Agro.2205 Crop Production Technology II - Pulses, oilseeds, sugar and fibre Crops (1+1)
Theory
Origin, geographical
distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirement, varieties,
cultural practices and yield of chick pea, cowpea, groundnut, sesamum, soybean,
sugar cane and cotton - Economic importance and general cultivation aspects of red
gram, black gram, green gram, sunflower and jute
Practical
Identification and
familiarization of pulses, oilseeds, sugar crops, fibre crops and narcotics–
Problems on seed rate, fertilizer requirements - Preparation of planting
material of major crops - Seed treatment – Land preparation and planting –
After cultivation operations –– Study of yield contributing characters and
yield calculations– Harvesting – Juice quality analysis of sugar cane-
Computation of cost of cultivation -
Visit to field of agronomic experiments and research centres of related
crops
