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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: Pests of CerealsUnit 2: Pests of Pulses, Oilseeds, Cotton and SugarcaneUnit 3: Pests of Vegetables
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Pests of Fruit and Plantation CropsUnit 5: Stored Grain Pests and their ManagementUnit 6: Non-insect Pests
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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.
सिलेबस · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 6 chapters · 26 topics
01Unit 1: Pests of Cereals
4 टॉपिक+
- Rice: stem borer, BPH, gall midge, leaf folder, gundhi bug
- Wheat: termite, aphid, pink stem borer
- Maize: fall armyworm, stem borer
- Sorghum and millets: shoot fly, stem borer
02Unit 2: Pests of Pulses, Oilseeds, Cotton and Sugarcane
4 टॉपिक+
- Pulses: gram pod borer, pod fly
- Oilseeds: mustard aphid, groundnut white grub
- Cotton: bollworms, whitefly, jassid
- Sugarcane: early shoot borer, top borer, pyrilla
03Unit 3: Pests of Vegetables
5 टॉपिक+
- Brinjal shoot and fruit borer
- Tomato fruit borer and whitefly
- Cabbage and cauliflower: diamondback moth, aphid
- Okra: shoot and fruit borer, jassid
- Cucurbits: fruit fly, red pumpkin beetle
04Unit 4: Pests of Fruit and Plantation Crops
4 टॉपिक+
- Mango: hopper, mealy bug, fruit fly, stone weevil
- Citrus: leaf miner, butterfly
- Guava fruit fly
- Coconut and tea pests in brief
05Unit 5: Stored Grain Pests and their Management
5 टॉपिक+
- Primary and secondary storage pests
- Rice weevil, lesser grain borer, khapra beetle, pulse beetle, grain moth
- Factors causing storage losses
- Storage structures and hygiene
- Fumigation and safe use of fumigants
06Unit 6: Non-insect Pests
4 टॉपिक+
- Rodents and their management
- Mites as crop pests
- Birds as pests
- Snails and slugs
About this course
आप यह कर पाएँगे
- Identify major insect pests of cereals, pulses, oilseeds, cotton, sugarcane, vegetables and fruits by damage symptoms
- Describe the life history and nature of damage of important pests
- Recommend integrated management for each major pest of UP crops
- Identify stored grain pests and explain causes of storage losses
- Explain safe storage, storage structures and fumigation
- Explain management of rodents, mites and birds
यह किसके लिए है
- 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 protection and agriculture officer exams
आपको क्या चाहिए
- Fundamentals of Entomology (earlier semester)
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
सवाल
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.
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.
Do you give tests?
Yes. Crop-wise MCQ tests are given after each unit.
