Course Name – Cropping System and Sustainable Agriculture

CODE- AGRO 0511

Credit – 2(2+0+0)

Course Objective – To acquaint the students about prevailing cropping systems in the country and practices to improve their productivity.

Course Outcome – Course Outcomes: On completion of this course, the successful students should be able to:

PSO-Program specific outcomes- M.Sc Ag

PSO1 : Impart knowledge and understanding of fundamental concepts and techniques of maintaining and enhancing soil fertility, crop production, crop management, crop improvement, biodiversity and sustainability of agriculture worldwide.

PSO2 : Develop the ability to know farming practices and their scope to improve in the rural areas and the environments.

PSO3 : Apply knowledge of basic science through Agricultural microbiology, Plant biochemistry and Biotechnology.

PSO4 : Apply knowledge of Agri-business management and finance to develop profitable agricultural system.

Syllabus 

Theory

Cropping systems: definition, indices and its importance; physical resources, soil and water management in cropping systems; assessment of land use. Concept of sustainability in cropping systems and farming systems, scope, and objectives; production potential under monoculture cropping, multiple cropping, alley cropping, sequential cropping and intercropping, mechanism of yield advantage in intercropping systems. Above and below ground interactions and allelopathic effects; competition relations; multi-storeyed cropping and yield stability in intercropping, role of non- monetary inputs and low-cost technologies; research need on sustainable agriculture, Crop diversification for sustainability; role of organic matter in maintenance of soil fertility; crop residue management; fertilizer use efficiency and concept of fertilizer use in intensive cropping system. Advanced nutritional tools for big data analysis and interpretation. Plant ideotypes for drylands; plant growth regulators and their role in sustainability.

Reference –

1. Panda S. C. (2017). Cropping systems and sustainable agriculture. Agrobios (India)
2. Panda S.C. (2018) Cropping and farming systems. Agrobios.
3. Palaniappan SP & Sivaraman K. 1996. Cropping Systems in the Tropics; Principles and Management. New Age.
4. Panda SC. 2003. Cropping and Farming Systems. Agrobios.
5. Reddy SR. 2000. Principles of Crop Production. Kalyani.
6. Sankaran S & Mudaliar TVS. 1997. Principles of Agronomy. The Bangalore Printing & Publ. Co.
7. Tisdale SL, Nelson WL, Beaton JD & Havlin JL. 1997. Soil Fertility and Fertilizers. Prentice Hall.
8. Meena RN, 2016. Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Farming. Astral International (P) Ltd.
9. Maitra S,2023. Intercropping system; Theory and Practices. NIPA Genx Electronic Resources and Solutions (P) Ltd.

Session Plan

Session 1. Cropping system and cropping pattern

Youtube link: https://youtu.be/zW6rigCz-MQ

Session 2: Types of cropping system

Youtube link : https://youtu.be/MYpUX8qffH4

Session 3: Yield potential assessment

Youtube Link https://youtu.be/AT97uP1GNR8

Session 4: Intercropping 1

Youtube Link https://youtu.be/srxHs-8Nv3o

Session 5: Intercropping 2

Youtube link https://youtu.be/Yi108Np8t7U

Session 6: Sustainable agriculture 1

Youtube link: https://youtu.be/QxK4YbPrWXk

Session 7: Sustainable agriculture 2

Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/lht3IKRtMHc

Session plan 8: Nutrient Use Efficiency

Youtube link :  https://youtu.be/phqdL4AObII

Session plan 9: Fertilizer use efficiency

Youtube Link : https://youtu.be/F2fsGSI0lW4

Session plan 10 : Allelopathy

Youtube Link : https://youtu.be/NuxsFXH9uQI

Session plan 11: Non monetary inputs of agriculture

Youtube link: https://youtu.be/0PwZJR_5KDM

Session plan 12: Non monetary 2

Youtube link : https://youtu.be/0PwZJR_5KDM

Materials :

CSSA 23-25Cost_minimization

CSSA1-2 Introduction

CSSA3-4 Terminology and cropping system

CSSA11-13_Intercropping

CSSA5-6_Competitive ability

CSSA5-6_SA

CSSA6_Mgt_Sequential_cropping

CSSA7-8_SA_Elements

CSSA8_Crop-rotation

CSSA29_OM_and_soil_fertility

CSSA30_FUE

CSSA31_Plant Ideotype

CSSA32_PGR

Intercrop_advantages

Plant_interaction_allelopathy

E-Material- Online_material_CSSA

Assignments –

1. Prevalent Cropping systems in India
2. Review on soil quality in Rice-Wheat cropping system
3. Impact of socio-economic condition on cropping system
4. Impact of socio-economic condition on sustainable agriculture

Question Banks –

CSSA_QP_Set_1

CSSA_QP_Set_2

CSSA_QP_Set_3