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

  1. 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.
  2. PO2: Professional Enhancement: Understanding the value and processes of life-long learning and professional development.
  3. PO5: Team Work: Play effective roles in multidisciplinary teams.
  4. 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 Plan

Session 1

Agronomy and its scope

VIDEO 

Session 2

Seeds and sowing

https://youtu.be/qq_2gRNnG9c

Session 3

Seeds and sowing

https://youtu.be/qq_2gRNnG9c

Session 4

Tillage and Tilth

https://youtu.be/bOvnUo6-6Ds

Session 5

Tillage and Tilth

https://youtu.be/bOvnUo6-6Ds

Session 12

Session 13

Session 14

Water use efficiency, irrigation- scheduling criteria and methods; Water logging;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water-use_efficiency

http://www.fao.org/3/a1336e/a1336e06.pdf

Session 15

Water use efficiency, irrigation- scheduling criteria and methods; Water logging;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water-use_efficiency

http://www.fao.org/3/a1336e/a1336e06.pdf

Session 21

Session 22

Session 25

Crop Ideotype

VIDEO 

Session 26

Crop Ideotype

VIDEO 

Session 27

Crop adaptation and distribution: concept

https://youtu.be/T6Gyu0-_RKA

Session 28

Crop adaptation and distribution

https://youtu.be/T6Gyu0-_RKA

Session 29

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

https://youtu.be/SuKCQ7iAaIc

Session 32

Harvesting and threshing of crops

https://youtu.be/SuKCQ7iAaIc

Practical Session 1-2

Identification of crops, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and tillage implements (Practical)

VIDEO

Practical Session 3

Study of agro-climatic zones of India (including map pointing) (Practical)

VIDEO 20

Practical Session 4-5

Identification of major weeds in crops; (Practical)

VIDEO

Practical Session 6-7

Methods of herbicide and fertilizer application (Practical)

VIDEO

Practical Session 8

Study of yield contributing characters and yield estimation (Practical)

VIDEO

Practical Session 9-10

Germination and viability test (Practical)

VIDEO

Practical Session 11-12

Numerical exercises on fertilizer requirement (Practical)

VIDEO

Practical Session 13

Plant population calculation (Practical)

VIDEO

Practical Session 14

Herbicides and water requirement (Practical)

VIDEO

Practical Session 15

Use of tillage implements-reversible plough, one way plough,
harrow, leveler, seed drill (Practical)

VIDEO

Practical Session 16

Visit for on-farm and on-station field crops (Practical)

VIDEO

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.

E- MATERIALS:

THEORY MATERIALS

FA Part I & 2

QUESTION BANK

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

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