Course

Theory

Unit I

Conventional and conservation agriculture systems, sustainability concerns, conservation agriculture: Historical background and present concept, global experiences, present status in India.

Unit II

Nutrient management in CA, water management, weed management, energy use, insect-pest and disease management, farm machinery, crop residue management, cover crop management.

Unit III

Climate change mitigation and CA, C-sequestration, soil health management, soil microbes and CA.

Unit IV

CA in agroforestry systems, rainfed / dryland regions

Unit V

Economic considerations in CA, adoption and constraints, CA: The future of agriculture

Practical

• Study of long-term experiments on CA,
• Evaluation of soil health parameters,
• Estimation of C-sequestration,
• Machinery calibration for sowing different crops, weed seedbank estimation under CA, energy requirements, economic analysis of

To impart knowledge of conservation of agriculture for economic development.