Crop Production Technology – I (Kharif Crops) B.Sc. Ag 3rd Semester Notes

AGRON – 211 Crop Production Technology – I (Kharif Crops)

Credit – 2 (1+1)

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Syllabus

UNIT – 1

Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield of Kharif crops Cereals –

1. Rice NOTES
2. Maize NOTES
3. Sorghum NOTES
4. Pearl millet NOTES
5. Finger millet NOTES

UNIT -2

Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield of Kharif crops pulses.

1. Pigeon pea
2. Mung bean
3. Urd bean.

UNIT – 3

Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield of Kharif crops oilseeds –

1. Groundnut
2. and Soybean.

UNIT -4

Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield of Kharif crops fibre crops-

• Cotton
• Jute

UNIT -5

Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield of Kharif crops forage crops–

1. Sorghum
2. Cowpea
3. Cluster Bean
4. Napier grass.

Practical

1. Rice nursery preparation, transplanting of Rice.
2. Sowing of soybean, pigeon pea and mung bean maize, groundnut and cotton.
3. Effect of seed size on germination and seedling vigour of kharif season crops.
4. Effect of sowing depth on germination of kharif crops.
5. Identification of weeds in kharif season crops.
6. Top dressing and foliar feeding of nutrients.
7. Study of yield contributing characters and yield calculation of kharif season crops.
8. Study of crop varieties and important agronomic experiments at experimental farm.
9. Study of forage experiments.
10. Study of morphological description of kharif season crops.
11. Visit to research centres of related crops.