Theory
Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield of Rabi crops; cereals –wheat and barley, pulses-chickpea, lentil, peas, oilseeds- rapeseed, mustard and sunflower; sugar crops-sugarcane; medicinal and aromatic crops-mentha, lemon grass and citronella. Forage crops-berseem, lucerne and oat.
Practical
Sowing methods of wheat and sugarcane, identification of weeds in rabiseason crops, study of morphological characteristics of rabicrops, study of yield contributing characters of rabiseason crops, yield and juice quality analysis of sugarcane and study of important agronomic experiments of rabicrops at experimental farms. Study of rabiforage experiments, oil extraction of medicinal crops and visit to research stations of related crops.