Faculty of Agriculture

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY
SYLLABUS
FOR
M. Sc. AGRICULTURE (Honours)
(Semester : I-IV)
Examinations : 2010-11
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Guru Nanak Dev University

Amritsar
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M.Sc. (Agriculture) (Honours) (Semester I-IV)
1
M. Sc. AGRIC. (HONS) Course SEMESTER SYSTEM
Scheme of Studies & Examination
Semester-I (Horticulture group)
Periods per week Marks Int. Assessment Total Marks
Sr.
No.
Course Code
Subject Th. Pract. Th. Pract. Th. Pract. Th. Pract.
Grand
Total
1 M.Sc. Agric 521 Hort Systematic Pomology 3 6 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
2 M.Sc. Agric.522 Hort Nutrition of Fruit Crops 3 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
3 M.Sc. Agric 523 Hort Tropical & Sub-Tropical Fruits 3 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
4 M.Sc. Agric 451 Minor
Soil /Veg.422
Soil Chemistry & Bio Chemistry
/ Vegetable Breeding And Seed
Production
4 6 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
5 M.Sc. Agric 421 Stat Statistical Methods For Research
Workers
4 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
Total 17 21 400 200 100 50 500 250 750
Total Marks: 750
Semester-II (Horticulture group)
Sr.
No.
Course Code
Grand
Total
1 M.Sc. Agric 524 Hort Temperate Fruits 3 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
2 M.Sc. Agric 526 Hort Breeding Of Fruit Crops 3 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
3 M.Sc. Agric 528 Hort Post –Harvest Physiology Of
Horticultural Crops
3 6 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
4 M.Sc. Agric 452 Minor
Soil/ Veg.530
Soil Fertility And Fertilizer Use/
Protected Cultivation Of
Vegetables
4 6 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
5 M.Sc. Agric 422 Stat Experimental Designs For
Research Worker
4 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
Total 17 21 400 200 100 50 500 250 750
Total Marks: 750
M.Sc. (Agriculture) (Honours) (Semester I-IV)
2
Semester-III (Horticulture group)
Sr.
No.
Course Code
Grand
Total
1 M.Sc. Agric 527 Hort Orchard Floor Management 3 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
2 M.Sc. Agric.529 Hort Plant Growth Regulators In Fruit
Crops
3 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
3 M.Sc. Agric Minor
supporting.453 Soil/
526 Veg./421 Agromet/
502 Stats
Fertilizer Technology / Vegetable
Seed Technology / Fundamentals Of
Agroclimatology / Design of Surveys
3 3 60 Nil 15 75 Nil 75
4 M.Sc. Agric Hort Research Work (Four Periods Per
Teacher Per Student)
4 Lay out of the research field
Total 9 13 220 80 55 25 275 100 375
Total Marks: 375
Semester-IV (Horticulture group)
Sr.
No.
Course Code
Grand
Total
1 M.Sc. Agric 530 Hort Citriculture 3 3 60 20 15 05 75 25 100
2 M.Sc. Agric 531 Hort Clinical Orchard Problems 3 3 60 20 15 05 75 25 100
3 M.Sc. Agric Minor
supporting.454 Soil/ 526
Veg./421 Agromet/
502 Stats
Soil, Water & Fertilizer Testing/
Vegetable Seed Technology /
Fundamentals of Agroclimatology/
Design of Surveys
3 3 Nil 60 Nil 15 Nil 75 75
4 M.Sc. Agric Hort Research Work (Four Periods Per
4 250 250 250
Total 09 13 120 350 30 25 150 375 525
Total Marks: 525
M.Sc. (Agriculture) (Honours) Semester-I
3
M. Sc. Agric. Hort 521: Systematic Pomology
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 100
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
Periods per week (Th): 03
Instructions for the paper setters:
1. Question paper should be set strictly according to the syllabus.
2. The language of questions should be straight & simple.
3. Not more than one question should be based on one topic.
4. The question paper should cover the whole syllabus and questions should be evenly
distributed.
5. At least eight questions should be set, out of which the candidates should be required
to
attempt any five.
Systematic Pomology; significance, systems of classification, history and principles; Code of
nomenclature of cultivated fruit plants; Speciation and classification of temperate, tropical
and
sub- tropical fruit plant species; Pomological description of fruit varieties.
Practical: Hort. 521
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Periods per week (Pract): 06
Preparation and use of keys for the identification of fruit plant species and varieties. Visit to
the
fruit research stations.
4
M. Sc. Agric. Hort 522: Nutrition of Fruit Crops
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Historical background; essential elements, criteria of essentiality of nutrient elements;
Natural
sources and commercial materials; Role of essential elements in fruit plants; Nutrient status
of
Punjab soils; Theories of minerals uptake and translocation; Nutritional problems of saline,
sodic
and water logged soils; Inter-relationship of elements of fruit plants; Methods of assessing
fertilizer needs, fertilizer scheduling; Foliar feeding and fertigation; Bio-fertilizers- role and
classification; Vermi-culture and vermi-composting.
Practical Hort. 522
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Preparation of nutrient solutions; study of deficiency and toxic symptoms; Leaf sampling
techniques; Determination of nutrient status through soil and plant analysis for assessing
fertilizer requirements
5
M. Sc. Agric. Hort. 523 : Tropical and Sub-Tropical Fruits
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Origin, history, distribution, commercial importance and export potential; Climatic and soil
requirements; Species and varieties, rootstocks and propagation; Planting, training and
pruning;
Nutrition and water requirements, major pests, diseases, physiological disorders and their
control
measures; Maturity indices and harvesting techniques of mango, papaya, pineapple,
cashewnut,
banana, avocado, sapota, litchi, guava, cape gooseberry, date, ber, loquat, grape,
pomegranate,
phalsa, aonla, coconut, coffee, tea etc.
Practical Hort. 523
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Description and identification of species and varieties; Cultural practices; Nutritional and
physiological disorders in important fruit crops and their control; Rejuvenation of old and
unproductive trees.
6
M. Sc. Agric. Minor Soil 451: Soil Chemistry and Biochemistry
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Soil colloids–nature, properties, origin of charges and their significance; Cation and
anion exchange phenomena and their importance; Introduction to ionic adsorption and
fixation; Soil reaction and buffering; Distribution, characterization, genesis and
amelioration of acid, acid sulphate, saline, saline-sodic, sodic and calcareous soils;
Plant
reaction and tolerance to soil salinity, sodicity and acidity; Chemical and electro
chemical
properties of submerged soils; Organic matter and characterization of clay –organic
matter interaction ; Biochemical decomposition of organic manures and farm wastes,
composting and vermicomposting .Biochemistry of humus formation and biogas
production .
Practical Minor Soil 451
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Determination of the effect of dilution and salinity on soil pH; Active and potential acidity;
Cation and anion exchange capacity and exchangeable cations; Soluble salts in soils; Lime
and
gypsum requirements. Nutrient adsorption and fixation capacities of soils; Estimation of
biochemical constituents of organic residues- cellulose, hemi-cellulose, lignin and C: N ratio;
Preparation of enriched compost, biofertilizers and vermiculture.
7
OR
M. Sc. Agric. Veg.422: Vegetable Breeding and Seed Production
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Scope of vegetable breeding and seed production; Origin, floral biology and breeding
system in vegetable crops; Germplasm resources ; Principles and methods of breeding
selfpollinated,
often cross-pollinated and cross-pollinated vegetable crops; Plant introduction ,
selection, hybridization, population improvement, mutation and polyploidy; seed production
of
conventional varieties; Production of F1 hybrids by using male sterility, self-incompatibility,
various sex-forms etc; Methods of productions of nucleus; breeder; foundation and certified
seeds, isolation, pollination , seed harvesting, processing and storage; Seed testing and
certification ; Vegetable seed industries and its problems; Seed act.
Practical Vegetable: 422
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Study of inflorescence and flower structures. Practice in emasculation and artificial
pollination. Inspection and rouging. Testing of seeds for purity and germination. Project
formulation and evaluation for seed production of vegetable crops.
8
M. Sc. Agric. Stat 421: Statistical Methods for Research Workers
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Note: Students are allowed to use scientific calculator in University examinations;
statistical tables will be provided to students in examinations. No rigorous mathematical
proofs are expected from students; stress will be on application only
Probability and fitting of standard frequency distributions, sampling techniques,
sampling
distributions, mean and standard error, simple partial, multiple and intra class
correlation
and multiple regression, tests of significance, students'-t, chi-square and large sample
tests, confidence intervals, analysis of variance for one way and two way classification
with equal call frequencies, transformation of data.
Practical Stat 421
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Fitting of distributions; samples and sampling distributions; correlation and regression; tests
of
significance and analysis of variance.
Note: Students shall be trained to use computer to analysis the data, using available
softwares.
However, during university examination students are allowed to use scientific calculators to
analysis is the data.
M.Sc. (Agriculture) (Honours) Semester-II
9
M. Sc. Agric. 524 Hort.: Temperate Fruits
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Origin, history, distribution, commercial importance and export potential. Climatic and soil
requirements; Species and varieties; Rootstocks and propagation; Planting, training and
pruning;
Nutrition and soil and water management; Maturity indices and harvesting techniques of
apple,
pear, peach, plum, apricot, cherry, almond, walnut, pecannut, olive, strawberry, kiwi, rubus
and
vaccinium; Major pests, diseases and their control; Special problems, in these fruit crops.
Practical Hort. 524
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Description and identification of trees and fruits; Training and pruning; Pollination studies;
cultural practices; Nutritional and physiological disorders and their control; Visits to
temperate
fruit research stations.
10
M. Sc. Agric. 526 Hort.: Breeding of Fruit Crops
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
History of crop improvement, major bottlenecks in improvement of fruit crops; Modern
breeding
objectives; Breeding systems- incompatibility, apomixis, parthenocarpy, polyembryony,
sterility,
dichogamy etc; Methods of improvement of fruit crops- introduction, colonal selection,
hybridization, mutation and polyploidy breeding, embryo culture, protoplast fusion and
genetic
engineering. Overcoming breeding problems; recent trends and future strategies; Crop
improvement in mango, citrus, goose-berry, Papaya,pear,peach, plum, pomegranate for their
specific problems
Practical Hort. 526
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Studies on bearing habit, flower structure, pollen collection, testing pollen viability,
germinability and storage, determination of anthesis time, anther dehiscence and stigma
respectively, emasculation and poolination in various fruit species; Induction of polyploidy
with
mutagens; Handling of new introductions and hybrid material; An exposure to biotechnology
laboratory for ovule and embryo culture.
11
M. Sc. Agric. 528 Hort. Post -Harvest Physiology of Horticultural Crops
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Importance and scope; Maturity, harvesting, grading, ripening, processes and factors
affecting them; Quality evaluation; Factors responsible for deterioration of fruits; fruit
vegetables; Role of growth substances, waxes, fungicides, hot water and irradiation in
postharvest
life; Pre-cooling, fumigation packaging and transportation for marketing in India and
abroad; controlled atmosphere and hypobaric storage disorders.
Practical Hort. 528
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Judging the maturity of fruits; Harvesting methods; Pre- harvest and post-harvest;
application of growth substances; fungicides, nutrients, waxes and hot-water treatments;
Grading, packaging and storage of fruits for internal and external markets.
12
M. Sc. Agric. 452 Minor Soil: Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Use
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Plant growth – factors affecting, growth equations; Plant nutrients-functions, deficiency
symptoms;, content and distribution in soils; Nutrient toxicities nutrient transformations,
retention and availability; Nutrient interactions; Nutrient removal by crops; Methods of soil
fertility evaluation; Maintenance of soil fertility; Fertilizers and their fate in soils; Crop
responses to fertilizers; Fertilizer use efficiency; Principles of time and mode of fertilizer
application; integrated use of fertilizers and manures; Nutrient release and carry-over effects;
Current fertilizer production and consumption, future trends and needs in India.
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Analysis of soils for different forms of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur;
Determination of DTPA extractable micronutrients; Plant analysis for nitrogen, phosphorus,
potassium, calcium, magnesium and sulphur; Diagnosis and management of nutrient
deficiencies
and toxicities.
13
M. Sc. Agric. Veg. 530: Protected Cultivation of Vegetables
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Objectives, Importance and scopes of protected cultivation of vegetable crops; Principles
used in protected cultivation; Regulatory structures/ glass houses; Effect of different factors
such
as temperature,light,CO2 and humidity on growth of different vegetables; fertigation, nursery
raising under protected structures like poly tunnels; Regulation of flowering and fruiting in
vegetable crops; Types of green house, glass houses, hot beds, cold frames, poly houses;
Different media for growing nursery under cover; Specific technology for raising tomato,
sweet
pepper, cucumber and other vegetables in green house; Insect and disease management in
green
house; Economics of protected cultivation; Types of benches and containers, training and
staking
in green house; Soil less culture, (hydroponics) ; Manipulation of CO2 , light and temperature
for timing vegetable crop production; Problems of growing vegetables under green house and
their remedies; Suitability of crops and varieties/ Genotypes for growing under green house
and
poly houses ; Use of glass/green house for seed production; Practical use of growing
vegetables
under forced conditions.
Practical Vegetable: 530
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Study of various types of structures, methods to control temperature, CO2 , light,
demonstration for sanitation, media ,hydroponics, maintenance of parental lines and hybrid
seed
production in the glass house, fertigation and nutrient management , control of disease and
insect pest in glass house; visit to established green houses in the region.
14
M. Sc. Agric. Stat 422: Experimental Designs for Research Workers
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
proofs are expected from students; stress will be on application only.
Need for designing of experiments- characteristics of a good design, basic
principlesrandomization, replication and local control, uniformity trials- size and
shape
of plots and blocks, analysis of variance and interpretation of data, completely
randomized, randomized block and latin square design, multiple comparison tests,
factorial experiments- interpretation of main effects and interactions, orthogonality
and
partitioning of degrees of freedom confounding in 23 , 24 and 33 designs, split and strip
plot designs, crossover designs and balanced incomplete block designs, response
surface
designs, switch over trials and long term experiments; Selection of experimental
design,
mechanical errors in field experiments and methods of reducing it, presentation of
research results.
Practical Stat 422
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Uniformity trials, completely randomized, randomized block and latin square designs,
missing plot and analysis, of covariance, 23 ,24 and 33 simple and confounded experiments,
split
and strip plot designs, cross over and balanced incomplete block designs ,
softwares.
M.Sc. (Agriculture) (Honours) Semester-III
15
M. Sc. Agric. Hort 527: Orchard Floor Management
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Soil, their classification based on utility, quality of soil for orcharding, improvement and
preparation of soil for plantation, soil management, methods of soil management like
intercropping,
cover cropping, green manuring, sod culture; Weeds and their control in orchards;
Moisture conservation, water requirement of fruit plants. Response of fruit to soil moisture
regimes; principles, methods and scheduling of irrigation; economics of irrigation methods;
effect of soil organic matter on physico-chemicals characteristics of the soil
Practical 527 Hort.
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Lying out of different methods of irrigation; Determination of irrigation needs. Mulching
and weed control in orchard; Inter-cropping exercises; Determination of soil organic matter
and
soil organisms in orchard soils.
16
M. Sc. Agric. 529 Hort.: Plant Growth Regulators in Fruit Crops
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
Periods per week (Th.): 03
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
History, nomenclature, role and physiological effects of plant growth regulators in fruit
crops; Methods of application of growth regulators; Methods of isolation and estimation;
Mechanism of action; Role of plant regulators in plant propagation, seed dormancy, apical
dominance, rooting of cutting, flower initiation, fruit set and fruit development; flower and
fruit
thinning, parthenocarpy, fruit drop and induced fruit abscission, fruit ripening and quality
improvement in fruit crops.
Practical Hort. 529
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Periods per week (Pract.): 03
Preparation of growth regulator solutions; Methods of application; Application in plant
propagation, prevention of flower and fruit drop; induction of parthenocarpy, fruit set, fruit
thinning, fruit ripening and quality improvement; Isolation and bioassys for the estimation of
plant regulators.
17
M. Sc. Agric. Opt. (i) 453 Minor Soil: Fertilizer Technology
Theory: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Fertilizer industry in India; Raw materials; Manufacture of different types of fertilizers
including
reactions and flow diagrams; Granulation, segregation, caking, drying and cooling of
fertilizers;
Complex, mixed, liquid, suspension and slow release fertilizers; Production of fertilizers
containing secondary and micronutrients; Changing trends in fertilizer technology.
M. Sc. Agric. Opt. (ii) 526 Veg: Vegetable Seed Technology
Theory: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
History and development of vegetable seed industry in India and abroad; Role of
environmental
factors in seed production in different crops; procedure of producing of breeder, foundation,
registered and certified seed; techniques of hybrid seed production; seed testing and
certificationprinciples,
producers, and international co-operation; seed proceeding, packaging, storage and
marketing; seed acts; economics of seed production; intellectual property right and world
trade
organization
18
M. Sc. Agric. Opt. (iii) 421 Agromet: Fundamentals of Agroclimatology
Theory: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Survey of the atmosphere; introduction to basic meteorological processes; nature, receipt and
disposal of solar radiation; Atmospheric humidity and forms condensation; Evaporation and
evapotranspiration ; Winds, air masses and disturbance ;influence of climate on plants,
animals
and pests; Meterological droughts; indices in agroclimatrology ; Agroclimatic classifications
and
their application; field climate modification
M. Sc. Agric. Opt. (iv) 502 Stats: Design of Surveys
Theory: 60
Int. Assess: 15
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Importance of sample surveys, designing of a survey, preparation of questionnaire, sampling
from a finite population, simple random sampling, probability, proportional to size sampling
ration and regression methods of estimation, systematic, stratified, cluster and multistage
sampling.
M.Sc. (Agriculture) (Honours) Semester-IV
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M. Sc. Agric. 530 Hort.: Citriculture
Theory: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Origin, distribution and commercial importance: Important cultivated species and varieties:
Propagation and rootstocks climatic and soil requirements: Training and pruning:
Intercropping
and weed control. Fertilization and irrigation: Physiological and pathological disorder and
their
control: Harvesting and handling of fruits.
Practical Hort. 530
Practical: 20
Int. Assess.: 05
Description and identification of different citrus species and cultivars: Training and
pruning: study of various stionic combinations: identification of rootstocks through
chemical test: weed control: control of fruit drop: nutritional disorders: Quality
analysis:
fertilization and irrigation
20
M. Sc. Agric. 531 Hort.: Clinical Orchard Problems
Theory: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Clinical orchard problems regarding insect, pests, diseases and disorder and their suitable
control
measures of citrus, mango, pear, peach, plum, grape, ber, papaya, guava, banana and apple
Practical Hort. 531
Practical: 20
Int. Assess.: 05
Clinical diagnosis of orchard problems and their solution: collection of diseased, insect pest
attacked and disordered specimens.
21
Practical Opt.(i): Minor Soil. 454: Soil, Water and Fertilizer Testing
Practical: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
Collection of soil, irrigation water and fertilizer samples; Sampling of industrial effluents and
municipal wastewaters; Preparation of standard solutions. Colorimetric and flame
photometric
methods; Analysis of soil for fertilizer recommendations and suitability for orchard
plantation;
Gypsum and lime requirements of soil; Analysis of irrigation waters to evaluate their
suitability
for irrigation purposes; Analysis of fertilizer for quality control; Planning and formulation of
project on establishment of soil, water, plant and fertilizer testing laboratories. Visit to
fertilizer
factories.
Practical Opt.(ii)Veg: 526: Vegetable Seed Technology
Practical: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
Floral biology of tomato, capsicum, beans, cauliflower, cabbage, cucumber, peas, spinach,
onion
and carrot; methods of seed production in cole crops, bulb crops, solanaceous vegetables,
cucurbits, leafy vegetables, salad vegetables; Rouging of off –types; methods of hybrid seed
production in important vegetable crops; field trips to seed production areas; testing of
vegetable
seed for germination, genetic and physical purity; use of chemicals for improving
germination;
study of varieties; Vigour test; isolation distances for different crops; seed extraction
techniques
of important vegetables; Breaking seed and plant material dormancy
22
Practical Opt.(iii)Agromet: 421: Fundamentals of Agroclimatology
Practical: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
Meteorological instruments and their use in the measurement of agroclimatic
environment; Measurement of field climate; Computation of agroclimatic indices-
GDD,
PTU, PET etc; Determining crop production sensitivity to weather
M. Sc. Agric. Opt.(iv) 502 Stats: Design of Surveys
Practical: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
Frequency tables, measures of central tendency and dispersion, regression, correlation,
tests of hypothesis, analysis of completely randomized design and randomized block
design.
M. Sc. Agric. Hort. RESEARCH WORK Total Marks =250
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Semester-I (Agronomy group)
Sr.
No.
Course Code
Grand
Total
1 M.Sc. Agric 521 Agron. Modern Concepts In Crop
Production
3 6 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
2 M.Sc. Agric.522 Agron. Fertilizer Use In Crop
Production
3 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
3 M.Sc. Agric 523 Agron. Principles And Practices of
Water Management
3 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
4 M.Sc. Agric 451 Minor Soil Soil Chemistry &Bio Chemistry 4 6 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
5 M.Sc. Agric 421 Stat Statistical Methods For Research
Workers
4 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
Total 17 21 400 200 100 50 500 250 750
Total Marks: 750
Semester-II (Agronomy group)
Sr.
No.
Course Code
Grand
Total
1 M.Sc. Agric 524 Agron Principles And Practices Of
Weed Management
3 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
2 M.Sc. Agric 525 Agron. Systems Analysis And Crop
Modelling
3 6 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
3 M.Sc. Agric 526 Agron Agronomy Of Rabi Crops 3 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
4 M.Sc. Agric 452 Minor Soil Soil Fertility And Fertilizer Use 4 6 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
5 M.Sc. Agric 422 Stat Experimental Designs For
Research Worker
4 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
Total 17 21 400 200 100 50 500 250 750
Total Marks: 750
24
Semester-III (Agronomy group)
w.e.f. Session 2010-11
Sr.
No.
Course Code
Grand
Total
1 M.Sc. Agric 527 Agron Agronomy Of Kharif Crops 3 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
2 M.Sc. Agric.530 Agron Crop Ecology 3 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
3 M.Sc. Agric Minor
Veg./421 Agromet/ 502
Stat
Fertilizer Technology / Vegetable
Seed Technology / Fundamentals
Of Agroclimatology/
Designs Of Surveys
3 3 60 Nil 15 Nil 75 Nil 75
4 M.Sc. Agric Agronomy Research Work (Four Periods Per
Total 9 13 220 80 55 20 275 100 375
Total Marks: 375
Semester-IV (Agronomy group)
w.e.f. Session 2010-11
Sr.
No.
Course Code
Grand
Total
1 M.Sc. Agric 535 Agron. Soil Conservation And Watershed
Management
3 3 60 20 15 05 75 25 100
2 M.Sc. Agric 529 Agron. Filed Plot Techniques 3 3 60 20 15 05 75 25 100
3 M.Sc. Agric Minor
Veg./421 Agromet/
502 Stat
Soil, Water & Fertilizer Testing /
Vegetable Seed Technology /
Fundamentals of Agroclimatology/
Designs of Surveys
3 3 Nil 60 Nil 15 Nil 75 75
4 M.Sc. Agric Agronomy Research Work (Four Periods Per
4 250 250 250
Total 09 13 120 350 30 25 150 375 525
Total Marks: 525
25
M. Sc. Agric. Agron 521: Modern Concepts in Crop Production
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
Instructions for the paper setters
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Crop growth in relation to environment; Agro- ecological zones of India; Concept of
potential yield and its realization;, Modern concepts in tillage: zero or minimum,
conservation tillage, etc; Optimization of plant population and planting geometry in
relation to soil fertility: Solar radiation and available moisture regimes: Mitschelich,
Baule and inverse- yield – nitrogen laws: Biotic and abiotic stresses; Concept of ideal
plant type; crop modeling for maximizing crop yield, crop response production
functions;
Cropping and farming system for sustainable agriculture, organic farming- crop
residue
recycling and management, crop production under protective agriculture; Precision
agriculture; Crop and growth analysis Remote sensing in yield forecasting. Energy
and
crop production relationship
Practical Agronomy. 521
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Analysis of Growth & Development; leaf area index, Crop Growth rate, Relative growth rate,
etc;. Estimation of yield, mulching, cropping scheme, crop rotation, comparison of chemical
&
organic farming; Quality standards for organic farming.
26
M. Sc. Agric. Agron 522: Fertilizer Use in Crop Production
Theory: 80
Int. Assess : 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Soil fertility and productivity in relation to crop production, essential plant nutrients:
deficiency
and toxicity. Symptoms of major and micro nutrients and remedial measures: transformation
and
dynamics of major plant nutrients: kinds of fertilizers –straight, complex and bulk blended;
methods of fertilizer applications, crop response to nutrients: fertilizer use efficiency: nutrient
interaction: fertilizer application in cropping system: direct residual and cumulative effects:
integrated plant nutrient supply systems, organic manures, compost, green manures,
vermincompost,
bio- fertilizer, crop residue and inorganic fertilizers: sustainable agriculture and soil
fertility: fertilizers an environment; fertilizer use in problem soil: soil moisture – nutrients
interactions. Long term effect of fertilizer use on crop yield and soil productivity.
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Optimization of fertilizers dose; Preparation of balance sheet of nutrients; Conversion factors
of
nutrients; Use of soil conservation implements; Identification of nutrients deficiency
symptom;
Different methods of residue management ; Vermicopost pit methods etc ; Methods of
fertilizers
application.
27
M. Sc. Agric. Agron 523: Principles and Practices of Water Management
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Water and its role in plants: water resources of India: major irrigation projects. Soil
water movement and water availability, uptake, transport and transpiration in plants:
soil- water plant relationship: plant response to water stress. Fertigation: management of
water in
controlled environments and poly houses: water use efficiency: water management of crops
and
cropping systems: soil, plant and meteorological factors determining water needs of crops:
crop
plant adaptation to moisture stress condition: quality of irrigation water: effect of saline water
and soil salinity on plant-water relation and management of crops: excess soil water and plant
growth: water management in problem soils: drainage requirements of crops and methods of
field drainage, Project planning.
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Measurement of soil moisture using tensiometer, pressure plate making of soil moisture
characteristic curves : water flow measurement using different devices :determining soil
profile
moisture deficit and irrigation requirement, computation of water requirement of crops using
modified Penman formula: measurement of water flux under saturated and unsaturated
conditions; determination of infiltration rates and hydraulic conductive.
28
M. Sc. Agric. Minor Soil 451: Soil Chemistry and Biochemistry
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Soil colloids–nature, properties, origin of charges and their significance; Cation and
anion exchange phenomena and their importance; Introduction to ionic adsorption and
fixation; Soil reaction and buffering; Distribution, characterization, genesis and
amelioration of acid, acid sulphate, saline, saline-sodic, sodic and calcareous soils;
Plant
reaction and tolerance to soil salinity, sodicity and acidity; Chemical and electro
chemical
properties of submerged soils; Organic matter and characterization of clay –organic
matter interaction ; Biochemical decomposition of organic manures and farm wastes,
composting and vermicomposting .Biochemistry of humus formation and biogas
production .
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Determination of the effect of dilution and salinity on soil pH; Active and potential acidity;
Cation and anion exchange capacity and exchangeable cations; Soluble salts in soils; Lime
and
gypsum requirements. Nutrient adsorption and fixation capacities of soils; Estimation of
biochemical constituents of organic residues- cellulose, hemi-cellulose, lignin and C: N ratio.
Preparation of enriched compost, biofertilizers and vermiculture.
29
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Probability and fitting of standard frequency distributions, sampling techniques,
sampling distributions, mean and standard error, simple partial, multiple and intraclass
correlation and multiple regression, tests of significance, students'-t, chi-square and
large
sample tests, confidence intervals, analysis of variance for one way and two way
classification with equal call frequencies, transformation of data.
Practical Stat 421
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Fitting of distributions, samples and sampling distributions, correlation and regression, tests
of
softwares.
30
M. Sc. Agric. Agron 524: Principles and Practices of Weed Management
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Classification and characteristics of weeds, special weed problem including aquatic
and
parasitic weeds: ecology and physiology of major weeds: ecophysiology of crop-weed
competition including allelopathy: weed indices: principles and methods of weed
control
concept of integrated weed management: weed control through bio herbicides: myco
herbicides and allelochemicals herbicides history: development and their
classification:
mode and mechanism of action of herbicides: herbicides selectivity: herbicides
mixture :
adjuvants and safeners: degradation of herbicides in soil and plants: effect of
herbicides
in relation to environment : herbicides resistance in weeds and crops: weed
management
in major crops and cropping systems: weed shifts in cropping systems: control of
weeds
in non-cropped situations.quantitative and qualitative evaluation of herbicides:
planning
and execution of weed management project.
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Identification of important weeds of different crops: preparation of a weed herbarium: weed
survey in crops and cropping systems: crop-weed competition studies: preparation of spray
solutions of herbicides for high and low volume sprayers: use of various types of spray
pumps
and nozzles and calculations of swath width: economics of weed control: herbicides
resistance
analysis in plant and soil: bioassay of herbicide resistance.
31
M. Sc. Agric. Agron 525: System Analysis and Crop Modelling
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Systems – Classification, flow chart, input output relationships, methods, types and phases of
development; Modelling techniques, states, rates and driving variables, feedbacks, relational
diagrams, methods of integration: Crop modeling methods for crop weather interaction, water
and nitrogen stress effects, insects pests interactions, data requirement and limitations;
Sensitivity analysis, crop modeling, types and applications, crop modeling and GIS.
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
.
Related to theory on a simulation language: Modelling techniques: Hands on with crop
models
for assessment of growth and yield of crops: Water and Nutrient Management and Climate
change and variability components.
32
M. Sc. Agric. Agron 526: Agronomy of Rabi Crops (Field Crops, Medicinal,
Aromatic, Spices, Fodders and Forage Crops)
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Origin, history, distribution, adaptation, classification, morphology, phenology, physiology,
varietal improvement, production technology and economics importance of major rabi crops
i.e.
Field Crops- Wheat, Chick pea, Lantel, Pea, Barley, Sugarcane, Potatoe, Berseem, Senji,
Lucern,
Ryegrass, Guineagrass, Oat.
Medicinal, Aromatics and Spices - Mantha, Celery, Fennel, Coriandar, Fenugreek.
Year around fodder production and management, preservation and utilization of pastures
crops;
Principles and methods of silage and haymaking.
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Identification of Rabi Crops based upon morphological and seed characteristics, agronomic
techniques for new crops, cost calculation of different crops, yield and quality estimation.
Fodder
and seed yield measurement. Hay and silage making and economics for their preparation
33
M. Sc. Agric. 452 Minor Soil: Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Use
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Plant growth – factors affecting, growth equations; Plant nutrients-functions, deficiency
symptoms;, content and distribution in soils; Nutrient toxicities nutrient transformations,
retention and availability; Nutrient interactions; Nutrient removal by crops; Methods of soil
fertility evaluation; Maintenance of soil fertility; Fertilizers and their fate in soils; Crop
responses to fertilizers; Fertilizer use efficiency; Principles of time and mode of fertilizer
application; integrated use of fertilizers and manures; Nutrient release and carry -over effects;
Current fertilizer production and consumption, future trends and needs in India.
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Analysis of soils for different forms of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur;
Determination of DTPA extractable micronutrients; Plant analysis for nitrogen, phosphorus,
potassium, calcium, magnesium and sulphur; Diagnosis and management of nutrient
deficiencies
and toxicities.
34
M. Sc. Agric. Stat 422: Experimental Designs for Research Workers
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Need for designing of experiments- characteristics of a good design, basic
principlesrandomization,
replication and local control, uniformity trials- size and shape of plots and
blocks, analysis of variance and interpretation of data, completely randomized,
randomized block and latin square design, multiple comparison tests, factorial
experiments- interpretation of main effects and interactions, orthogonality and
partitioning of degrees of freedom confounding in 23 ,24 and 33 designs, split and strip
plot
designs, crossover designs and balanced incomplete block designs, response surface
designs, switch over trials and long term experiments
Practical Stat 422
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Uniformity trials, completely randomized, randomized block and latin square designs,
missing plot and analysis, of covariance, 23 ,24 and 33 simple and confounded experiments,
split
and strip plot designs, cross over and balanced incomplete block designs ,
softwares.
35
M. Sc. Agric. Agron 527: Agronomy of Khariff Crops (Field Crops, Medicinal,
Aromatic, Spices, Fodders and Forage Crops)
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Origin, history, distribution, adaptation, classification, morphology, phenology, physiology,
varietal improvement, production technology and economics importance of major khariff
crops
i.e Field Crops- Rice, Maize, Bazra, Groundnut, Soyabean, Cowpea, Pigeon Pea, Cotton
Sorghum.Medicinal, Aromatics and Spices - Turmeric, Basil, Alovera, Stevia etc.Year
around
fodder production and management, preservation and utilization of pastures crops; Principles
and
methods of silage and haymaking.
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Identification of Khariff Crops based upon morphological and seed characteristics,
agronomic techniques for new crops, cost calculation of different crops, yield and
quality
estimation. Hay and silage making and economics for their preparation.
36
M. Sc. Agric. Agron 530: Crop Ecology
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Historical evaluation, basic concepts and principles in crop ecology; Response of crop
plants to environment; Factors (Physical & Social) determining crop distribution; Bio
climatic Law, bio climatic zones; physiological limits of crop yield and variability in
relation to the ecological optimum; photo and thermo periodism; crop adaptation- eco
geographic distribution of crop plants; adverse climatic effects and crop productivity;
ecological manipulation for optimizing growth of crops, crop phonology in relation to
eco geographical conditions; Agro- climatic zones and Agro ecological regions of
India;
Effect of global climate change on crop production, soil and ground water pollution
through agrochemicals and their impact on crops.
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Handling of standard Agrometerological instruments; recording of weather data; collection of
weather and crop data: Heat units and water balance with meterological data. Agroecological
optimum zone: Analysis of Agroecosystem.
37
M. Sc. Agric. Opt. (i) 453 Minor Soil: Fertilizer Technology
Theory: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Fertilizer industry in India; Raw materials; Manufacture of different types of fertilizers
including
reactions and flow diagrams; Granulation, segregation, caking, drying and cooling of
fertilizers;
Complex, mixed, liquid, suspension and slow release fertilizers; Production of fertilizers
containing secondary and micronutrients; Changing trends in fertilizer technology.
M. Sc. Agric. Opt. (ii) 526 Veg: Vegetable Seed Technology
Theory: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
History and development of vegetable seed industry in India and abroad; Role of
environmental
factors in seed production in different crops; Procedure of producing of breeder, foundation,
registered and certified seed; Techniques of hybrid seed production; Seed testing and
certification-principles, producers, and international co-operation; Seed proceeding,
packaging,
storage and marketing; Seed acts; Economics of seed production; Intellectual property right
and
world trade organization.
38
M. Sc. Agric. Opt. (iii) 421Agromet: Fundamentals of Agroclimatology
Theory: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Survey of the atmosphere; Introduction to basic meteorological processes; Nature, receipt and
disposal of solar radiation; Atmospheric humidity and forms condensation; Evaporation and
evapotranspiration ; Winds, air masses and disturbance ;influence of climate on plants,
animals
and pests; Meterological droughts; indices in agroclimatrology; Agroclimatic classifications
and
their application; Field climate modification
M. Sc. Agric. Opt. (iv) 502 Stats: Design of Surveys
Theory: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Importance of sample surveys, designing of a survey, preparation of questionnaire,
sampling from a finite population, simple random sampling, probability, proportional
to
size sampling ration and regression methods of estimation, systematic, stratified,
cluster
and multistage sampling.
39
M. Sc. Agric. Agron 535: Soil Conservation and Watershed Management
Theory: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Soil erosion-definition: nature and extent of erosion: factors affection erosion: soil
conservation –definition: methods of soil conservation-agronomic measure, contour
cultivation, strip cropping cover crops: vegetative barrier: improved dry farming
practices: mechanical measures-bunding gully control bench terracing; role of grasses
and pastures in soil conservation: wind break and shelter belts: watershed
managementdefinition:
objectives: concepts: approach: components: steps in implementation of
watershed: development of cropping system for watershed areas: alternate land use
systems: agroforestry: lay farming: jhum management; Basic concepts: socio-ethnic
aspects: its layout drainage considerations and agronomic management: rehabilitation
of
abandoned jhum land and measures to prevent soil erosion ; agronomic manipulations
in
the catchments area role of farming systems in the watershed development program ,
its
scope towards income enhancement.
Practical: 20
Int. Assess.: 05
Study of different types of erosion: field studies of different soil conservation measure: run-
off
and soil loss measurement: laying out run-off plot and deciding treatments: identification of
different grasses and trees for soil conservation: visit to a soil conservation research center;
demonstration and training center.
40
M. Sc. Agric. Agron 529: Field Plot Techniques
Theory: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Planning field experiments – objectives; Selection of field and treatment; Conduct of the
experiment, precautions during sowing, management, harvesting and threshing; Sampling;
Recording biometrical observations; Sources of error in the field experiments and methods of
reducing it; Optimum plot size and number of replications; Selection of experimental designs;
Rotational experiments; Experiment to study the effect of years and locations; Compilation,
presentation and interpretation of the data; Factorial experiments and interaction effects;
Different tests of significance; Correlation and response functions; Transformation of data
Practical: 20
Int. Assess.: 05
Actual layout of field experiments; Critical examination of experiments in scientific journals;
Compilation and interpretation of the given data; Missing plots and analysis of variance
results;
Use of computers for analysis of data
41
Practical: Opt. (i): Minor Soil. 454: Soil, Water and Fertilizer Testing
Practical: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
Collection of soil, irrigation water and fertilizer samples; Sampling of industrial effluents and
municipal wastewaters; Preparation of standard solutions. Colorimetric and flame
photometric
methods; Analysis of soil for fertilizer recommendations and suitability for orchard
plantation;
Gypsum and lime requirements of soil; Analysis of irrigation waters to evaluate their
suitability
for irrigation purposes; Analysis of fertilizer for quality control; Planning and formulation of
project on establishment of soil, water, plant and fertilizer testing laboratories. Visit to
fertilizer
factories.
Practical: Opt. (ii) Veg: 526: Vegetable Seed Technology
Practical: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
Floral biology of tomato, capsicum, beans, cauliflower, cabbage, cucumber, peas, spinach,
onion
and carrot; methods of seed production in cole crops, bulb crops, solanaceous vegetables,
cucurbits, leafy vegetables, salad vegetables; Rouging of
Off –types ; methods of hybrid seed production in important vegetable crops; field trips to
seed
production areas ; testing of vegetable seed for germination , genetic and physical purity; use
of
chemicals for improving germination; study of varieties; Vigour test; isolation distances for
different crops; seed extraction techniques of important vegetables; Breaking seed and plant
material dormancy.
Practical : Opt. (iii) Agromet: 421: Fundamentals of Agroclimatology
Practical: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
Meteorological instruments and their use in the measurement of agroclimatic
environment; Measurement of field climate; Computation of agroclimatic indices-
GDD,
PTU, PET etc; Determining crop production sensitivity to weather.
42
M. Sc. Agric. Opt.(iv) 502 Stats: Design of Surveys
Practical: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
Frequency tables, measures of central tendency and dispersion, regression, correlation,
tests of hypothesis, analysis of completely randomized design and randomized block
design.
M. Sc. Agric. Agronomy: RESEARCH WORK Total Marks: 250
43
Semester-I (Agric. Economics group)
Sr.
No
.
Course Code
Grand
Total
1 M.Sc. Agric 531 Ag.Econ. Farm Management Economics 4 6 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
2 M.Sc. Agric 523 Ag.Econ. Econometrics 4 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
3 M.Sc. Agric 528 Ag.Econ.. Agricultural Marketing &
Agric. Price Analysis
4 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
4 M.Sc.Agric421Minor Agron. Crop Ecology 4 6 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
5 M.Sc. Agric 421 Stat Statistical methods for research
Workers
4 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
Total 20 21 400 200 100 50 500 250 750
Total Marks: 750
Semester-II (Agric. Economics group)
Sr.
No
.
Course Code
Grand
Total
1 M.Sc. Agric 527 Ag.Econ. Agricultural Production
Economics
4 6 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
2 M.Sc. Agric 538 Ag.Econ. Research Methodology 4 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
3 M.Sc. Agric 529 Ag.Econ.. Agricultural Finance and
Cooperation
4 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
4 M.Sc. Agric 451Minor
Agron./Veg 421
Farm Cropping System/
Fundamentals of Vegetable
Production
4 6 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
5 M.Sc. Agric 504 Stat Economic Statistics 4 3 80 40 20 10 100 50 150
Total 20 21 400 200 100 50 500 250 750
Total Marks: 750
44
Semester-III (Agric. Economics group)
W.e.f session 2010-11
Sr.
No
.
Course Code
Grand
Total
1 M.Sc. Agric 521 Ag.Econ. Micro Economics 6 Nil 80 Nil 20 Nil 100 Nil 100
2 M.Sc. Agric 530 Ag.Econ. International Trade and
Agriculture
4 Nil 80 Nil 20 Nil 100 Nil 100
3 M.Sc. Agric 533 Ag.Econ.. Money and Banking 4 Nil 80 Nil 20 Nil 100 Nil 100
4 M.Sc.Agric Minor supporting
.521 Mgt./ 524 Stat.
Agri -Business Management/
Sampling Theory
4 Nil 60 Nil 15 Nil 75 Nil 75
M.Sc. Agric Ag.Econ Research work (four periods per
Teacher per student)
Total 18 NIL 300 NIL 75 NIL 375 NIL 375
Total Marks: 375
Semester-IV (Agric. Economics group)
W.e.f session 2010-11
Sr.
No
.
Course Code
Grand
Total
1 M.Sc. Agric 522 Ag.Econ. Macro Economics 6 Nil 80 Nil 20 Nil 100 Nil 100
2 M.Sc. Agric 524 Ag.Econ. Agricultural Development,
Growth, Policy and Planning
6 Nil 80 Nil 20 Nil 100 Nil 100
3 M.Sc.Agric Minor supporting.
521 Mgt./524 Stat.
Agri -Business Management/
Sampling Theory
0 3 Nil 60 Nil 15 Nil 75 75
4 M.Sc. Agric Ag.Econ Research work (four periods per
Teacher per student)
4 250 250 250
Total 12 07 160 310 40 15 200 325 525
Total Marks: 525
45
M. Sc. Agric. Ag. Econ.531: Farm Management Economics
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Meaning and functions of farm management; development of farm management as a
science: management factor in commercial agriculture; organization and operation of
the
farm business for the optimal resource use. Farm adjustment programmes under
uncertain
conditions; Farm records and accounting. Efficiency measures for different types of
enterprises and farm business.
Practical Ag.Econ. 531
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Preparation of layout maps; maintenance of farm business records; summarization and
analysis of the accounts and preparation of enterprise; labour and partial budgets;
alternative plans and control charts in respect of the assigned farm
46
M. Sc. Agric. Ag. Econ.523: Econometrics
Theory: 80
Int. Assess: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Representation of economic phenomenon: relationship among economic variables: linear and
non-linear economic models: Analysis of economic time series components and their
interpretation. Ordinary least squares methods of estimation of simple and multiple regression
models. The BLUE properties of least squares estimate: tests of significance and confidence
intervals: Indirect least square method of estimation: Maximum likelihood estimation:
problems
of multicollinearity ,heteroscedasticity and auto-correlation, principle component analysis:
use of
dummy variables: generalized Aitkin's least squares methods of estimation. Distributed lag
models: estimation from grouped data; Application of computer software like, SPSS,
LIMDEP,
TSP, SHAZAM and SAS for solving practical econometric problems.
Practical Ag. Econ. 523
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Application of computer software like SPSS, LIMDEP, TSP, SHAZAM, and SAS for solving
practical econometric problems: Analysing time series data and estimation of correlation and
regression coefficients in two variables and multiple variable model. Testing of the problems
of
multicolrinearity, auto correlation and heteroscedasticity
47
M. Sc. Agric. Ag. Econ.528: Agricultural Marketing and Agric. Price Analysis
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Market structure, conduct and performance analysis: marketing channels for different
products:
State intervention and parastatals in agricultural marketing: Pricing of agricultural inputs and
products. Buffer stocking and import policies. Market integration and its impact on prices:
Systems approach to agricultural marketing: Application of quantitative techniques in
marketing.
Price integration between domestic and international markets; forward trading, speculation
and
hedging: estimation of demand and supply of farm products; marketed surplus model; price
policy for inputs and outputs: public stocking and price stabilization policies.
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Visit to various markets and preparation of reports; study of the structure of various market
organizations; study of functions and performance of markets; study of various market
channels;
critical assessment of the performance of market organizations and suggestions for
improvement.
48
M. Sc. Agric. Minor Agron421: Crop Ecology
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Ecology in relation to crop; Eco system- components and energy flow- food chain and
energy output relationships; Agro- ecosystem and agro-ecological zones of India;
Efficient food producing systems; Farming system of the world-arable, pastoral, lay
farming, shifting cultivation, ranching and agro-forestry systems, energy and fuel,
wood
plantations; Specialized and diversified forming; Family, co-operative and collective
farming, their occurrence and adaptation and weakness; Cropping systems, their
characteristics and management; Cropping patterns; Farm selection , size of the farm
and
farm layout, cropping schemes and crop plans ; Solar radiation concepts, laws and
their
absorption in crop system; Bio-geo-chemical cycle and their significance.
Practical Minor Agron 421
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Analysis of crop ecosystem components.; Light measurement in pure and mixed crop stands;
Modification in crop environment; Measuring temperature, light and moisture effects :
Preparation of farm lay out plans , different intensity crop rotations and cropping schemes;
Estimating crop yields; Energy budgeting in different crops and cropping systems; Working
out
ecological optimum crop zones;
49
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Probability and fitting of standard frequency distribution, sampling techniques,
sampling distributions, mean and standard error, simple partial, multiple and intraclass
correlation and multiple regression, tests of significance, students'-t, chi-square and
large
sample tests, confidence intervals, analysis of variance for one way and two way
classification with equal cell frequencies, transformation of data.
Practical Stat 421
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Fitting of distributions, samples and sampling distributions, correlation and regression, tests
of
softwares.
However, during university examination students will use scientific calculators to analysis is
the
data.
50
M. Sc. Agric. Ag. Econ.527: Agricultural Production Economics
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Basic concepts of production function; different forms of production functions and their
characteristics; static and dynamic production functions and their applications; frontier
production functions; dualities between production, cost and profit functions; optimum
allocation
of resources including those overtime and under risk and uncertainty; measurement of
technological change; decomposition analysis; total factor productivity; input demand and
agriculture supply analysis.
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Specification and estimation of different production functions; profit functions and
production elasticity; working out optimal resource use and least cost combination of
inputs; optimum combination of enterprises; total factor productivity.
51
M. Sc. Agric. Ag. Econ.538: Research Methodology
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Definition of science and scientific research; classification of research; special features of
social
science research; inductive and deductive research; steps involved in scientific investigation;
identification of research problem; formulation of hypothesis, review of literature ; sampling
procedures; preparation of schedules and questionnaire; data collection, tabulation, analytical
techniques , inferences and reporting of results
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Identification of research problems, formulation of hypothesis: to review the literature of
concerned problem; collection of the data of concerned problem; preparation of questionnaire
and schedule for an economic survey; compilation and interpretation of the result; reporting
of
results
52
M. Sc. Agric. Ag. Econ.529: Agricultural Finance and Cooperation
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Principles of agricultural finance; financial accounting system; Balance sheet analysis;
income
statement analysis; cash flow analysis; financial tests and ratios; classification of capital and
its
sources; principles of capital investment analysis; definition, classification and requirement
of
agricultural credit, role of credit in agricultural development; credit supply and gap, interest
rate
policy for agriculture; agricultural credit policy; role of public and private sector banks and
cooperatives in rural farm financing; major cooperative organizations and their functioning;
role
of cooperative under changed economic policy; critical review of micro and macro finance
roles
in developed and developing countries ; rural debt and investment surveys; bank
nationalization;
lead bank schemes, group lending ; small farmers' development agencies; NGO'S in rural
financing; agricultural financing and infrastructure programmes for weaker sections. ; Credit
guarantee scheme
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Visit to various commercial banks, co-operative banks and co-operative societies;
Re-view of their structure, performance and functions; Report of critical assessment of
various
financial institutes and their performance and suggestions for improvement.
53
M. Sc. Agric. Minor Agron451: Farm Cropping System
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Farming systems-introductions terms and definitions ; Concept and its role in
sustainability of agriculture; Factor effecting choice of farming system; Resource
management in relation to farm cropping system; Crop yield appraisals; Plant
interaction,
criteria for assessing yield advantages ;Indices for evaluating productivity and
efficiency;
Agronomic consideration interaction in sequential cropping ; Evaluation and
productivity
of multiple cropping systems; Cropping systems in dry land farming; Cropping
systems
for irrigated areas; Cropping systems in high rainfall areas; Cropping systems with
perennials; Introduction to agro forestry concept; Physiological and actual maturity of
crop and criteria of crop harvest; Comparison of chemical and organic farming;
Practical: Minor Agron. 451
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Visit to farming system and agro-based industries; Farm lay out plan, cropping scheme;
Practical
study of raising crops: Wheat, Rice, Maize Sugarcane, Groundnut, Toria, Gobi Sarson;
Estimation of crop yield, calculation of harvest index, land equitant ratio in mixed crops/ inter
crops
54
M. Sc. Agric. Vegtable 421: Fundamentals of Vegetable Production
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Role of soil, climatic and agronomic factors in vegetable production; Principles of
cultivation including direct sowing; Nursery management, transplanting, hardening of
seedlings
and vegetable forcing ; Weeds and their control ; Rotation and intercropping in vegetable
crops;
Export potentiality, post harvest handling processing , storage and marketing of vegetable.
Practical: Vegetable: 421
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Sowing and transplanting of vegetable crops: Effect of soil conditions on emergence of
seedlings and plant growth; Nutrient deficiency symptoms; Common weeds, their
identification
and control; project formulation and evaluation for vegetable nursery production and
vegetable
forcing techniques.
55
M. Sc. Agric. Stats 504: Economic Statistics
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Time series analysis, decomposition of time series into trend, seasonal variation
and business cycle, estimation of various components, forecasting methods, elements
of
periodogram analysis , index numbers and their importance, methods of construction
of
index numbers of price and production , Engel's law and Engel's curve.
Practical Stats 504
Practical: 40
Int. Assess.: 10
Time series periodogram analysis, index numbers of price and production, Engel's curve.
softwares.
However, during university examination students will use scientific calculators to analysis is
the
data.
56
M. Sc. Agric. Ag. Econ.521: Micro Economics
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Theory of consumer behavior; Demand Theory; Elasticity of demand; Theory of revealed
preference, consumer's surplus; Theory of the firm; Price determination under various market
situations. Theories of distribution.
57
M. Sc. Agric. Ag. Econ.530: International Trade and Agriculture
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Basic concepts and the theories of international trade; international trade equilibrium;
Trade policy-protection, trade liberalization; Supply and demand side analysis;
Integration of demand and supply; Terms of trade; Factor intensities; transport costs;
Leontief paradoxan skills; techonological gaps; the product cycle; scale economies;
Factor mobility and movements; Role of multinational enterprises; Foreign exchange
market. Balance of payments analysis; funds flow; capital and current account;
International adjustment mechanisms; fiscal and monetary adjustments; The
international monetary system; Bretton Woods to WTO; Recent developments in the
international agricultural trade policies and implications for developing countries;
Trade
blocks.
58
M. Sc. Agric. Ag. Econ.533: Money and Banking
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Nature and functions of money with special reference to the macro economic
variables,
changes in the value of money, monetary standards, role of commercial banks and
other
banking institutions; Principles and procedure of lending, documentation etc;
Instruments of credit, structure and functions of a central bank in the context of
economic planning, international monetary relations and institutional set up.
59
M. Sc. Agric. Opt (i) Minor Supporting 521 Mgt: Agric -Business Management
Theory: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Nature of agri-business; evolution and changing dimensions of agri-business in India;
Characteristics of production, consumption and marketable surplus of agricultural
output; Type and Characteristics of marketing of agricultural products, problems of
agricultural marketing in India; Rural marketing, distribution system, marketing of
agricultural inputs; Marketing by the government, functioning of selected procurement
agencies; Locational factors and other problems in processing of agricultural products;
Management of agro-industries.
60
M. Sc. Agric. Opt (ii) Minor Supporting 524 Stat: Sampling Theory
Theory: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Advantages, uses and steps involved in sample surveys, design and organization of
pilot
and large sample surveys, sampling from finite populations, simple random sampling,
inverse sampling, use of anciliary information, ratio, product, difference and
regression
methods of estimation, pps sampling, stratified random sampling, estimation of
proportion, cluster sampling, systematic sampling and multistage sampling, double
sampling, non-sampling errors- their control and estimation, randomized response
techniques, design of agricultural and forestry surveys, national sample surveys ,
recent
developments in sampling.
61
M. Sc. Agric. Ag. Econ.522: Macro Economics
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Concept and measurement of national income; social accounting, poverty, human
development
and other macro economic indicators; Theories of consumption, money, wages, prices,
employment and production; Classical and Keynesian theories of saving, investment and
interest rate; Theories of trade cycles; Multiplier and accelerator analysis. Monetary and
fiscal
policies: integration of macroeconomics with monetary analysis.
62
M. Sc. Agric. Ag. Econ.524: Agricultural Development, Growth, Policy and Planning
Theory: 80
Int. Assess.: 20
distributed.
to
attempt any five.
Anatomy of economic backwardness; Study of the factors promoting and retarding economic
growth; Theories and models of economic growth and development; Strategies of economic
development; Nature of obstacles and future possibilities for economic growth of nations
with
special emphasis on underdeveloped nations; comparative study of different economic
systems;
Types of planning; Role of agriculture in economic development; Theories of agricultural
development; Linkages in agriculture; Structural transformation; review of agricultural
development in U.S.A., Japan, China and India; Human development index; Welfare
programmes ; Globalisation and its impact on Indian agriculture; Food security policy and its
impact on production , consumption and prices ; Poverty measurement and alleviation
strategies ; Rural infrastructure policies, agricultural labour policy, institutional development
policies, technology policies; Policies for common property resource management;
Agriculture
input policies; Agriculture employment and wages; Marketing policies.
63
Practical: Opt (i) Minor Supporting 521 Mgt: Agric -Business Management
Practical: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
Periods per week (Prt.): 03
Students visit to wholesale grain market, fruits and vegetables market for
understanding
the composition, functioning and problems in marketing systems; Case studies,
analysis
and discussion. To suggest improvements in present marketing structure.
Practical: Opt (ii) Minor Supporting 524 Stat: Sampling Theory
Practical: 60
Int. Assess.: 15
Periods per week (Prt.): 03
Simple random sampling, probability proportional to size sampling, use of auxiliary
information
at estimation stage, systematic, stratified, cluster and multistage sampling and double
sampling.
softwares.
However, during university examination students will use scientific calculators to analysis the
data.
M. Sc. Agric. Ag.Econ: RESEARCH WORK Total Marks: 250

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