Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Organic ManuresUnit 2: Nitrogenous, Phosphatic and Potassic FertilisersUnit 3: Secondary, Micronutrient and Complex Fertilisers
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Essential Nutrients - Functions and Deficiency SymptomsUnit 5: Soil Fertility EvaluationUnit 6: Integrated Nutrient Management and Fertiliser Use Efficiency
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 5 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 6 chapters · 32 topics
01Unit 1: Organic Manures
5 topics+
- Classification of manures: bulky and concentrated
- FYM, compost and their preparation
- Green manuring and green leaf manuring
- Oilcakes, bone meal and other concentrated manures
- Biofertilisers: brief overview
02Unit 2: Nitrogenous, Phosphatic and Potassic Fertilisers
6 topics+
- Classification of fertilisers
- Nitrogenous fertilisers: urea, ammonium sulphate, CAN; losses of N
- Neem coated urea and nitrification inhibitors
- Phosphatic fertilisers: SSP, DAP, rock phosphate
- Potassic fertilisers: MOP, SOP
- Fertiliser dose calculations
03Unit 3: Secondary, Micronutrient and Complex Fertilisers
5 topics+
- Sources of Ca, Mg and S
- Micronutrient fertilisers: zinc sulphate, borax, chelates
- Complex and mixed fertilisers, water soluble fertilisers
- Fertiliser Control Order 1985
- Storage and compatibility of fertilisers
04Unit 4: Essential Nutrients - Functions and Deficiency Symptoms
5 topics+
- Criteria of essentiality (Arnon and Stout)
- Classification of essential nutrients
- Functions of major and micro nutrients
- Mobile and immobile nutrients
- Deficiency and toxicity symptoms in crops
05Unit 5: Soil Fertility Evaluation
6 topics+
- Soil fertility and productivity
- Soil sampling and soil testing
- Methods for available N, P and K
- Soil test ratings and critical levels
- Plant analysis and biological tests
- Soil Health Card
06Unit 6: Integrated Nutrient Management and Fertiliser Use Efficiency
5 topics+
- Concept and components of INM
- Nutrient use efficiency: agronomic, recovery and physiological
- Methods and time of fertiliser application
- Fertigation and foliar feeding
- STCR and site-specific nutrient management
About this course
You will be able to
- Describe bulky and concentrated organic manures, green manures and their nutrient content
- Describe manufacture, properties and use of N, P, K, secondary, micronutrient and complex fertilisers
- Explain criteria of essentiality, functions and deficiency symptoms of plant nutrients
- Explain soil fertility evaluation by soil testing, plant analysis and critical levels
- Calculate fertiliser doses from recommendations using urea, DAP, SSP and MOP
- Plan integrated nutrient management and explain nutrient use efficiency
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 (soil science), fertiliser inspector and agriculture officer exams
What you need
- Fundamentals of Soil Science and Problematic Soils (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.
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 give tests?
Yes. Unit tests and a full syllabus test are given.
