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: Origin, Evolution and Genetic ResourcesUnit 2: Breeding of Wheat, Barley and OatsUnit 3: Breeding of Rabi Pulses
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Breeding of Rabi OilseedsUnit 5: Breeding of Sugarcane, Potato and Forage Crops
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 6 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 · 5 chapters · 20 topics
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
About this course
You will be able to
- State the origin, distribution, wild relatives and chromosome numbers of major rabi crops
- Explain breeding objectives and methods for wheat, barley, chickpea, lentil, pea, rapeseed-mustard, sunflower, sugarcane and potato
- Explain wide hybridisation, polyploidy and the origin of bread wheat and Brassica species
- Explain hybrid seed production in mustard and sunflower
- Name important varieties and the traits for which they were bred
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 (plant breeding and genetics) and agriculture officer exams
What you need
- Fundamentals of Genetics, Fundamentals of Plant Breeding and Crop Improvement-I
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 origins and genomes asked?
Yes. Genome formulas of wheat and Brassica and chromosome numbers are common questions and are given in a revision table.
Is U's triangle explained?
Yes. The relationships of Brassica species are explained with a simple diagram in class.
Do you give tests?
Yes. Crop-wise MCQ tests are given.
