Syllabus - Agriculture production Technology –I (AT305)

Agriculture Technology

Agriculture production Technology –I (AT305)

III-Semester

UNIT I

Agro-climatic zones of India, agro-ecological sub-regions in India, Pattern of normal annual distribution of rainfall in India and their variability.

National agricultural production scenario with respect to acerage, production and productivity of crops, major soils of India and their distribution, land capability classification and land use pattern.

UNIT II

Essential plant nutrients, Liebig’s law of Minima, Nutrient uptake mechanisms in plants, plant nutrients and growth, photosynthesis, difference between C3 and C4 plants, factors affecting photosynthesis and net dry matter accumulation in plants.

UNIT III

Commercial Fertilizers in India, indigenous Production and import of commercial fertilizers, contribution of fertilizers in National food production, Different types of organic manures and their nutrient content, extent of availability of manures in India, biological nitrogen fixation and its role in National food production and in fertilizer N saving.

UNIT IV

Agronomic package of practices for cultivation of major cereal crops, namely, Rice, Wheat, Barley, Maize and Oats, highlighting Scientific name, family, origin, climatic requirement, sowing time, land preparation, seed rate, sowing methods, Important varieties, fertilizer requirement, water requirement, inter-culture operations, plant protection measures, harvesting etc.

Course Objective

The course introduces students to basic Principles of crop production and Natural resources management related to sustainable management of national agro-ecosystems.

Course Outcome

After successful completion of the course, students are expected to possess basic understanding and knowledge about the status of Indian agriculture and impart competence for advanced studies.

Practicals

  • Seed bed preparation

  • identification of major fertilizers

  • Analysis of nutrient content as per fertilizer control order

  • Identification of major cereal crops and their phenotypic differences

  • Identification of major weeds

Reference Books

  • Latest edition of Handbook of Agriculture published by Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture, ICAR New Delhi.

  • Principles of Plant Nutrition by Konrad Mengel and Ernest A. Kirkby.

  • Textbook of Field Crop Production by Rajendra Prasad.

  • Introduction to Agronomy & Principles of Crop Production by S.R.Reddy.

  • Principles of Agronomy by T.Y.Reddy and G.H.S.Reddy