Semester 1¥/V IL AG ECON 202 | Agricultural Marketing Trade and Prices 34) AGRON 202 Crop Production Technology —I] (Rabi Crops) 3(2+1) AGRON 204 Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture 101+0) EXT 202 Communication Skill and Personality Development 2U+1) HORT 202 Production Technology for Omamental Crops, MAP and 3(2+1) Landscaping HORT 204 Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation Crops 241) RBEE 202 Renewable Energy and Green Technology 2(1+1) SOILS 202 Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management 3 (2+1) SOILS 2047 | Agricultural Waste Management (To be taught jointly by Soil 241) AGRON 206/ | Science, Agronomy and Microbiology) MICRO 204 SST 202 Principles of Seed Technology 3 (2+1) TUT Tutorial L(1+0) NC CCA Co-curticular Activity 1(0+1) Total Credits 26 (16+10)‘AG ECON 202 ‘AGRICULTURAL MARK! TRADE AND PRICES WN ING 3Q+1) Theory Agricultural Marketing: concepts and definitions of market, marketing, agricultural marketing, market structure, marketing mix and market segmentation, classification and charaeteristies of agricultural markets; demand, supply and producer’s surplus of agri-commodities: nature and determinants of demand and supply of farm products, producer's surplus~ meaning and its types, marketable and marketed surplus, factors affecting marketable surplus of agri-commodities; product life cycle (PLC) and competitive strategies: meaning and stages in PLC; characteristics of PLC; strategies in different stages of PLC; pricing and promotion strategies: pricing considerationsand approaches-cost based and. competition based pricing; market promotion advertising, personal selling, sales promotion and publicity- their meaning and merits & demerits; marketing process and functions: marketing process- concentration, dispersion and equalization; exchange functi and selling: physical funetions~ storage, transport and processing; facilitating funetions— pa randing, grading, quality control and labeling (Agmark); market functionaries and marketing channels: types and importance of agencies involved in agricultural marketing; meaning and definition of marketing channel; number of channel levels; marketing channels for different Farm products; int ts and price spread: meaning, definition and types of market integration; marketing efficiency; marketing costs, margins and price spread; factors affecting cost of marketing: reasons for higher marketing costs of farm commodities; ways of reducing marketing costs; role of Govt. in agricultural marketing: public sector instiuuions- CWC. SWC, FCI CACP & DMI- their objectives and functions: cooperative marketing in India; risk in marketing: types of risk it jon & hedging: an overview of futures trading; agricultural prices and policy: meaning and funetions of price; administered prices; need for agricultural price policy; trade: concept of international trade and its need, theories of absolute and comparative advantage: present status and prospects of international trade in agri-commodities; GATT and WTO; agrecmenton agriculture (AoA)and its implications on Indian agriculture; IPR. Practical Plotting and study of demand and supply curves and calculation of elasticitiess study of relationship between market arrivals and prices of some selected commodities; computation of marketable and marketed surplus of important commodities; study of price behaviour over time for some selected commodities; construction of index numbers; visittaa local marketto study various marketing functions. performed by different agencies; identification of marketing channels for selected commodity, collection of data regarding marketing costs, margins and price spread and presentation of report in the class; visit to market institutions- NAFED, SWC. CWC, cooperative marketing society. ete, to study their organization and functioning: application of principles of comparative advantage of international trade. Suggested Readings : L. Acharya, S.S. and Agarwal, N.L. (2011). Agricultural Marketing in India, Oxford & IBH. Publishing CO. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 2 Kohls, Richard L. and Uhl, Joseph N, (2009). Marketing of Agricultural Products, Ninth Edition, PHI Leaming Private Limited, New Delhi- 110001. 16 3. Mamoria, C.B. and Joshi, R.L.(1996). Principles and Practices of Marketing in India, Sultan Chand Publishers, New Delhi 110001, 4, Nirmal Ravi Kumar, K. and Guntuboyina, K. C. (2017). Agricultural ya Publishing House, A Division of Astral International Pyt. Ltd. New Delhi - 4 5, Subha Raddy, S., Raghu Ram, P., Neelkanta Sastry TV, and Bhavani Devi f @) Economics, Reprint2014, Oxford & IBH Publishing CO_ Pvt. Ltd. New Del ralAGRON 202 ‘CROP PRODUCTION 1 HNOLOGY-IL 3(24+1) | SEM IV/VUT (RABI CROPS) Theory Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, vari cs and yield of Rabi crops; cereals~ wheat and barley, pulses-chickpea, lentil, peas, esced, mustard and sunflower; sugar crops- sugarcane; forage crops- berscem, lucerne c and oat. Practical Sowing methods of wheat and sugarcane; identification of weeds in rabi season crops: study of morphological characteristics of rabi crops; study of yield contributing characters of rabi sez crops; yield and juice quality analysis of sugarcane; study of important agronomic experiments of rahi erops at experimental farms; study of rabi forage experiment it to research stations of related crops. Suggested Readings : 1, Das, PC. (2014). Oilseed crops of India, Kalyani Publications, New Delhi. 2. Kumar, S., Singh B., Dhaka, A. K, and Pannu, R.K. (2012). Manual of Field erops-l (Kharif Crops), CCS HAU Publication, Package of Practices for Kharif Crops. (2015).CCS HAU Publication. 4, Singh, C., Singh, P. and Singh, R. (2011). Modem techniques of raising field crops, Oxford & IBH Co Pvt. Ltd. 5. Singh, $.S. and Singh, R. (2016). Crop Management, Kalyani Publication, New Delhi.AGRICULTUR! 1(1+0) Farming system-scope, importance, and concept; types and systems of farming system and factors affecting types of farming; farming system components and their maintenance; cropping system and pattern, multiple cropping system; efficient cropping system and their evaluation; allied enterpris and their importance; tools for determining production and efficiencies in cropping and farming system; sustainable agriculture-problems and its impact on agriculture, indicators of sustainability, adaptation and mitigation, conservation agriculture strategies in agriculture, HELA, LEA and LEISA and its techniques for sustainability; integrated farming system-historical background, objectives and characteristics, components of IFS and its advantages; site specific development of IFS model for different agro-climatic zones, resource use efficiency and optimization techniques; resource cycling, and flow of energy in different farming system, farming system and environment; visit of IFS model indifferentagro-climatic zones of nearby states university/institutes and farmers field. Suggested Readings : iappan, S.P. and Sivaraman, K. (1996). Cropping Systems in the Tropics; Princip] wement. New Age. and M 2, Panda,8.€. (2003). Croppingand Farming Systems, Agrobios Publications. ions, 3. Reddy, S.R. (2000), Principles of Crop Production, Kalyani Public: 4. Sankaran, S, and Mudaliar, T.V.S. (1997), Principles of Agronomy, The Bangalore Printing & Publ. Co. 5. Singh, $.8. (2006). Principlesand Practices of Agronomy, Kalyani Publications.AGRON 206/ AGRICULTURAL WASTE MANAGEMENT 2(14+1) |SEMIVVIEy SOILS 204/ (To be taught jointly by Soil Science, Agronomy MICRO 204 and Microblalogy) Theory Introduction to agricultural waste management: nature and characteristics of agricultural waste and their impact on the environment; kinds of wastes: classification, role of soil and plants in waste management, sources of waste, impact of waste on soil and plant quality; biological processes of waste management, utilization and recycling of agricultural waste, potential of recyclable crop dues and its management, in-situ management of agriculture waste, composting and 28 ervation of biodegradable waste, biogas technology, agricultural te and water, air and animal resources, impacts ef waste on human, animal health and environment; management of bedding & litter, wasted feed, run-off from feed lots and holding areas and waste water form dairy parlors, agro-waste recycling through farming system, waste management machineries, environmental benefit of waste management, vermicomposting for bio-con: Practical Collection and prep: BOD, COD, TSS, TE micronutrients), analysis of agricultural waste; waste man maintenance and safety hazards, computer software and models; survey of different agi from live stock, dairy, poultry, food processing, fruit & vegetable and agri-chemicals; preparation of compost, vermicomposting, biogas anda ation agricultural waste sample; determination of pH, EC, CEC. heavy metals, NH, total P, and dissolved reactive Ps nutrient status (N, P, K, secondary and is of compost. Suggested Readings: 1. Chongrak, P.(1996). Organic Wastes Reclying, John Wiley and Sons, 2. Kapoor, K.K., Sharma, P. K., Dudej and Kundu, B. $. (2005). Management of Organic Wastes for Crop Production, Proceedings of the National Symposium on Management of Organic Wastes for Crop Production. 3. Raymond,C. L. (2012). Agriculturat Waste Management: Problems, Processes and Approaches, Academic Press, New York. 4, Sannigrahi, A.K. QO0L1). Agriculture And Waste Management For sustainable Future, New India Publishing Agency, Pitam Pura New Delhi. 5. Srivastav, M. L. (2007). Waste Management, Shree Publications and Distributors, New Delhi.SEM IV/VIIL EXT 202 COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND 2(14+1) PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT Theory Communication skills: meaning and process ofcommunication, verbal and non-verbal communication; listening and note taking, writing skills, oral presentation skills; communication barriers, building self-esteem and self-confidence ; know the importance of personality development, dimensions of personality development like attitude, team work, management of conflicts, identity the different 3 reading and comprehension of general and technical articles, summarizing, abstracting, individual and group presentations, impromptu presentation, public speaking, group discussion; organizing seminars and conferences. Practical Listening and note taking, writing skills, oral presentation skills; reading and comprehension of general and technical articles, precise writing, summarizing, abstracting; individual and group presentations. Suggested Readings: lL Kaur, J, and Sakhuja, R. (2016). Personality Development and Communication Skills, Galgotia Publishing Company. Rao, V.S. P. (2011). Organizational Behaviour, Himalaya Publishing House. Ray, G. Sandhu, A.S. (2014). Text Book on Agricultural Communication: Process and Methods, Jain Book Depot. (2006). Extension Communication and Management, Kalyani Publishers. ae R 5. Sharma, P.C. (2013). Communication Skills and Personality Development, Nirali Prakashan.LIVVIT ORNAMENTAL CROPS, MAPAND LANDSCAPING Theory HORT 202 | PRODUCTION TE ‘OLOGY FOR | 3@+1) | Importance and scope of ormamental crops, medicinal and aromatic plants and landscaping; principles of landscaping; landscape uses of trees, shrubs and climbers; lawn making; production technology of important cut flowers like rose, gerbera, camation, lilium and orchids under protected 48 conditions and gladiolus, tuberose, chrysanthemum under open conditions; package of practices for loose flowers like marigold and jasmine under open conditions; production technology of important medicinal plants like asparagus, aloe, costus, cinnamomum, periwinkle, isabgol and aromatic plants like mint, lemongrass, citronella, palmarosa, ocimum, rose, geranium, vetiver; processing and value addition in ornamental crops and MAPs produce. Practical Identification of ornamental plants; identification of medicinal and aromatic plants; nursery bed preparation and seed sowing: training and pruning of omamental plants; planning and layout of garden; bed preparation and planting of MAP; protected structures~ care and maintenance; tions in flowers and MAP; harvesting and post harvest handling of cut and loose 2 of MAP; visit to commercial flower/MAP unit. intercultural opera flowers; proces Suggested Readings : 1. Arora, J.8.(2012). Introductory Omamental Horticulture, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana, 2, Bhattacharjee, S.K. and De, L.C. (2003). Advanced Commercial Floriculture, Aavishkar Publishers, Jaipur. 3. Chadha, K. L. (2001), Handbook of Horticulture, Directorate of Information and Publication of Agriculture, ICAR, New Delhi. 4, Faroogi, Azhar Ali and Sreeramu, B.S. (2010). Cultivation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, University Press, Hyderabad. $. Joshi, Shankar Gopal(2000), Medicinal Plants, Oxford, New Delhi.HORT 204 PRODUCTION TECIINOLOGY FOR FRUIT AND. 2(1+1) PLANTATION CROPS EM viv Theory Importance and scope of fruit and plantation crop industry in India; high density planting; use of rootstocks; production technologies for the cultivation of major fruits-mango, banana, ber, aonla, datepalm, sapota, plum, citrus, grape, guava, litchi, papaya, apple, pear, peach and; minor fruits- pineapple, pomegranate, jackfruit, strawberry, nut crops; plantation crops-coconut, areca nut, cashew, tea, coffee & rubber, Practical Seed propagation; scarification and stratification of seeds; propagation methods for fruit and plantation crops including micro-propagation; description and identification of fruit and plantation crops; preparation of plant bio regulators and their uses, pests, diseases and physiological disorders of above fruit and plantation crops, visit to commercial orchard. Suggested Readings: 1, Bal,J.S.(2010), Fruit Growing, Kalyani Publishers, 2. Chadha, K.L, (2001), Handbook of Horticulture, Directorate of Information and Publication of Agriculture, ICAR, New Delhi. 3. Chadha, K.L. and Rethinam, P, (1994), Advances in Horticulture, Vol, 9 & 10, Plantation and Spices Crops, Malhotra Publishing House, New Delhi. 4. Kunte, .N.: Kawthalkar, M.P.; Yawalkar, K.S. (2014). Principles of Horticulture and Fruit Growing, Agri. Horticultural Publishing House, Nagpur, India. 5. Singh, A. (2003). Fruit Physiology and Production, 5* Edition, Kalyani Publisher, New Delhi. Yew Delhi.[_SsT 202 | PRINCIPLES OF SEED TECHNOLOGY |. 3@+0 [semiviin Theory Sced and seed technology: introduction, definition and importance; deterioration causes of crop varieties and their control: maintenance of genetic purity during seed production, seed quality: definition, characters of good quality seed, different classes of seed; foundation and certified sced production of important cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fodder and vegetables; seed centification, phases of certification, procedure for seed certification, field inspection; Seed Act and Seed Act enforcement; duty and powers of seed inspector, offences and penalties; seeds control order 1983, varietal identification through grow out test and electrophoresis, molecular and biochemical test; detection of genetically modified crops. transgene contamination in non-GM crops, GM crops and organic sced production: seed drying, processing and their steps, testing for quality assessment, sced treatment importance, method of app! and seed packing; seed storage; general principles, stages and factors aff for pest and disease control during storage: a i . promotional media; factors: d long 2 structure and organization, cd marketing, role of WTO and OECD in seed marketing. Practical Sced production in major cere sorghum and bajra; sced production in major pulses: urd, mung, pigeonpea, ler a, seed production in major oilseeds: soybean, rapeseed and mustard; seed production in vegetable crops; seed sampling and testing: physical purity germination, viability, etc.; seed and seedling vigour test: genetic purity test: grow out test and clectrophor eed certification: procedure, ficld inspection, preparation of field inspection report; visit to seed production farms, sced testing laboratories and seed processing plant. Suggested Readings : IL. Agarwal, R.L. (1997), Seed Technology, 2“ Ed. Oxford & IBH. 2. Copeland, L.O. and McDonald, M.B. (2001). Principles of Seed Science and Technology, 4” Ed. Chapman & Hall. 3. Joshi, A.K. and Singh, B.D. (2004). Seed Science and Technology, Kalyani. 4. Nema, N.P. (1986). Principles of Seed Certification and Testing, Allied Publs. 3. Sen, S.and Ghosh, N. (2015). Published by Kalyani Publishers.WVU 32+) SOILS 202 SOIL FERTILI TY MANAGEMENT Theory Introduction and importance of organic manures, properties and methods of preparation of bulky and concentrated manures; humic substances- nature and properties; green/leaf manuring; integrated nutrient management; chemical fertilizers: classification, composition and properties of major nitrogenous, phosphatic, potassic fertilizers, secondary & micronutrient fertilizers, mixed and complex fertilizers, nano fertilizers, soil amendments, fertilizer storage, fertilizer control order; history of soil fertility and plant nutrition; criteria of essentiality, role, deficiency and toxicity symptoms of essential plant nutrients, mechanisms of nutrient transport to plants, factors alfecting nutrient availability to plants; chemistry of soi! nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulphur and micronutrients; soil fertility evaluation, soil testing; critical levels of different nutrients in soil; forms of nutrients in soil, plant analysis, rapid plant tiss plants; methods of fertilizer recommendations to crops; factors influencing nutrient us methods of application under rainfed and irrigated conditions. v affcieney, Practical Introduction of analytical instruments and their principles, calibration and applications, colorimetry and flame photometry, and atomic absorption spectrophotometer; estimation of available N, P, K,Ca, Mg and S in soil mation of available Zn, Fe, Cu, and Mn in sé ‘imation of N,P, K,S and micronutrients in plants. Suggested Readings: I. Brady, N.C. and Weil, R. R. (2002). The Nature and Properties of Soils, 13" Edition. Prentice Hall of India, Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi. 2. Das, D. K.(2002). Introductory Soil Science, Kalyani Publisher, New Delhi. 3. Rattan, R. K., Katyal, J. C., Dwivedi, B. S., Sarkar, A. K., Bhattacharyya, Tapas, Tara fdar, J. C. and Kukal, S. S. (Editors) (2015). Soil Science: An Introduction, Indian Society of Soil Science, New Delhi. 4, Tisdale, $. L., Nelson, W. L., Beaton, J. D. and Havlin, J. L. (2002). Soil Fertility and Fertilizers, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi. 5. Yawalkar, K. S., Agarwal, J. P. and Bokde, S. (1996). Manures and Fertilizers, 8" Revised Edition, Agri-Horticultural Publishing House, Nagpur. 62RBEE 202 | RENEWABLE AND GREEN TECHNOLOGY | 2(1+1) [SEM V/VIIT {For B, Sc. (Hons,) Agriculture) Theory Classification of energy sources; renewable energy sources and its contribution in agricultural sector; familiarization with biomass utilization for bio-fuel production and their applications; familiarization with different types of biogas plants and gasifiers; biomass briquetting: bio-alcohol; biodiesel and bio-oil production and their utilization; introduction of solar energy; collection and application; familiarization with solar energy gadgets: solar cooker, solar water heater, application of solar energy, solar drying, solar pond, solar distillation and solar photovoltaic system; introduction of wind energy and its application. Practical Familiarization with renewable energy gadgets; study of biogas plants, gasifiers; production process of bio-fuels; study of biomass cook-stoves and briquetting machine; study of solar photovoltaic system: solar light, solar pumping, solar fencing and solar rooftop; study of solar cookers, solar water heating systems, solar distillation, solar pond and solar drying system. Suggested Readings: 1. Rai,G.D.(1998), Non-conventional Sources of Energy. Khanna Publ. 2. Twindal, J. W. and Anthony, D. Wicr. (1986). Renewable Energy Sources. EXE.N. Spon Ltd. 3. Mital, K.M. (1996). Non-conventional Energy Systems. Wheeler Publishing, New Delhi. 4. Tiwari, G.N. and Ghosal, M.K. (2005). Renewable Energy Resources. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi. 5. Sukhatame, S.P. (1996). Solar Energy. Tata McGraw-Hill Education, New Delhi.