I want to give the exam of Indian Council of Agricultural Research and for that I want to get the Indian Council of Agricultural Research syllabus of Plant Pathology so can you provide me that?

As you want to get the Indian Council of Agricultural Research syllabus of Plant Pathology so here it is for you:

UNIT-I:
Importance of Agriculture in national economy; basic principles of crop production; cultivation of rice,wheat, chickpea, pigeon-pea, sugarcane, groundnut, tomato, potato and mango. Major soils of India,role of NPK and their deficiency symptoms.

UNIT-II:
Structure and function of cell organelles; mitosis and meiosis; Mendelian genetics; elementary knowledgeof photosynthesis; respiration, and transpiration; structure and functions of carbohydrates, proteins, nucleicacids, enzymes and vitamins. Major pests and diseases of rice, wheat, cotton, chickpea, sugarcane andtheir management.

UNIT-III:
Characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, differences between fungi, bacteria, mycoplasmasand viruses; physical and chemical basis of heredity; chromosome structure; genes/operon concept;protein biosynthesis; transformation, recombination, Heterosis; Elements of economic botany; integrated diseases management; sterilisation, disinfection and pasteurization; Koch’s postulates; etiological agents of rusts, smuts, powdery/downy mildews, wilts, yellows, mosaic, necrosis, enations, blights and witchesbroom; pH, buffer, vitamins, role of plant hormones in seed germination and dormancy; pollination/
fertilization in flowering plants; methods of seed testing; breeders, foundation and certified seeds; seed production in self and cross pollinated crops, nitrate assimilation; biological nitrogen fixation and otheruses of microorganisms in agriculture.

UNIT-IV:
Food and industry; composting and biogas production. Important rural development programmes in India;organizational set up of agricultural research, education and extension in India.

Contact Details:
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Krishi Bhavan,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road,
New Delhi,
Delhi 110001 ‎
011 2584 3277 ‎
India

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