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B.Sc · Semester 5

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  1. 1
    Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकात

    Enquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.

  2. 2
    Semester 5 — subject classesसेमेस्टर 5 — विषयवार कक्षाएँ

    Every theory subject of the term, unit by unit, with notes, numericals and doubt classes.

    Principles of Integrated Pest and Disease ManagementManures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility ManagementPests of Crops and Stored Grain and their ManagementDiseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management-ICrop Improvement-I (Kharif Crops)Entrepreneurship Development and Business CommunicationGeoinformatics, Nano-technology and Precision FarmingIntellectual Property Rights
  3. 3
    Labs, practicals & project workलैब, प्रैक्टिकल और प्रोजेक्ट

    Experiments / jobs / project work as in the syllabus, with practical file and viva preparation.

    Practical Crop Production-I (Kharif Crops)
  4. 4
    Unit tests & mid-termयूनिट टेस्ट और मिड-टर्म

    A test after every unit and a mid-term in the university / board pattern.

  5. 5
    Semester 5 mock testमॉक टेस्ट

    A full mock test of all subjects before the exam, with analysis.

  6. 6
    Semester 5 exam (university / board)सेमेस्टर / वार्षिक परीक्षा

    Previous papers, important questions and full revision.

  7. 7
    Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्ट

    Take the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.

Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम

9 subjects · 49 chapters · 225 topics

Principles of Integrated Pest and Disease Management5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Pests, Pest Status and Concept of IPM 5 topics
  1. Categories of pests
  2. Causes of pest outbreaks
  3. History and concept of IPM
  4. Principles and tools of IPM
  5. Advantages and limitations of IPM
02Unit 2: Surveillance, Forecasting and Economic Thresholds 5 topics
  1. Survey and surveillance
  2. Pest and disease forecasting
  3. Economic injury level (EIL)
  4. Economic threshold level (ETL)
  5. Pheromone, light and sticky traps for monitoring
03Unit 3: Cultural, Mechanical, Physical and Legislative Methods 4 topics
  1. Cultural practices: ploughing, sowing time, trap crops, crop rotation
  2. Mechanical and physical methods
  3. Soil solarisation
  4. Plant quarantine and legislative methods (DIP Act, Insecticides Act)
04Unit 4: Biological Control and Host Plant Resistance 5 topics
  1. Predators, parasitoids and pathogens
  2. Trichogramma, Trichoderma, Pseudomonas, NPV and Bt
  3. Mass production and release of bioagents
  4. Host plant resistance: antixenosis, antibiosis and tolerance
  5. Resistant varieties and transgenic crops
05Unit 5: Chemical Control, Pesticide Safety and IPM Programmes 5 topics
  1. Classification of pesticides
  2. Pesticide formulations and dose calculation
  3. Pesticide resistance, resurgence and residues
  4. Safe handling, label colours and first aid
  5. IPM modules for rice, cotton, vegetables
Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management6 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Organic Manures 5 topics
  1. Classification of manures: bulky and concentrated
  2. FYM, compost and their preparation
  3. Green manuring and green leaf manuring
  4. Oilcakes, bone meal and other concentrated manures
  5. Biofertilisers: brief overview
02Unit 2: Nitrogenous, Phosphatic and Potassic Fertilisers 6 topics
  1. Classification of fertilisers
  2. Nitrogenous fertilisers: urea, ammonium sulphate, CAN; losses of N
  3. Neem coated urea and nitrification inhibitors
  4. Phosphatic fertilisers: SSP, DAP, rock phosphate
  5. Potassic fertilisers: MOP, SOP
  6. Fertiliser dose calculations
03Unit 3: Secondary, Micronutrient and Complex Fertilisers 5 topics
  1. Sources of Ca, Mg and S
  2. Micronutrient fertilisers: zinc sulphate, borax, chelates
  3. Complex and mixed fertilisers, water soluble fertilisers
  4. Fertiliser Control Order 1985
  5. Storage and compatibility of fertilisers
04Unit 4: Essential Nutrients - Functions and Deficiency Symptoms 5 topics
  1. Criteria of essentiality (Arnon and Stout)
  2. Classification of essential nutrients
  3. Functions of major and micro nutrients
  4. Mobile and immobile nutrients
  5. Deficiency and toxicity symptoms in crops
05Unit 5: Soil Fertility Evaluation 6 topics
  1. Soil fertility and productivity
  2. Soil sampling and soil testing
  3. Methods for available N, P and K
  4. Soil test ratings and critical levels
  5. Plant analysis and biological tests
  6. Soil Health Card
06Unit 6: Integrated Nutrient Management and Fertiliser Use Efficiency 5 topics
  1. Concept and components of INM
  2. Nutrient use efficiency: agronomic, recovery and physiological
  3. Methods and time of fertiliser application
  4. Fertigation and foliar feeding
  5. STCR and site-specific nutrient management
Pests of Crops and Stored Grain and their Management6 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Pests of Cereals 4 topics
  1. Rice: stem borer, BPH, gall midge, leaf folder, gundhi bug
  2. Wheat: termite, aphid, pink stem borer
  3. Maize: fall armyworm, stem borer
  4. Sorghum and millets: shoot fly, stem borer
02Unit 2: Pests of Pulses, Oilseeds, Cotton and Sugarcane 4 topics
  1. Pulses: gram pod borer, pod fly
  2. Oilseeds: mustard aphid, groundnut white grub
  3. Cotton: bollworms, whitefly, jassid
  4. Sugarcane: early shoot borer, top borer, pyrilla
03Unit 3: Pests of Vegetables 5 topics
  1. Brinjal shoot and fruit borer
  2. Tomato fruit borer and whitefly
  3. Cabbage and cauliflower: diamondback moth, aphid
  4. Okra: shoot and fruit borer, jassid
  5. Cucurbits: fruit fly, red pumpkin beetle
04Unit 4: Pests of Fruit and Plantation Crops 4 topics
  1. Mango: hopper, mealy bug, fruit fly, stone weevil
  2. Citrus: leaf miner, butterfly
  3. Guava fruit fly
  4. Coconut and tea pests in brief
05Unit 5: Stored Grain Pests and their Management 5 topics
  1. Primary and secondary storage pests
  2. Rice weevil, lesser grain borer, khapra beetle, pulse beetle, grain moth
  3. Factors causing storage losses
  4. Storage structures and hygiene
  5. Fumigation and safe use of fumigants
06Unit 6: Non-insect Pests 4 topics
  1. Rodents and their management
  2. Mites as crop pests
  3. Birds as pests
  4. Snails and slugs
Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management-I5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Diseases of Rice 6 topics
  1. Blast
  2. Brown spot
  3. Bacterial leaf blight
  4. Sheath blight
  5. False smut
  6. Tungro and khaira
02Unit 2: Diseases of Maize, Sorghum and Pearl Millet 3 topics
  1. Maize: leaf blights, downy mildew, stalk rots
  2. Sorghum: grain mould, smuts, anthracnose
  3. Pearl millet: downy mildew (green ear), ergot, smut
03Unit 3: Diseases of Kharif Pulses, Oilseeds and Cotton 5 topics
  1. Pigeonpea: wilt and sterility mosaic
  2. Moong and urd: yellow mosaic, Cercospora leaf spot
  3. Groundnut: tikka leaf spot, rust, collar rot
  4. Soybean: rust and yellow mosaic
  5. Cotton: wilt, root rot, bacterial blight
04Unit 4: Diseases of Fruit Crops 6 topics
  1. Guava wilt
  2. Banana: Panama wilt, sigatoka, bunchy top
  3. Papaya: ring spot, foot rot
  4. Citrus canker
  5. Pomegranate bacterial blight
  6. Grape downy mildew
05Unit 5: Diseases of Vegetables, Spices and Plantation Crops 6 topics
  1. Tomato: early blight, leaf curl, damping off
  2. Brinjal little leaf
  3. Chilli anthracnose and okra yellow vein mosaic
  4. Ginger soft rot and turmeric leaf spot
  5. Coconut bud rot, tea blister blight, coffee rust
  6. Bordeaux mixture and other fungicides
Crop Improvement-I (Kharif Crops)5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Origin, Distribution and Genetic Resources 5 topics
  1. Centres of origin (Vavilov)
  2. Origin, distribution and wild relatives of kharif crops
  3. Chromosome numbers and genomes
  4. Plant genetic resources and gene banks
  5. Floral biology and mode of pollination
02Unit 2: Breeding of Rice and Maize 5 topics
  1. Breeding objectives of rice
  2. Semi-dwarf rice and the green revolution
  3. Hybrid rice using CMS (three-line system)
  4. Maize: inbreds, single cross hybrids, composites
  5. Quality protein maize and biofortification
03Unit 3: Breeding of Sorghum and Pearl Millet 4 topics
  1. Floral biology and pollination
  2. Breeding objectives
  3. CMS-based hybrids of sorghum
  4. Pearl millet hybrids and downy mildew resistance
04Unit 4: Breeding of Kharif Pulses and Oilseeds 4 topics
  1. Pigeonpea, moong and urd: objectives and methods
  2. CGMS hybrids in pigeonpea
  3. Groundnut and soybean breeding
  4. Sesame and castor breeding
05Unit 5: Breeding of Fibre Crops 5 topics
  1. Cotton species and their genomes
  2. Breeding objectives of cotton
  3. Intra- and inter-specific cotton hybrids
  4. Bt cotton and transgenic approaches
  5. Jute in brief
Entrepreneurship Development and Business Communication5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneur 5 topics
  1. Concept and types of entrepreneurs
  2. Characteristics and qualities
  3. Achievement motivation
  4. SWOT analysis
  5. Entrepreneurship in agriculture
02Unit 2: Agri-business Environment and Support Schemes 5 topics
  1. Agri-business opportunities in India and UP
  2. Agri-clinics and Agri-business Centres scheme
  3. PMEGP, MUDRA, Stand-Up India, Startup India
  4. Farmer Producer Organisations
  5. Institutional finance and support agencies
03Unit 3: Project Planning and Appraisal 5 topics
  1. Project identification and feasibility study
  2. Preparation of a project report
  3. Payback period and benefit-cost ratio
  4. Net present value and internal rate of return
  5. Risk and break-even analysis
04Unit 4: Business Communication 4 topics
  1. Process and elements of communication
  2. Types of communication: formal, informal, verbal, non-verbal
  3. Barriers to communication
  4. Listening and presentation skills
05Unit 5: Business Correspondence, Reports and Meetings 5 topics
  1. Business letters and e-mails
  2. Report writing
  3. Meetings: notice, agenda and minutes
  4. 7 Cs of effective communication
  5. Negotiation and group discussion
Geoinformatics, Nano-technology and Precision Farming5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Precision Farming - Concepts and Tools 5 topics
  1. Concept and need of precision agriculture
  2. Spatial and temporal variability
  3. Tools: leaf colour chart, SPAD meter, sensors, drones
  4. Precision farming in Indian conditions: issues
  5. Site-specific nutrient management
02Unit 2: Remote Sensing 5 topics
  1. Electromagnetic spectrum and spectral signature
  2. Platforms and sensors; active and passive remote sensing
  3. Resolution: spatial, spectral, temporal, radiometric
  4. Vegetation indices (NDVI)
  5. Crop acreage, yield and stress assessment
03Unit 3: GIS, GPS and Spatial Data 5 topics
  1. Components of GIS
  2. Raster and vector data
  3. Map scale and projections
  4. GPS, DGPS and NavIC
  5. Soil and field mapping
04Unit 4: Variable Rate Technology, Yield Monitoring and Crop Models 4 topics
  1. Prescription maps and variable rate application
  2. Yield monitors and yield maps
  3. Crop simulation models: DSSAT, InfoCrop
  4. Decision support systems
05Unit 5: Nanotechnology in Agriculture 5 topics
  1. Nanoscale and properties of nanoparticles
  2. Synthesis of nanoparticles
  3. Nano-fertilisers (nano urea, nano DAP)
  4. Nano-pesticides and nano-sensors
  5. Safety and regulation of nanomaterials
Practical Crop Production-I (Kharif Crops)6 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Crop Planning and Land Preparation 4 topics
  1. Selection of crop and variety for the plot
  2. Crop plan and input estimate
  3. Field preparation, puddling and layout of plots
  4. Soil sampling before sowing
02Nursery, Seed Treatment and Sowing 4 topics
  1. Rice nursery raising (wet bed / mat nursery)
  2. Seed rate calculation and seed treatment
  3. Sowing and transplanting at correct spacing
  4. Gap filling and thinning
03Nutrient, Water and Weed Management 3 topics
  1. Calculation and application of fertilisers
  2. Irrigation scheduling and drainage
  3. Herbicide application and hand weeding
04Plant Protection and Crop Monitoring 3 topics
  1. Pest and disease scouting
  2. Spraying and safe pesticide handling
  3. Recording plant height, tillers and other growth observations
05Harvesting, Threshing and Post-harvest 4 topics
  1. Judging harvest maturity
  2. Harvesting, threshing and winnowing
  3. Drying, cleaning and storage
  4. Yield estimation
06Economics and Record Keeping 4 topics
  1. Cost of cultivation
  2. Gross and net returns, B:C ratio
  3. Marketing of produce
  4. Practical record book and viva
Intellectual Property Rights6 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Introduction to IPR and International Agreements 4 topics
  1. Concept and types of intellectual property
  2. WIPO and WTO-TRIPS
  3. IPR and agriculture
  4. Paris Convention and Budapest Treaty
02Unit 2: Patents 5 topics
  1. Patentability criteria
  2. Indian Patents Act 1970 and amendments
  3. Non-patentable inventions (Section 3)
  4. Patent filing procedure and term
  5. Patents in agricultural biotechnology
03Unit 3: Copyrights, Trademarks, Designs and Trade Secrets 4 topics
  1. Copyright and its term
  2. Trademarks and registration
  3. Industrial designs
  4. Trade secrets
04Unit 4: Geographical Indications 3 topics
  1. GI Act 1999
  2. Registration and term of GI
  3. GIs of agricultural products in India and UP
05Unit 5: Plant Variety Protection and Farmers' Rights 4 topics
  1. UPOV and sui generis system
  2. PPV&FR Act 2001 and the Authority
  3. DUS testing and registration
  4. Breeders', researchers' and farmers' rights
06Unit 6: Biodiversity, Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge 4 topics
  1. Convention on Biological Diversity
  2. Biological Diversity Act 2002 and NBA
  3. Nagoya Protocol and ITPGRFA
  4. Traditional knowledge and TKDL; biopiracy cases

About this course

You will be able to

  • Complete Principles of Integrated Pest and Disease Management syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Pests of Crops and Stored Grain and their Management syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management-I syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Crop Improvement-I (Kharif Crops) syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Entrepreneurship Development and Business Communication syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Geoinformatics, Nano-technology and Precision Farming syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Practical Crop Production-I (Kharif Crops) syllabus with regular tests

Who it is for

  • B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture students of Semester 5 (ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus)
  • Students of agriculture colleges affiliated to UP state universities and agricultural universities
  • Students preparing for ICAR-JRF (entomology / plant pathology) and agriculture officer exams

What you need

  • Fundamentals of Entomology and Fundamentals of Plant Pathology (earlier semesters)
Online tests & result Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre. Student login →

Questions

Which syllabus does this course follow?

The course follows the ICAR 5th Deans' Committee B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture syllabus used by UP agricultural universities (CSAUAT Kanpur, ANDUAT Ayodhya, SVPUAT Meerut, BUAT Banda) and agriculture colleges of UP state universities. Where your own university syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.

Are dose calculations taught?

Yes. Spray solution and product quantity calculations from EC, WP and granule formulations are practised.

Does it cover both insects and diseases?

Yes. The course covers integrated management of insect pests as well as plant diseases, as in the ICAR syllabus.

Do you give tests?

Yes. Unit tests with MCQs and short notes are given.

Will fertiliser calculations be practised?

Yes. Urea, DAP, SSP and MOP quantity calculations for a given NPK recommendation are practised many times.

Are deficiency symptoms taught with examples?

Yes. Symptoms are explained crop-wise with photos from field visits and the textbook.

Do you show real specimens?

Yes. Preserved specimens and damaged plant parts are used wherever available.

Are scientific names asked?

Yes. Common and scientific names of major pests are taught and tested.

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