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The document outlines the syllabus for two optional papers in agriculture. Paper I covers topics like agro-ecological factors, precision farming using remote sensing and GIS, cropping patterns, package and practices of various crops, weeds, agroforestry, soil properties, soil fertility, integrated nutrient management, water use efficiency, dry land farming, farm management, agro-economics, agricultural extension, marketing, and distribution. Paper II focuses on crop improvement, genetic resources, plant breeding methods, stress physiology, seed production, horticultural crops cultivation, pests and diseases, protected cultivation, and food security.

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WBCS Agriculture

The document outlines the syllabus for two optional papers in agriculture. Paper I covers topics like agro-ecological factors, precision farming using remote sensing and GIS, cropping patterns, package and practices of various crops, weeds, agroforestry, soil properties, soil fertility, integrated nutrient management, water use efficiency, dry land farming, farm management, agro-economics, agricultural extension, marketing, and distribution. Paper II focuses on crop improvement, genetic resources, plant breeding methods, stress physiology, seed production, horticultural crops cultivation, pests and diseases, protected cultivation, and food security.

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AGRICULTURE SYLLABUS –

OPTIONAL PAPERS OF MAIN EXAMINATION

Paper – I

Agro-ecological factors - plant growth and distribution. Distribution of crops


according to region. Role of climate and weather of crop production, weather
forecasting including modern methods. Greenhouse effect and global warming.

Precision farming - Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information system


(GIS).

Cropping pattern and cropping system - distribution, objectives, types and impact
on high yielding varieties, scope and limitations.
Package and practices of cereals (rice, wheat, maize), pulses (green gram, black
gram, red gram, lentil and peas), oil seeds (mustard, sesamum, ground nut, linseed,
sunflower); fibre crops (Jute, sunhemp, mesta); sugarcane and for age crops
(Sorghum, napier, para, berseem, Lucerne, ricebean, cowpea, oat, dinanath grass).

Weeds - definition, characteristics, dessimination and control.

Agroforestry - Definition of forest, scope of various types of forest - social forest,


rural forest, urban forest, farm forestry; forest products. Aforestation. Conservation.

Soil- definition, process and factors of soil formation, soil properties and soil
conservation.

Soil fertility - problems of soil and their reclamation.

Nutrition- essential elements, role of nutrients on plants, integrated nutrient


management and biofertilizers.

Water use efficiency and dry land farming- water use efficiency in relation to
crops production. Criteria for scheduling irrigation. Methods and systems of
irrigation. Rainwater harvesting.

Dry land farming - definition, prospects and problems. Techniques for


establishment and management.

Farm management - scope, importance and characteristics, farm planning, farm


budgeting and farm operations.

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Agro-economics - function and crop insurance.

Agril-extension - importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension


programme. Role of KVK in technology transfer. Role and scope of Information
Technology in Indian Agriculture. Livelihood management through agriculture (Self
Help Group in agriculture).

Marketing - its channels, pricing, marketing intelligence, storage with special


references to cold storage and wirehouse. Distribution- public distribution system.

Paper – II

Crop improvement- Cell structure and functions, law of heredity, chromosome


structure and aberrations, polyploidy. Mutation breeding. History of plant breeding.
Mode of reproduction, selfing and crossing techniques.

Crop genetic resources - conservation and utilization. Application of principles of


plant breeding. Breeding methods. Heterosis, somatic hybridization. Molecular
markers, DNA finger printing and genetically modified crops. Principles of plant
physiology; absorption, translocation, photosynthesis and respiration (definition,
process, factors affecting and significance). Growth and development,
photoperiodism, plant growth substances (definition, classification and role).

Stress - physiology. Seed production, testing, certification and storage.


Cultivation practices of major commercial fruits, vegetables, flowers, plantation and
spices, medicinal and aromatic crops.

Landscaping- principles, features and designs. Postharvest technology. Protected


cultivation of horticultural crops. Pests and diseases of commercially important fruit,
vegetables, flowers, plantation & spices, medicinal and aromatic crops. IPM.
Food and nutrient security. Scope for export of agricultural products.

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