MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
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GRADUATE DEGREE STANDARD |
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UNIT
I
Weather and crop production - Agro-ecological zones
and geographical distribution of crop plants in Tamill
Nadu. Cropping systems - different types and their importance
in food production- Package of practices followed for
major crops and cropping systems in Tamil Nadu.
UNIT
II
Water Management - Integrated water management - common
area management-Different efficiencies in irrigation
management-Irrigation management under constraints of
irrigation water. Weed management-Important weeds and
their distribution in Tamill Nadu-Integrated weed management.
UNIT
III
Tillage and Dry land agriculture - Tillage Management
under wet and dry land agriculture water harvesting
techniques - Technologies for increasing agricultural
production in rainfed agriculture. Agroforestry-Waste
land development - Problems and Prospects in Tamilnadu
- Farm forestry Agroforestry Social forestry, Natural
forestry.
UNIT
IV
Soil types of Tamilnadu and their important Physico-chemical
properties and their management-problem soils - management-soil
fertility management Integrated Nutrient management.
UNIT
V
Seed production in Vegetatively propogated crops - Seed
processing - Dormancy Seed treatment - Seed pelleting
- Seed Certification Certified seed production -Seed
Act, New seed policy-seed storage-seed industry-Management
of Physiological disorders in crop plants.
UNIT
VI
Germplasm-crop genetic resources-Mass selection-Hybridization
and selection Mutation breeding-Production technologies
for ornamentals, vegetables,fruits, spices,Plantation
crops,indoor and Medicinal plants - Role of growth regulators
in vegetables and fruit production.
UNIT
VII
Pest - Definition - categories of pests-pest control
- natural, artificial-pest management IPM - IPM for
important pests and nematodes - Role of parasites, predators,pathogens
(NPV,Bt,Fungus) in IPM - store grain pest management.
UNIT
VIII
Disease - Surveillance - Assessment and forecasting
integrated disease management for important plants -
Role of antogonistic organisms. Biotechnological approaches
in disease Management.
UNIT
IX
Farming systems-Integrated farming systems Farm planning
and budgeting. Farm business management - farm management-principles
and decision making Management of resources - land,
labour,capital and machinery. Farm financial management
- Agricultural marketing management - world trade concept
economic liberalisation - GATT.
UNIT
X
Use of modern agricultural information systems - Transfer
of technology - importance in agricultural development
- Principles of farm journalism - participatory technology
development - Role of women in agriculture.
PAPER -II
ORGANIC
AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
UNIT
I
Green revolution in India - After effects - Definitions
of Natural Farming, Traditional farming - Their concepts
and scope - Natural Farming - Institutions- their activities
and role.
UNIT
II
Environmental problems in developing countries - conflict
between technology and environmental protection.
UNIT
III
Pesticides consumption and hazards - emerging trends
in their use.
UNIT
IV
Role of biopesticides - Botanicals, Microbials, Pheromones,
Parasitoids and predators in IPM.
UNIT
V
Role of biofertilizers in IPM.
UNIT
VI
Organic farming - concept and relevance in the present
day agriculture - problems andremedies - Encouragement
and dissemination for effective practicing of organic
farming.
UNIT
VII
Production and marketing of important biocontrol agents
- Egg, larval and pupal parasitoids, Predators and Pathogens
(NPV, BT, Fungus) - Antagonistic fungi (Trichoderma).
UNIT
VIII
Production and marketing of important biofertilizers
-production of mushrooms.
UNIT
IX
Production Technology for important flower crops - vegetables
and tree crops -Landscaping, Ornamental gardening -
Biotechnology - Transgenic plants.
UNIT
X
Agriculture and Sericulture.
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