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January 7th, 2017, 03:22 PM
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SHIATS Allahabad
Can you provide me the syllabus of B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture program offered by School of Agriculture of SHIATS or Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad?
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January 7th, 2017, 04:57 PM
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Re: SHIATS Allahabad
The syllabus of B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture program offered by School of Agriculture of SHIATS or Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad is as follows: AGRN 311 Principles of Agronomy and Agricultural Meteorology Meaning and scope of Agronomy: National and International Agricultural Research Institutes in India, Agro-climatic zones of India and Rajasthan. Tillage, crops stand establishment, Planting geometry and its effect on growth and yield cropping systems, Harvesting Agricultural meteorology: Weather and climate, micro-climate, weather elements. Earths’ atmosphere. Composition and structure, solar radiation, Nature, properties, depletion, solar constant and energy balance, Atmospheric, temperature, factors affecting, horizontal and vertical distribution, variations and global warming. Air Pressure variations; Wind: factors affecting, cyclones and anticyclones and general circulation. Atmospheric humidity, vapour pressure and saturation, Process of condensation, formation of dew, fog, mist, snow, rain and hail; Formation and classification of clouds, Introduction to monsoon, Basics of weather forecasting. Practical: Study of tillage implements; Practice of ploughing; Practice of puddling; Study of seeding equipments and introduction of remote sensing. Different methods of sowing; Study of manures, fertilizers and green manure crops / seeds (including calculations); Study of intercultivation implements and practice; Practice of methods of fertilizer applications; Participation in ongoing field operations; Site selection for Agromet observatory; Measurement of temperature; Measurement of rainfall; Measurement of evaporation (atmospheric/soil); Measurement of atmospheric pressure; Measurement of sunshine duration and solar radiation; Measurement of wind direction and speed and relative humidity; Study of weather forecasting and synoptic charts. COMP 307 Introduction to Computer Application Introduction to computers : History, evolution, Memory & Input / Output / Storage Devices. Software: Type of software, System software, Applications Software, Introduction to Ms-Word and Ms-Excel. Operating Systems: Definition, functions of Operating System. Booting process of computer-warm and cold. Introduction to DOS and Windows Operating System. Computer Viruses: Types of computer viruses, worms, Trojans, Security Aspects. |
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