1. IMPORTANCE OF
AGRICULTURE
Importance of Agriculture in Indian Economy and its
sectoral relationship - Agricultural Development through
five year plans in India and Tamil Nadu - Growth pattern
of crops in India and Tamil Nadu in terms of area, production
and productivity.
2. CROP PRODUCTION
Factors of Production - Agricultural seasons of India
and Tamil Nadu - Cropping patterns in India and Tamil
Nadu - package of practices of different crops - Agro-Climatic
zones of India and Tamil Nadu and their features - Weather
and Climate - Weather forecasting. Soil - Soil structure
- Factors influencing soil structure - Physical and
Chemical properties - Effect of nutrient availability
and plant growth - Problem soils and their management
- Soil survey - its objectives and scope - Soil fertility
and productivity - Organic manures, green manures, bio
fertilizers - Balanced usage - integrated nutrient management
- Physiological disorders in crop plants and their management
- Dry farming - Rainfed agriculture - Conservation of
soil and water - Watershed and waste land development.
3. CROP IMPROVEMENT
Principles of breeding - Breeding methods - Modern tools
in crop improvement - Hybrid production - Latest varieties
of major crops in Tamil Nadu - Application of bio technology
in Agriculture - Tissue culture & its significance
- Transgenic Plants.
Seeds - Importance
of quality seeds in Agriculture - Nucleus, Breeder,
foundation, certified and labelled seeds - Seed certification
techniques and processes in Tamil Nadu - Seed testing
- Used village concept.
4. CROP PROTECTION
Importance of pest, disease and weed management in agriculture
- pest and disease surveillance and forecasting weather
on pest and disease incidence - Symptoms of damages
and control measures of pest and diseases of major crops
in Tamil Nadu - Integrated post and disease management
in crop production - Pesticide and their use - Pattern
- plant production equipments and their use - Plant
quarantine.
Storage pests and
disease and their management. Importance of biological
control in insect management. Weeds - Major weeds and
their control.
5. CROP MANAGEMENT
Land use pattern and planning - Size and distribution
of holdings - types and systems of farming - Water resources
development and management - Irrigation management of
different crops - Command area development - Ground
water Development and Conjunctive use - Water use efficiency
- Quality of irrigation water - Its effect in soil and
crops - Management of poor quality water for crop growth.
Cropping system and
integrated farming - Recycling of agricultural waste
- Mushroom cultivation, bee keeping, silkwork rearing
etc., Engery in Agricultural production - Sources -
Solar, wind, animal, biomass and biogas - Mechnisation
in agriculture - Tractors & tillers - Agricultural
implemets and Machineries and their usage.
Farm management -
Principles of farm business management - Cost concepts
- Management of resources - Farm Planning and budgeting
- Investment analysis - Agricultural credit system in
India - Multi credit delivery system - Role of nationalised
banks and Regional Rural Banks - Lead Bank Scheme -
Service area - approach - Scale of finance.
Marketing - Agricultural
marketing and price policy of Agricultural commodities
- Market structure - Warehouses & rural godowns
- Post harvest technologies - Agri business management
- Marketing Institutions.
Policies for
agricultural development - Economic liberalisation -
WTO and its impact on agricultural export. Extension
methods for transfer of technology - Agriocultural Information
technology - Role of women in Agriculture.
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