Fundamentals of agronomy
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Upasana Sahoo
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Course Name : Fundamentals of Agronomy
Code(Credit) : ASAG1101(2-1-0)
Course Objectives
- To understand the basic concepts and components of Agronomy
- To have hands on experience of the basic agronomic practices
CO- PO Mapping
| COs | Course outcomes | Mapping COs with POs |
| CO1 | Understand the subject of agronomy and its scope in agriculture | PO1, PO2, PO5, PO6 |
| CO2 | Know the basic topics of agronomy to understand the subject in future | PO1, PO2, PO5, PO6 |
Program Outcome
- PO1: Knowledge Enhancement: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories relating to Soil Science, Agronomy, Horticulture, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, Entomology and other such areas of agriculture.
- PO2: Professional Enhancement: Understanding the value and processes of life-long learning and professional development.
- PO5: Team Work: Play effective roles in multidisciplinary teams.
- PO6: Educational Leadership: Recognize and meet emerging agriculture challenges of global society in the 21st century and developing leadership and strong linkages in the agro-industrial setup.
Course Syllabus
Theory:
Agronomy and its scope, seeds and sowing, tillage and tilth, crop density and geometry, Crop nutrition, manures and fertilizers, nutrient use efficiency, water resources, crop water requirement, water use efficiency, irrigation- scheduling criteria and methods; logging; Weeds and its importance, crop-weed competition, concepts of weed management – principles and methods, herbicides- classifications and selectivity; Growth and development of crops, factors affecting growth and development, plant ideotypes, crop rotation and its principles, adaptation and distribution of crops, crop management technologies in problematic areas, harvesting and threshing of crops;
Practical
Identification of crops, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and tillage implements, study of agro-climatic zones of India (including map pointing), Identification of major weeds in crops; methods of herbicide and fertilizer application; study of yield contributing characters and yield estimation, seed germination and viability test, numerical exercises on fertilizer requirement, plant population, herbicides and water requirement, Use of tillage implements-reversible plough, one way plough, harrow, leveler, seed drill and visit for on-farm and on-station field crops;
Session 2
Seeds and sowing
Session 3
Seeds and sowing
Session 4
Tillage and Tilth
Session 5
Tillage and Tilth
Session 6
Crop density and geometry
Session 7
Crop density and geometry
Session 8
Crop nutrition, Manures and fertilizers
Session 9
Crop nutrition, Manures and fertilizers
Session 10
Nutrient use efficiency
https://www.fertilizer.org/images/Library_Downloads/2014_fue_chapter_1.pdf
Session 11
Nutrient use efficiency
https://www.fertilizer.org/images/Library_Downloads/2014_fue_chapter_1.pdf
Session 12
Water resources, Crop water requirement
Session 13
Water resources, Crop water requirement
Session 14
Water use efficiency, irrigation- scheduling criteria and methods; Water logging;
Session 15
Water use efficiency, irrigation- scheduling criteria and methods; Water logging;
Session 16
Weeds and its importance,
http://www.agritech.tnau.ac.in/agriculture/agri_weedmgt.html
Session 17
Crop-weed competition
http://www.agritech.tnau.ac.in/agriculture/agri_weedmgt.html
Session 18
Concepts of weed management – principles and methods
http://www.agritech.tnau.ac.in/agriculture/agri_weedmgt.html
Session 19
Session 20
Session 21
Growth and development of crops
Session 22
Factors affecting growth and development
Session 23
Session 24
Principles of crop rotation
http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/page/view.php?id=15782
Session 29
Problem soils and problematic areas
https://www.slideshare.net/anupkumar526/problem-soils-and-their-management
Session 30
Crop management technology in problematic areas
https://www.slideshare.net/anupkumar526/problem-soils-and-their-management
Session 31
Harvesting and threshing of crops
Session 32
Harvesting and threshing of crops
Practical Session 1-2
Identification of crops, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and tillage implements (Practical)
Practical Session 3
Study of agro-climatic zones of India (including map pointing) (Practical)
Practical Session 15
Use of tillage implements-reversible plough, one way plough,
harrow, leveler, seed drill (Practical)
REFERENCES
References
1. Reddy, S.R. 2016. Principles of Agronomy. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana, 5th Edition.
2. Yellamanda Reddy, T. and SankaraReddi, G.H. 2016. Principles of Agronomy, Kalyani
Publishers, Ludhiana.
3. Gopal Chandra De. 1989. Fundamentals of Agronomy. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
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Model questions for fundamentals of agronomy external practical
ASSIGNMENT
PRESENTATION ON THE THE FOLLOWING TOPICS
- Agronomy and its scope
- Biofertilisers and its types
- Irrigation scheduling
- Problematic soils and its management
- Weeds and its importance
- Agroclimatic Zones of India
- Fertiliser Application methods
- Seed treatment and methods of treatment
- Parameters of major crops
Plant growth regulators
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