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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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Semester 6 — subject classesसेमेस्टर 6 — विषयवार कक्षाएँEvery theory subject of the term, unit by unit, with notes, numericals and doubt classes.
Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed ManagementProtected Cultivation and Secondary AgricultureDiseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management-IIPost-harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruits and VegetablesWeed ManagementPrinciples of Organic FarmingFarm Management, Production and Resource EconomicsPrinciples of Food Science and NutritionCrop Improvement-II (Rabi Crops)
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Labs, practicals & project workलैब, प्रैक्टिकल और प्रोजेक्टExperiments / jobs / project work as in the syllabus, with practical file and viva preparation.
Practical Crop Production-II (Rabi Crops)
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Unit tests & mid-termयूनिट टेस्ट और मिड-टर्मA test after every unit and a mid-term in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 6 mock testमॉक टेस्टA full mock test of all subjects before the exam, with analysis.
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Semester 6 exam (university / board)सेमेस्टर / वार्षिक परीक्षाPrevious papers, important questions and full revision.
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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
10 subjects · 54 chapters · 232 topics
Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed Management5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Rainfed Agriculture - Concept, Problems and Prospects
5 topics+
- Dry farming, dryland and rainfed farming
- Extent and importance of rainfed areas
- Problems of rainfed agriculture
- Rainfall characteristics and length of growing period
- Prospects and research institutes (CRIDA)
02Unit 2: Drought and Crop Adaptation
4 topics+
- Types of drought
- Effect of water stress on crops
- Drought escape, avoidance and tolerance
- Anti-transpirants and other crop management practices
03Unit 3: Soil and Moisture Conservation
5 topics+
- In-situ moisture conservation: ridges and furrows, BBF, compartmental bunding
- Mulching and tillage
- Water harvesting and farm ponds
- Runoff estimation
- Life-saving irrigation
04Unit 4: Crop Planning and Contingency Measures
4 topics+
- Crop and variety selection for rainfed areas
- Intercropping and cropping systems
- Contingency crop planning for delayed monsoon
- Mid-season corrections for dry spells
05Unit 5: Watershed Management
6 topics+
- Concept and objectives of watershed
- Principles and ridge-to-valley approach
- Components: soil, water, crop, livestock and people
- Gully control and check dams
- USLE and soil loss
- Watershed programmes in India
Protected Cultivation and Secondary Agriculture5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Greenhouse Technology - Types and Structures
5 topics+
- Greenhouse effect
- Classification of greenhouses
- Naturally ventilated polyhouse, shade net house, low tunnels
- Cladding materials and structural parts
- Site selection and orientation
02Unit 2: Greenhouse Environment Control and Irrigation
4 topics+
- Temperature control: ventilation, fan and pad, fogging
- Light, humidity and CO2 enrichment
- Drip irrigation and fertigation
- Growing media and soil sterilisation
03Unit 3: Protected Cultivation of Crops and Hydroponics
5 topics+
- Tomato, capsicum and cucumber under protected cultivation
- Cut flowers: rose, gerbera, carnation
- Nursery raising in protrays
- Hydroponics and soilless culture
- Economics of polyhouse farming
04Unit 4: Drying, Cleaning and Grading of Produce
4 topics+
- Moisture content: wet and dry basis
- Principles and methods of drying, dryers
- Cleaning and grading equipment
- Psychrometry basics
05Unit 5: Milling, Size Reduction and Material Handling
5 topics+
- Rice milling and parboiling
- Pulse milling
- Oil extraction
- Size reduction equipment
- Conveyors and elevators
Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management-II5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Diseases of Wheat and Barley
5 topics+
- Rusts: black, brown and yellow
- Loose smut and Karnal bunt
- Powdery mildew and leaf blight
- Ear cockle and tundu
- Barley stripe and covered smut
02Unit 2: Diseases of Rabi Pulses and Oilseeds
4 topics+
- Chickpea: wilt, Ascochyta blight, dry root rot
- Lentil rust, pea powdery mildew
- Rapeseed-mustard: Alternaria blight, white rust, Sclerotinia rot
- Linseed rust and wilt
03Unit 3: Diseases of Sugarcane
5 topics+
- Red rot
- Smut
- Wilt
- Grassy shoot
- Ratoon stunting
04Unit 4: Diseases of Fruit Crops
5 topics+
- Mango: anthracnose, powdery mildew, malformation
- Citrus gummosis
- Apple scab
- Peach leaf curl
- Grape powdery mildew
05Unit 5: Diseases of Vegetables and Ornamental Crops
5 topics+
- Potato: late blight, early blight, black scurf
- Onion purple blotch
- Cabbage black rot
- Pea and cucurbit powdery mildew
- Rose powdery mildew and marigold diseases
Post-harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Post-harvest Losses, Maturity and Ripening
5 topics+
- Importance and extent of post-harvest losses
- Maturity indices
- Climacteric and non-climacteric fruits
- Ripening and ethylene
- Respiration and transpiration
02Unit 2: Harvesting, Handling, Packaging and Storage
5 topics+
- Harvesting and pre-cooling
- Washing, waxing, grading and packaging
- Cold storage, CA and MA storage
- Zero energy cool chamber
- Transport and cold chain
03Unit 3: Principles and Methods of Preservation
4 topics+
- Causes of spoilage
- Preservation by heat, cold, drying and sugar
- Chemical preservatives: KMS and sodium benzoate
- Fermentation and irradiation
04Unit 4: Fruit Products
4 topics+
- Jam, jelly and marmalade
- Pectin, acid and sugar balance; jelly tests
- Squash, cordial, RTS and nectar
- FSSAI standards for fruit products
05Unit 5: Vegetable Products, Canning, Dehydration and Food Laws
5 topics+
- Pickles, sauce and ketchup
- Canning steps: blanching, exhausting, sealing, processing
- Dehydration of fruits and vegetables
- Brine and syrup calculations
- FSSAI, labelling and FPO licence
Weed Management6 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Weeds - Classification, Biology and Ecology
4 topics+
- Definition, harmful and beneficial effects of weeds
- Classification of weeds
- Propagation and dissemination
- Parasitic and invasive weeds
02Unit 2: Crop-Weed Competition and Allelopathy
4 topics+
- Factors of competition
- Critical period of crop-weed competition
- Weed thresholds
- Allelopathy
03Unit 3: Methods of Weed Control
4 topics+
- Prevention, control and eradication
- Cultural and mechanical methods, stale seedbed
- Biological control of weeds
- Chemical control: advantages and limits
04Unit 4: Herbicides - Classification, Formulation and Mode of Action
4 topics+
- Classification of herbicides
- Formulations: EC, WP, WG, granules
- Selectivity of herbicides
- Mode of action: auxins, ALS, EPSPS, photosystem inhibitors
05Unit 5: Herbicide Application and Calculations
4 topics+
- Time of application: pre-plant, pre-emergence, post-emergence
- Sprayers and nozzles
- Calibration of sprayer
- Herbicide dose calculations
06Unit 6: Weed Management in Crops and Integrated Weed Management
4 topics+
- Weed management in rice and wheat
- Weed management in pulses, oilseeds, sugarcane and vegetables
- Integrated weed management
- Herbicide resistance and its management
Principles of Organic Farming5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Organic Farming - Concept, Principles and Scope
5 topics+
- Definition and concept
- IFOAM principles: health, ecology, fairness, care
- Organic farming in India and the world
- Natural farming and related systems
- Advantages and limitations
02Unit 2: Organic Nutrient Sources and Biofertilisers
4 topics+
- FYM, compost and vermicompost
- Green manuring and crop residues
- Biofertilisers: Rhizobium, Azotobacter, PSB, mycorrhiza, Azolla
- Nutrient budgeting in organic farming
03Unit 3: Organic Plant Protection and Weed Management
4 topics+
- Cultural and mechanical methods
- Botanicals: neem and others
- Biocontrol agents
- Weed management without herbicides
04Unit 4: On-farm Organic Inputs and Preparations
4 topics+
- Panchagavya
- Jeevamrut and beejamrut
- Vermiwash and liquid manures
- Botanical extracts
05Unit 5: Organic Standards, Certification and Marketing
5 topics+
- NPOP and APEDA
- Conversion period and standards
- Third party certification and PGS-India
- Jaivik Bharat and India Organic logos
- Marketing of organic produce
Farm Management, Production and Resource Economics6 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Farm Management - Meaning, Scope and Decisions
4 topics+
- Definition and scope of farm management
- Relationship with other sciences
- Farm management decisions
- Characteristics of farming as a business
02Unit 2: Production Function and Economic Principles
6 topics+
- Production function and law of diminishing returns
- Three stages of production
- Factor-product relationship
- Factor-factor and least cost combination
- Product-product relationship
- Opportunity cost, equi-marginal and comparative advantage principles
03Unit 3: Farm Planning, Budgeting and Records
4 topics+
- Farm planning: steps
- Partial and complete budgeting
- Linear programming in farm planning
- Farm inventory, records and accounts
04Unit 4: Cost Concepts and Farm Efficiency Measures
4 topics+
- Fixed and variable costs
- Cost A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, C3
- Gross income, net income, family labour income
- Farm efficiency measures
05Unit 5: Risk and Uncertainty in Farming
4 topics+
- Types and sources of risk
- Risk versus uncertainty
- Risk management: diversification, insurance, contract farming
- PMFBY and crop insurance
06Unit 6: Resource Economics
4 topics+
- Natural resources: renewable and non-renewable
- Common property resources
- Externalities and market failure
- Sustainable use of land, water and forests
Principles of Food Science and Nutrition6 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Food Science and Food Constituents
4 topics+
- Concept of food science
- Water in food and water activity
- Food groups
- Pigments, flavours and enzymes in foods
02Unit 2: Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Vitamins and Minerals
5 topics+
- Carbohydrates: types and functions
- Proteins and essential amino acids
- Fats and fatty acids
- Vitamins: sources and deficiency diseases
- Minerals: calcium, iron, iodine, zinc
03Unit 3: Food Microbiology and Spoilage
4 topics+
- Microorganisms in food
- Beneficial microbes: fermentation
- Food spoilage and its causes
- Food-borne diseases and food poisoning
04Unit 4: Principles of Food Processing and Preservation
4 topics+
- Heat: pasteurisation, sterilisation, canning
- Cold: refrigeration and freezing
- Drying and concentration
- Chemical preservatives and irradiation
05Unit 5: Human Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders
5 topics+
- Balanced diet and RDA
- Energy requirement and BMI
- Protein-energy malnutrition
- Micronutrient deficiency disorders
- Nutrition programmes in India
06Unit 6: Food Safety, Quality and Food Laws
4 topics+
- Food adulteration and simple tests
- FSSAI and the FSS Act 2006
- HACCP and GMP
- Food labelling
Crop Improvement-II (Rabi Crops)5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Origin, Evolution and Genetic Resources
4 topics+
- Origin and evolution of wheat
- Wild relatives and genomes of rabi crops
- Triticale and other synthetic crops
- Gene banks and germplasm
02Unit 2: Breeding of Wheat, Barley and Oats
4 topics+
- Breeding objectives
- Dwarfing genes and the green revolution
- Rust resistance breeding
- Barley and oat improvement
03Unit 3: Breeding of Rabi Pulses
4 topics+
- Chickpea: desi and kabuli types
- Lentil and field pea
- Breeding for wilt and blight resistance
- Mode of pollination and methods
04Unit 4: Breeding of Rabi Oilseeds
4 topics+
- Rapeseed-mustard: U's triangle
- Quality breeding: canola (low erucic acid, low glucosinolates)
- Sunflower CMS hybrids
- Safflower and linseed
05Unit 5: Breeding of Sugarcane, Potato and Forage Crops
4 topics+
- Sugarcane: nobilisation and Co varieties
- Potato: tetraploidy, true potato seed
- Berseem and oat for fodder
- Clonal selection in vegetatively propagated crops
Practical Crop Production-II (Rabi Crops)6 chapters · 6 Months
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01Crop Planning and Land Preparation
3 topics+
- Selection of crop and variety
- Crop plan and input estimate
- Field preparation and layout
02Seed Treatment and Sowing
4 topics+
- Seed rate calculation
- Seed treatment and inoculation
- Line sowing with seed drill
- Sowing time and spacing
03Nutrient, Water and Weed Management
3 topics+
- Basal and top dressing of fertilisers
- Irrigation at critical stages
- Herbicide application and weeding
04Plant Protection and Crop Monitoring
3 topics+
- Scouting for aphids, pod borer and diseases
- Safe spraying
- Growth observations
05Harvesting and Post-harvest
3 topics+
- Judging maturity
- Harvesting and threshing
- Drying, cleaning and storage
06Yield Estimation and Economics
4 topics+
- Crop cutting and yield estimation
- Harvest index
- Cost of cultivation and B:C ratio
- Record book and viva
About this course
You will be able to
- Complete Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed Management syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Protected Cultivation and Secondary Agriculture syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their Management-II syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Post-harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Weed Management syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Principles of Organic Farming syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Farm Management, Production and Resource Economics syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Principles of Food Science and Nutrition syllabus with regular tests
Who it is for
- B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture students of Semester 6 (ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus)
- Students of agriculture colleges affiliated to UP state universities and agricultural universities
- Students preparing for ICAR-JRF (agronomy) and agriculture officer exams
What you need
- Fundamentals of Agronomy and Agro-meteorology (earlier semesters)
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
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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.
Is this relevant to UP?
Yes. Bundelkhand and Vindhyan areas of UP are largely rainfed, and examples from these areas are used.
Are numericals asked?
Yes. Runoff volume and USLE based questions are practised.
Do you give tests?
Yes. Unit tests and a full syllabus test are given.
Is polyhouse economics included?
Yes. Cost and returns of a small naturally ventilated polyhouse with subsidy schemes are explained.
Does Part II cover rabi crops?
Yes. As per the ICAR syllabus, Part II covers rabi field crops and horticultural crops.
Are pathogen names important?
Yes. Scientific names, favourable conditions and management are asked in exams and are practised.
Do you show product preparation?
Yes. Preparation of jam, squash and pickle is explained step by step with recipes and standards.
