AGRON-211 Crop Production Technology–I (Kharif crops) New Syllabus 6th Dean’s

Objective

1. To impart basic and fundamental knowledge on principles and practices of kharif crop production
2. To impart knowledge and skill on scientific crop production and management

Theory

Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield of Kharif crops. Cereals- rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet and other minor millets, pulses- mothbean, pigeonpea, mungbean and urdbean; oilseeds groundnut, soybean, sesame, castor; fibre crops- cotton and jute; forage crops- sorghum, cowpea, cluster bean, maize, guinea and napier.

Practical

Nursery preparation of different crops, Transplanting of different crop, sowing of soybean, pigeon pea and Mungbam, maize, groundnut and cotton, effect of seed size on germination and seedling vigour of Kharif crops, effect of sowing depth on germination of Kharif crops, identification of weeds in Kharif crops, top dressing and foliar feeding of nutrients, study of yield contributing characters and yield calculation of Kharif crops, study of crop varieties and important agronomic experiments at experiential farm, recording biometric observations, Study of forage experiments, morphological description of Kharif crops, silage and hay making, visit to research centres of related crops.

Lecture schedule: Theory

1. Rice-Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, 1
2. Rice- varieties, cultural practices and yield 1
3. Maize-Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield 1
4. Sorghum-Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, 1
5. Sorghum- varieties, cultural practices and yield (Seed and forage) 1
6. Pearl millet- Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield 1
7. Finger millet- Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield 1
8. Minor millet: Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield 1
9. Mothbean, Mungbean and Urdbean -Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield 1
10. Pigeonpea-Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield 1
11. Groundnut-Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield 1
12. Soybean-Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield 1
13. Sesame and Castor -Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield 1
14. Cotton-Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield 1
15. Jute-Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield 1
16. Forage crops- sorghum, cowpea, cluster bean, maize, guinea and napier, package of practices 1

Lecturer schedule: Practical

1. Nursery preparation of different crop 3
2. Transplanting of different crop 3
3. Sowing of soybean, pigeon pea and mungbean, maize, groundnut and cotton 2
4. Sowing of maize, groundnut and cotton 2
5. Effect of seed size on germination and seedling vigour of Kharif crops 2
6. Effect of sowing depth on germination of Kharif crops 2
7. Working out seed rate and real value related numericals 2
8. Identification of weeds in Kharif crops 2
9. Top dressing and foliar feeding of nutrients 2
10. Study of yield contributing characters and yield calculation of Kharif crops 2
11. Study of crop varieties and important agronomic experiments at experiential farm 2
12. Recording biometric observations 2
13. Study of forage experiments 2
14. Morphological description of Kharif crops 2
15. Silage and hay making, visit to research centres of related crops 2

Suggested Readings

1. B. Gurarajan, R. Balasubramanian and V. Swaminathan. Recent Strategies on Crop Production. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
2. Chidda Singh.1997. Modern techniques of raising field crops. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
3. Rajendra Prasad. Textbook of Field Crops Production – Commercial Crops. Volume II ICAR
   Publication.
4. S.R. Reddy. 2009. Agronomy of Field Crops. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
5. S.S. Singh. 2005. Crop Management. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
6. UAS, Bangalore. 2011. Package of Practice. UAS, Bangalore.
7. Subhash Chandra Bose, M. and Balakrishnan, V. 2001. Forage Production. South Asian Publishers, New Delhi.