. S. and Ramesh, A. 2001. Integrated Pest Management: Concepts and Approaches. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi. 6. Dhawan, A. K., Singh, B. and Arora, B. 2012. THEORY and Practice of Integrated Pest Management. Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur. 17  7. Larry, P. Pedigo, 1991. Entomology and Pest Management. Mc Millan Publishing Company, New York. 8. Mathur and Upadhyay, 2005. A Text Book of Entomology, Aman Publishing House, Meerut. 9. Metcalf, R. L. and Luckman, W. H. 1982. Introduction to Insect Pest Management. Wiley Inter Science publishing, New York. 10. Pant. N.C. and Ghai, S. 1981. Insect Physiology and Anatomy, ICAR, New Delhi. 11. Richards O.W. and Davies R.G. 1977. Imm's General Text Book of Entomology, Vol. I & II. Chapman and Hall, London. 12. Snodgrass R.E.2001. Principles of Insect Morphology, CBS Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi. 13. Yazdani, G. S. and Agarwal, M. L. 1979. Elements of Insect Ecology. Naroji Publishing House, New Delhi. EXCOM-121 Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension 3(2+1) Education THEORY: Education: Meaning, definition & Types; Extension Education- meaning, definition, scope and process; objectives and principles of Extension Education; Extension Programme planning- Meaning, Process, Principles and Steps in Programme Development. Extension systems in India: Extension efforts in Pre-independence era (Sriniketan, Marthandam, Firka Development Scheme, Gurgaon Experiment, etc.). 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, NARP, ATIC, RKVY, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Soil Health Card, NRLM etc.) New trends in agriculture extension: privatization extension, cyber extension/ e-extension, market-led extension, farmer-led extension, expert systems, etc..Rural Development: Concept, meaning, definition; various rural development programmes launched by Govt. of India. T & V System,SGSY, ICDS, IRDP, NHM,MNREGA, Rajiv Ganghi Scheme for empowerment of Adolesenct girls / Boys, Gramin Bhandaran Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram yojana, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas yojana, Community Development-meaning, definition, concept & principles, Philosophy of C.D, Panchayati Raj System.Extension administration: meaning and concept, principles and functions. Monitoring and evaluation: concept and definition, monitoring and evaluation of extension programmes;Transfer of technology: concept and models, capacity building of extension personnel; Training: Types , planning a training Programme.Diffusion and adoption of innovation: concept and meaning, process and stages of adoption, adopter categories. PRACTICAL To get acquainted with university extension system. Group discussion- exercise; preparation and use of AV aids, preparation of extension literature – leaflet, booklet, folder, pamphlet news stories and success stories; A visit to village to understand the problems being encountered by the villagers/ farmers; to study organization and functioning of development departments at district level; visit to NGO and learning from their experience in rural development; understanding PRA techniques and their application in village development planning; exposure to mass media. Suggested readings 1. Adivi Reddy, A., 2001, Extension Education, Sree Lakshmi press, Bapatla. 18  2. Dahama, O. P. and Bhatnagar, O. P., 1998, Education and Communication for Development, Oxford and IBH publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. 3. Jalihal, K. A. and Veerabhadraiah, V., 2007, Fundamentals of Extension Education and Management in Extension, Concept publishing company, New Delhi. 4. Muthaiah Manoraharan, P. and Arunachalam, R., Agricultural Extension, Himalaya Publishing House (Mumbai). 5. Rathore, O. S. et al., 2012, Handbook of Extension Education, Agrotech Publishing Academy, Udaipur. 6. Ray, G. L., 1991 (1st Edition), Extension Communication and Management, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana {7th revised edition - 2010}. 7. Supe, S. V., 2013 (2nd Edition), A Text Book of Extension Education, Agrotech Publishing Academy, Udaipur. 8. Van Den Ban, A. W. and Hawkins, H. S., Agricultural Extension, S. K.Jain for CBS Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi. 9. Debabrata Das Gupta. Extension Education. Agrobios (India), Agro house behind Nasrani Cinema, Chaupasani Road, Jodhpur- 342402, Phone -0291-2642319, Fax- 0291- 2643993, Email- [email protected] 10. Sharma, O. P. & Somani, L. L. 2012. Dimension of Agricultural Extension, Agroteh Publishing Academy. Udaipur. EXCOM-122 Communication Skills and Personality 2(1+1) Development THEORY Communication: meaning and definition; Principles and Functions of Communication, models and barriers to communication. Communication Skills: Structural and functional grammar; meaning and process of communication, verbal and nonverbal communication; listening and note taking, writing skills, oral presentation skills; field diary and lab record; indexing, footnote and bibliographic procedures. Reading and comprehension of general and technical articles, precise writing, summarizing, abstracting; individual and group presentations, impromptu presentation, public speaking; Group discussion. Organizing seminars and conferences. Soft Skills. Extension teaching methods: meaning, classification, individual, group and mass contact methods. ICT Applications in TOT (New and Social Media), media mix strategies; PRACTICAL Listening and note taking, writing skills, oral presentation skills; field diary and lab record; indexing, footnote and bibliographic procedures. Reading and comprehension of general and technical articles, precise writing, summarizing, abstracting; individual and group presentations. Handling and use of audio visual equipment’s and digital camera and LCD projector; Group discussion- exercise; Presentation skills exercise; micro teaching exercise; Script writing, writing for print and electronic media, developing script for radio and television. Visit to community radio. Suggested readings 1. Sandhu, A. S. (1999). Textbook on Agricultural Communication; process and methods oxford RIBH Publishing co. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi. 2. Berlo, David K. (1960). The process of Communication. Nw Yark, Holt, Rinehart and Winston Inc. 3. Dahama, O. P. and Bhatnagar, O.P., 1998, Education and Communication for Development, Oxford and IBH publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. 19  4. Jalihal, K. A. and Veerabhadraiah, V., 2007, Fundamentals of Extension Education and Management in Extension, Concept publishing company, New Delhi. 5. Ray, G. L., 1991 (1st Edition), Extension Communication and Management, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana {7th revised edition - 2010}. 6. Supe, S. V., 2013 (2nd Edition), A Text Book of Extension Education, Agrotech Publishing Academy, Udaipur. 7. M Hilaris 2011. Indian agriculture and information and communication technology (ICT): Soundari, New century Publications, Carnegie, 8. Dale. 2012. How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age. Simon & Schuster. 9. Covey Stephen R. 1989. TheSeven Habits of Highly Successful People. Free Press. 10. Verma, K.C. 2013. The Art of Communication. Kalpaz. 11. Mohan Krishna and Meera Banerjee. 1990. Developing Communication Skills. Macmillan India Ltd. New Delhi. 12. Sharma R C and Krishna Mohan. 1978. Business Correspondence. Tata Mc Graw Hill 13. Adivi Reddy, A., 2001, Extension Education, Sree Lakshmi press, Bapatla. Semester II Course Title: National Service Scheme II  Importance and role of youth leadership  Meaning, types and traits of leadership, qualities of good leaders; importance and roles of youth leadership  Life competencies  Definition and importance of life competencies, problem-solving and decision- making, inter personal communication  Youth development programmes  Development of youth programmes and policy at the national level, state level and voluntary sector; youth-focused and youth-led organisations  Health, hygiene and sanitation  Definition needs and scope of health education; role of food, nutrition, safe drinking water, water born diseases and sanitation (Swachh Bharat Abhiyan) for health; national health programmes and reproductivehealth.  Youth health, lifestyle, HIV AIDS and first aid  Healthy lifestyles, HIV AIDS, drugs and substance abuse, home nursing and first aid Youth and yoga  History, philosophy, concept, myths and misconceptions about yoga; yoga traditions and its impacts, yoga as a tool for healthy lifestyle, preventive and curative method Semester II: National Cadet Corps II  Values and ethics, perception, communication, motivation, decision making, discipline and duties of goodcitizen.  Leadership traits, types of leadership. Character/personalitydevelopment.  Civil defense organization, types of emergencies, fire fighting,protection,  Maintenance of essential services, disaster management, aid during developmentprojects.  Basicsof social service, weakersections of society andtheirneeds, NGO’s andtheircontribution, contribution of youth towards social welfare and familyplanning.  Structure and function of human body, diet and exercise, hygiene andsanitation.  Preventable diseases including AIDS, safe blood donation, first aid, physical and mentalhealth.  Adventureactivities. 20   Basic principles of ecology, environmental conservation, pollution and itscontrol.  Precaution and general behaviour of girl cadets, prevention of untoward incidents, vulnerable parts of the body, selfdefense. Semester II: PHED- II : Physical Education and Yoga Practices 1. Teaching of skills of Ball Badminton – involvement of all the skills in game situation with teaching of rule of thegame 2. Teaching of some of Asanas – demonstration, practice, correction andpractice 3. Teaching of some more of Asanas – demonstration, practice, correction andpractice 4. Teaching of skills of Table Tennis – demonstration, practice of skills, correction and practice and involvement in gamesituation 5. Teaching of skills of Table Tennis – demonstration, practice of skills, correction and practice and involvement in game situation 6. Teaching of skills of Table Tennis – involvement of all the skills in game situation with teaching of rule of thegame 7. Teaching – Meaning, Scope and importanceofPhysicalEducation 8. Teaching – Definition, Type ofTournaments 9. Teaching – Physical Fitness and HealthEducation 10. Construction and laying out of the track and field (The girls will have Tennikoit and Throw Ball). B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture Second year First Semester AGECON-211 Agricultural Finance and Co-Operation 3(2+1) THEORY Agricultural Finance- meaning, scope and significance, credit needs and its role in Indian agriculture. Agricultural credit: meaning, definition, need, classification. Credit analysis: 7Ps, 4 R’s, and 3C’s of credits. Sources of agricultural finance: institutional and non-institutional sources, commercial banks, social control and nationalization of commercial banks, Micro financing including KCC. Lead bank scheme, RRBs, Scale of finance and unit cost. An introduction to higher financing institutions – RBI, NABARD, ADB, IMF, world bank, Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India. Cost of credit. Preparation and analysis of financial statements – Balance Sheet and Income Statement. Basic guidelines for preparation of project reports Agricultural Cooperation – Meaning, brief history of cooperative development in India, objectives, principles of cooperation, significance of cooperatives in Indian agriculture. Agricultural Cooperation in India- credit, marketing, consumer and multi-purpose cooperatives, farmers’ service cooperative societies, processing cooperatives, farming cooperatives, cooperative warehousing; role of NAFED. Status and success story of co- operatives in Rajasthan. Added in introduction of time value of money, Cash flow statement and Breakeven point. PRACTICAL Optimum allocation of limited amount of capital among different enterprise. Analysis of progress and performance of cooperatives using published data. Analysis of progress and performance of commercial banks and RRBs using published data. Visit to a commercial bank, cooperative bank and cooperative society to acquire firsthand knowledge of their management, schemes and procedures. Estimation of credit requirement of farm business – A case study. Preparation and analysis of balance sheet – A case study. Preparation and analysis 21  of income statement – A case study. Appraisal of a loan proposal–A case study. Techno- economic parameters for preparation of projects. Suggested Reading: 1. Reddy, S. and Raghu Ram, P. (2017) ―Agricultural Finance and Managament‖ Oxford and IBH, New Delhi 2. Singh, J.P. (1990) ―Agricultural Finance- THEORY and Practice‖ Ashish Publishing House, New Delhi 3. Pandey, U.K. ―An Introduction to Agricultural Finance‖ Kalyani Publishes, New Delhi 4. Pandey, Mukesh and Tewari, Deepali ―Rural and Agriculture Marketing‖ 5. Mamoria, C.B. ―Agricultural Problems of India‖ 6. Krishnaswami, O.R. ―Fundamental of Cooperation‖ 7. Nelson, A.G. and Murray, W.G. 1988 ―Agricultural Finance‖ IOWA State University Press, Amies, IOWA, USA 8. Johl, S.S. : Essentials of Farm Financial Management, Atlas Books and Periodicals (TTPP) AGENGG-211 Farm Machinery and Power 2(1+1) THEORY Status of Farm Power in India, Sources of Farm Power , I.C. engines, working principles of I C engines, comparison of two stroke and four stroke cycle engines , Study of different components of I.C. engine, I.C. engine terminology and numerical, Familiarization with different systems of I.C. engines: Air cleaning, cooling, lubrication ,fuel supply and hydraulic control system of a tractor, Familiarization with Power transmission system : clutch, gear box, differential and final drive of a tractor , Tractor types, Cost analysis of tractor power and farm machinaries, Estimation of field capacity and power requirements of implements Familiarization with Primary and Secondary Tillage implement, implement for intercultural operations, Familiarization with sowing and planting equipment, Familiarization with Plant Protection equipment, Familiarization with harvesting (reeper and combine) and threshing equipment. PRACTICALs Study of different components of I.C. engine. To study air cleaning and cooling system of engine, Familiarization with clutch, transmission, differential and final drive of a tractor, Familiarization with lubrication and fuel supply system of engine, Familiarization with brake, steering, hydraulic control system of engine, Learning of tractor driving, Familiarization with operation of power tiller, Familiarization with different types of primary and secondary tillage implements: mould board plough, disc plough and disc harrow. Familiarization with seed metering mechanism and calibration of seed drill, Familiarization with different types of sprayers and dusters Familiarization with different inter-culture implement, Familiarization with harvesting and threshing equipments and machinery. Numerical on filed capacity of implements. Suggested Reading: 1. Michael, A.M. and T.P. Ojha (2012) Principles of Agricultural Engineering. Vol. I. Jain Brothers, Jodhpur. 2. Rai and Jain (1989.) Farm Tractors, Maintenance and Repair.Tata Mc Graw Hill Publ. New Delhi. 3. Srivastava, A.C. (1989) Elements of Farm Machinery Oxford IBH Publ. Company, New Delhi. 4. Singhal, O.P. (1989) Elements of Agricultural Engineering, Vol. I & II. Suraj Prakashan, Allahabad. 22  5. Sahay (1990) Element of Agricultural Engineering Jagdishwar. Agro. Book Agency, New Chitragupta Nagar, Patna. AGRINFO-211 Agricultural Informatics 2(1+1) THEORY Introduction to Computers, Anatomyof Computers, MemoryConcepts, Units of Memory, Operating System, types of operating system, Applications of MS-Office for creating, Editing and Formatting adocument, Data presentation, tabulation and graphcreation, statistical analysis, mathematical expressions, Database, concept sand types, creating database, uses of DBMS in Agriculture, Internetand World Wide Web (WWW), Concepts, components and creation of web, HTML, XML coding. Computer Programming: General Concepts, Introduction to programming languages, concept sand standard input/output operations, Variables and Constants, Operators and Expressions, Flow of control, Inbuilt and User defined functions, programming techniques for agriculture. e- Agriculture: concepts, design and development, application of innovative waystouse information and communication technologies (IT) in Agriculture. ICT for Data Collection, IT application for computation of water and nutrient requirement of crops etc., Computer- controlled devices (automated systems) for Agri-input management, Smart phone mobile appsin Agriculture for farm advises marketprice, post-harvest management etc; Introduction of DSS and its role in agriculture, Introduction and role of expert system in agriculture. PRACTICAL Study of Computer Components and accessories. Introduction of different operating systems suchas windows, Unix, Linux, Creating, Files &Folders, File Management. Use of MS-WORD and MS Powerpoint for creating, editing and presenting a scientific Document, Handling of Tabulardata, animation, video tools, arttool, graphics, template &designs. MS-EXCEL – Creating a spread sheet, use of statistical tools, writing expressions, creating graphs, analysis of scientific data, handling macros. MS-ACCESS: Creating Database, preparing queries and reports, demonstration of Agri-information system. Introduction to World Wide Web (WWW) and its components, Introduction to HTML, Use of smart phones and theirdevices inagro-advisory and dissemination of market information. Suggested Readings: 1. Capron, H. L. 1996. Computers tool for an information age. Benjamin/ Cummings Publishing Company, Inc. New York 2. Date, C. J. 2000. Introduction to Database System. Addison Wesley 3. Jain, S., Jain, S. and Jain, M. 2003. IT Tools and Applications (BPB Publications) 4. Minhas, D. S. and Choudhary, B. R. 2009. Dynamic Memory Computer Course. Dimond books publisher, New Delhi. 5. Nortons, P. 2001. Introduction to computers, 4th ed,Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi 6. Parekh, R. 2006. Principles of Multimedia. Tata McGraw-Hill. 7. Rapidex Computer Course (Pustak Mahal). 8. Rob, P. and Coronel, C. 2006. Database Systems: Design, Implementation and Management. 7th ed. Thomson Learning. AGRON-211 Crop Production Technology – I (Kharif crops) 3(2+1) THEORY 23  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, pulses-pigeonpea, mungbean and urdbean; oilseeds- groundnut, soybeanandsesame; fibre crops- cotton & Jute; forage crops-sorghum, cowpea, cluster bean and napier. PRACTICAL Rice nursery preparation, transplanting of Rice, sowing of soybean, pigeonpea and mungbean. maize, groundnut, cotton and urdbean, effect of seed size on germination and seedling vigour of kharif season crops, effect of sowing depth on germination of kharif crops, identification of weeds in kharif season crops, top dressing and foliar feeding of nutrients, study of yield contributing characters and yield calculation of kharif season crops, study of crop varieties and important agronomic experiments at experimental farm. study of forage experiments, morphological description of kharif season crops, visit to research centres of related crops. Suggested Reading: 1. Panda, S.C. (2012) Modern Concepts and Advance Principles in Crop Production. Agrobios (India), Jodhpur Singh, Chhidda, Singh, Prem and Singh, Rajbir. 2003. Modern Techniques of Raising Field Crops, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi. 2. Singh, S.S.and Singh, R. (2013) Crop Management Under Irrigated and Rainfed Conditions. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi. 3. Singh, S.S.and Singh, R. (2015) Principles and Practices of Agronomy (5th Re-set), Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana. 4. Rathore, P.S. (2000) Techniques and Management of Field Crop Production, Agrobios (India), Jodhpur. 5. Prasad, R. (2002) Text Book of Field Crops Production, ICAR, New Delhi. 6. ICAR. 2010. Handbook of Agriculture (6th edition), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi 7. Reddy, S.R. (2012) Agronomy of Field Crops. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana. 8. vk;Z] vk-,y ,oavk;Z] d¢'ko‐ (2016)‐ £jhQLkL; mRiknu] dY;kuhifCy'klZ] yqf/k;kuk 9. 'kDrkor] eksguflag ,oaO;kl] vHk; dqekj‐ 2000.oSKkfudQlyizcU/ku];'k ifCyf'kaxgkml]chdkusj ANISC-211 Livestock and poultry Management 4(3+1) THEORY Role of livestock in the national economy. Reproduction in farm animals and poultry. Housing principles, space requirements for different species of livestock and poultry. Management of calves, growing heifers and milch animals. Management of sheep, goat and swine. Incubation, hatching and brooding. Management of growers and layers. Important Indian and exotic breeds of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat and poultry. Improvement of farm animals and poultry. Digestion in livestock and poultry. Classification of feedstuffs. Proximate principles of feed. Nutrients and their functions. Feed ingredients for ration for livestock and poultry. Feed supplements and feed additives. Feeding of livestock and poultry. Introduction of livestock and poultry diseases. Prevention (including vaccination schedule) and control of important diseases of livestock and poultry. PRACTICAL External body parts of cattle, buffalo, sheep, swine and poultry. Handling and restraining of livestock. Identification methods of farm animals and poultry. Visit to IDF and IPF to study breeds of livestock and poultry and daily routine farm operations and farm records. Judging of 24  cattle, buffalo and poultry. Culling of livestock and poultry. Planning and layout of housing for different types of livestock. Computation of rations for livestock. Formulation of concentrate mixtures. Clean milk production, milking methods. Hatchery operations, incubation and hatching equipments. Management of chicks, growers and layers. Debeaking, dusting and vaccination. Economics of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, swine and poultry production. Suggested Reading: - 1. Banerjee, G.C. (2013) A Taxe Book of Animal Husbandry.8th Ed. ICAR. 2. Choudhary J.L. and Gupta L. (2016) a Text Book of Animal Husbandry. Somani Publication 3. Devendra C and Mecleroy GB (1982) Goat and Sheep Production in Tropics. 4. Dimri, U, Sharma, M.C.and Tiwari R. (2013) Swine Production and Health Management.