Course

Theory

Origin and history, area and production, classification, improved varieties, adaptability, climate, soil, water and cultural requirements, nutrition, quality components, handling and processing of the produce for maximum production of:

Unit I: Rabi cereals.

Unit II: Kharif cereals.

Unit III: Rabi pulses.

Unit IV: Kharif pulses.

Practical

• Phenological studies at different growth stages of crop
• Estimation of crop yield on the basis of yield attributes
• Formulation of cropping schemes for various farm sizes and calculation of cropping and rotational intensities
• Working out growth indices (CGR, RGR, NAR, LAI, LAD, LAR, LWR, SLA, SLW etc)
• Assessment of land use and yield advantage (Rotational intensity, Cropping intensity, Diversity Index, Sustainable Yield Index Crop Equivalent Yield, Land Equivalent ratio, Aggressiveness, Relative Crowding Coefficient, Competition Ratio and ATER etc)
• Estimation of protein content in pulses
• Planning and layout of field experiments
• Judging of physiological maturity in different crops
• Intercultural operations in different crops
• Determination of cost of cultivation of different crops
• Working out harvest index of various crops
• Study of seed production techniques in selected crops
• Visit to field experiments on cultural, fertilizer, weed control and water management aspects
• Visit to nearby villages for identification of constraints in crop production

To impart knowledge of crop husbandry of cereals and pulse crops.