B.Sc.

(Agriculture): 2011 Syllabus

I Year I Semester Sl. Course No. No. 1. AGR 101 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. AGM 101 COM 111 MAT 111 SAC 101 PBG 101 ENG 101 NSS/NCC 101 PED 101 Course Title Credit Department Hours 1+1 Agronomy Agrl. Microbiology PS & IT PS & IT SS & AC PB & G English NSS/NCC Physical Education

I Year II Semester Sl. Course No. No. 1. AGR 102 2. BIC 101 3. CRP 101 4. PBG 102 5. AEX 101 6. AEC 101 7. HOR 111 8. ENS 101 9. FSN 111

Principles of Agronomy and Agricultural Heritage Agricultural Microbiology 2+1 Fundamentals of Information Technology 1+1 Applied Mathematics 1+1 Principles of Analytical Chemistry 1+1 Introduction to Agricultural Botany 1+1 English for effective communication 0+1 National Service Scheme / 0+1 National Cadet Corps Physical Education 0+1 Total 7+9=16

Course Title Fundamentals of Agricultural Meteorology Fundamentals of Biochemistry Crop Physiology Principles of Genetics Dimensions of Agricultural Extension Principles of Agricultural Economics Fundamentals of Horticulture Principles of Environmental Sciences Principles of food science and processing Total

Credit Hours 1+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 1+1 1+1 1+1 1+1 1+1 12+9=21

Department Agronomy Biochemistry Crop Physiology PB & G Agrl. Extension Agrl. Economics Horticulture Environmental Sciences Home Science

 II Year III Semester Sl. Course Course Title No. No. 1. AGR 201 Weed Management 2. AGR 202 Irrigation Management 3. AEN 201 Fundamentals of Entomology 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. PAT 201 SAC 201 AMP 201 AEX 201 FMP 211 ANM 201 Fundamentals of Plant Pathology Fundamentals of Soil Science Livestock and Poultry Production Management Fundamentals of Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology Farm Power and Machinery Introductory Nematology Total

Credit Hours 1+1 1+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 1+1

Department Agronomy Agronomy Agricultural Entomology Plant Pathology SS & AC Animal Husbandry Agrl. Extension

1+1 Farm Machinery 1+1 Nematology 13+9=22

II Year IV Semester Sl. Course Course Title No. No. 1. AGR 203 Agronomy of field Crops- I 2. HOR 211 Production Technology of Fruits and Plantation Crops 3. SST 201 Principles of Seed Technology 4. SWC 211 Fundamentals of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering 5. FOR 211 Forest Resource Management 6. ARM 201 Fundamentals of Agribusiness Management 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Credit Hours 1+1 2+1 2+1 2+1

Department Agronomy Horticulture

ABT 201 STA 211 ERG 211 AGR 204 SER 201

Principles of Biotechnology Applied Statistics Renewable Energy Study Tour I Sericulture Technologies Total

SS& T Soil and Water Conservation 1+ 1 Forestry 1+1 Agrl. Economics / Agrl. and Rural Management 1+1 Agricultural Biotechnology 1+1 PS & IT 1+0 Bioenergy 0+1 Agronomy 1+1 Sericulture 13+10=23
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 III Year V Semester Sl. Course Course Title Credit Department No. No. Hours 1. AGR 301 Crop Production 0+1 Agronomy 2. AGR 302 Agronomy of field Crops- II 1+1 Agronomy 3. AGR 303 Study Tour II 0+1 Agronomy 4. SAC 301 Crop and Pesticide Chemistry 2+1 SS & AC 5. AEN 301 Pests of Field Crops and their Agrl. Entomology 2+1 Management 6. Diseases of Field Crops and Their Plant Pathology PAT 301 2+1 Management 7. HOR 311 Production Technology of Vegetables and Horticulture 2+1 Spice crops 8. NST 301 Fundamentals and Applications of Nano Technology 1+0 nanotechnology 9. AEC 301 Production Economics and Farm Agrl. Economics 1+1 Management 10. ABT 301 Applied Plant Biotechnology 1+1 Biotechnology 11. FPE 301 Post Harvest and Food Engineering 1+1 FPE Total 13+10=23 III Year VI Semester Sl. Course Course Title Credit Department No. No. Hours 1. Principles and practices of cropping and 2+1 Agronomy AGR 304 Farming System 2. SAC 302 Soil Resource Inventory and Problem Soils 2 + 1 SS & AC 3. PBG 301 Principles and Methods of Plant Breeding 2 + 1 PB & G 4. Production Technology of Flower Crops, Horticulture HOR 312 2+1 Medicinal and Aromatic Crops 5. Extension Methodologies and Transfer of Agrl. Extension AEX 301 1 +1 Agricultural Technology 6. AEC 302 Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Prices 1 +1 Agrl. Economics 7. ENG 301 Soft skills for Employability 0+1 English 8. EXP 301 Experiential Learning - 1 0+5 Total 10+12=22
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 IV Year VII Semester Sl. Course Course Title No. No. 1. AEX 401 Rural Agricultural Work Experience - RAWE (VSP+ADO+NGO+INDUSTRY) 2. APW 401 Project Work 3. AEX 402 All India Study Tour Total IV Year VIII Semester Sl. Course Course Title No No. 1. AGR 401 Organic Farming 2. Breeding Field Crops and Horticulture PBG 401 crops 3. Nutrient Management and Fertilizer SAC 401 Technology 4. Pests of Horticultural Crops and their AEN 401 Management 5. Diseases of Horticultural crops and their PAT 401 management 6. Agricultural Finance, Banking and Co- AEC 401 operation ,yf;fpa';fspy; ntshz;ika[k; mwptpay; jkpH; 7. TAM 401 gadhf;fKk; / Development Education for /ENG 401 non Tamil students 8. EXP 401 Experiential Learning II Total ABSTRACT

Credit Hours 0 + 6

Department Agrl. Extension

0 + 4 0 +1 Agrl. Extension 0+11=11

Credit Hours 1+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 1+1 0+1

Department Agronomy PB & G SS & AC Agrl. Entomology Plant Pathology Agrl. Economics Tamil / English

0+5 10+12=22

Semester wise Distribution of Courses for B. Sc. (Agriculture) Semester Number of courses Credit Hours I 9 7+9=16 II 9 12+9=21 III 9 13+9=22 IV 11 13+10=23 V 11 13+10=23 VI 8 10+12=22 VII 3 0+11=11 VIII 8 10+12=22 Total 68 78+82=160
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