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Unit–III
Morphology and anatomy of Grasshopper.
Unit–IV
Taxonomy- its importance, history, development and binomial nomenclature; Classification
of class Insecta up to orders, suborders and important families with special emphasis on
distinguishing morphological characters.
Recommended Books
1. A.D. Imms, ‘A General Text Book of Entomology’.
2. R.E. Snodgrass, ‘Principles of Insect Morphology’.
3. R.F. Chapman, ‘The Insects: Structure and Function’.
4. H.S. Pruthi, ‘Text Book of Agricultural Entomology’.
5. M.S. Mani, ‘General Entomology’.
6. P.M. Srivastava and Ashok Kumar, ‘Text Book of Agricultural Entomology’.

SOIL CHEMISTRY, FERTILITY AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

Subject Code: BAGE1-325 LTPC Duration: 37 Hrs.
2103

Unit–I
Soil as a source of plant nutrients. Essential and beneficial elements- criteria of essentiality,
forms of nutrients in soil, mechanisms of nutrient transport to plants. Factors affecting
nutrient availability to plants.
Unit–II
Measures to overcome deficiencies and toxicities. Problem soils- acid, salt affected and
calcareous soils, characteristics, nutrient availabilities, Reclamation- mechanical, chemical
and biological methods.
Unit–III
Fertilizer and insecticides and their effect on soil, water and air. Irrigation water- quality of
irrigation water and its appraisal. Soil fertility- approaches for soil fertility evaluation.
Methods of soil testing. Critical levels of different nutrients in soil. Plant analysis- DRIS
approach, critical levels in plants. Rapid tissue tests.
Unit–IV
Indicator plants. Biological methods of soil fertility evaluation. Soil test based fertilizer
recommendations to crops. Factors influencing nutrient use efficiency (NUE) in respect of N,
P, K, S, Fe and Zn fertilizers. Source, method and scheduling of nutrients for different soils
and crops grown under rain fed and irrigated conditions.
Recommended Books
1. N.C. Brady and Ray R. Well, ‘The Nature and Properties of Soils’.
2. S.S. Singh, ‘Soil Fertility & Nutrient Management’.

FUNDAMENTALS OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION ENGINEERING

Subject Code: BAGE1-326 LTPC Duration: 37 Hrs.
2103

Unit-I
Surveying: Survey equipment, chain survey. Plotting procedure. Calculations of area of
regular and irregular fields. Levelling- terminology, equipment, methods of calculation; types
of levelling and contouring.

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Unit-II
Irrigation- classification of projects, flow irrigation and lift irrigation. Water sources. Water
lifting devices; pumps, their capacity and power calculations.
Unit-III
Irrigation water measurement- weirs, flumes and orifices, Water conveyance systems- open
channel and underground pipeline. Surface, drip and sprinkler irrigation methods.
Unit-IV
Soil and water conservation, soil erosion, types and control measures
Recommended Books
1. ‘Agriculture Engineering Land Surveying’, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co.
2. Irshad Ali, ‘Agriculture Machinery and Land Surveying’.

FARM POWER & MACHINERY

Subject Code: BAGE1-327 LTPC Duration: 25 Hrs.
2002

Unit–I
Historical perspective of farm power development in India, socio-economic implications of
farm mechanization in India, internal combustion (IC) engines and terminology; working
principles of two stroke and four stroke engines.
Unit–II
Different systems of tractors- types and selection.
Unit–III
Primary and secondary tillage implements; implements for agricultural operations; seed
drills, paddy translators- their calibrations.
Unit–IV
Plant protection equipment; harvesting and threshing equipment; cost of operation of tractor
and other farm machinery.
Recommended Books
1. ‘Farm Machinery and Equipment’, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co.
2. ‘Farm Power and Machinery’, Kitab Mahal.
3. S.C. Jain and C.R. Rai, ‘Tractor Engine’.

BIOCHEMISTRY LAB.
Subject Code: BAGE1-328 LTPC
0021

Quantitative tests for carbohydrates, lipids. proteins and amino acids. Paper electrophoresis.
Chromatography-paper, TLC, GLC. Extraction of oil from oil seeds. Acid value, Iodine
value, Saponification value. Quantitative determination of phenols, sugars, proteins, nucleic
acids and enzyme activity (amylase).

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY LAB.

Subject Code: BAGE1-329 LTPC
0021

Seed structure, germination and seed dormancy. Growth analysis. Calculation of growth
parameters. Methods of measuring water status in roots, stems and leaves. Measurement of
water potential. Absorption spectrum of chloroplastic pigments. Transpiration.

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