Syllabus - Agriculture Production Technology –II (AT-405)

Agriculture Technology

Agriculture Production Technology –II (AT-405)

IV-Semester

UNIT I

Concept of Mono-cropping, Double cropping, Multiple cropping, Sequential cropping, Intercropping, Mixed cropping, Alley cropping, Relay cropping, Cropping intensity, Land equivalent ratio.

UNIT II

Environmental Issues and their Impact on Agriculture: Global climate change, emission of green house gases from Indian agriculture, different indices for environmental monitoring such as- Air quality index (AQI), Biocide residue index (BRI), Ecological footprint, index (EPI), Environmental sustainability index (ESI), Environmental performance index (EPI), Environmental vulnerability index (EVI), Global warming potential (GWP), P index, T value ( Soil loss tolerance), Soil quality indicator (SQI), Soil sustainability index (SSI), Soil threat index (STI), Sustainable yield index (SYI), Water quality index (WQI) etc.

UNIT III

Concept of organic farming, its objectives and promotion, certification and inspection regime, niche areas and crops for organic farming, myth and concerns.

UNIT IV

Agronomic package of practices for cultivation of major pulses oil seed and fodder crops, 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 package of practices of crop production and environmental issues related to sustainable agro-ecosystems management.

Course Outcome

After successful completion of course, students are expected to possess basic understanding and knowledge about the package of practices for the production of important pulse, oil seed and fodder crops, different types of cropping, recycling of rural wastes and protocols of GHGs measurements.

Practicals

  • Identification of major pulse, oil seed and fodder crops and their phenotypic differences

  • Identification of major weeds of these crops

  • Composting techniques

  • Measurement protocols of green house gases

  • Visits to farms engaged in organic farming

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