ICAR JRF Exam Plant Science Group Subjects

I want to know about information about subjects in ICAR junior research fellowship examination for Plant Science Group ?

[Kiran Chandar]

Here I am giving you information about subjects in ICAR junior research fellowship examination for Plant Science Group below :

MAJOR SUBJECT GROUP “B” – PLANT SCIENCES-

Plant Breeding & Genetics
Plant Pathology
Agricultural Microbiology/Microbiology
Seed Science & Technology
Plant Genetic Resources

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.
Structure and function of cell organelles;
Mitosis and meiosis;
Mendelian genetics;
Elementary knowledge of photosynthesis;
respiration, and transpiration; structure and functions of carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes and vitamins.

Major pests and diseases of rice,
Wheat,
cotton, chickpea,
Sugarcane and their management

MAJOR SUBJECT GROUP “B” – PLANT SCIENCES- 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. Structure and function of cell organelles; mitosis and meiosis; Mendelian genetics; elementary knowledge of photosynthesis; respiration, and transpiration; structure and functions of carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes and vitamins. Major pests and diseases of rice, wheat, cotton, chickpea, sugarcane and their management.

Will you please tell on which rank/position Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) Rohtak is resides ?

[Quick Sam]

Maharshi Dayanand University established as by an Act No. 25 of 1975 of the Haryana Legislative Assembly. University having good position among the universities of India .

Departments of university :

Botany
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Centre for Bionformatics
Centre for Haryana Studies
Centre for Medical Biotechnology
Chemistry
Commerce
Computer Science & Applications
Defence & Strategic Studies
Economics
Education
Engg. & Technology
English & Foreign Languages
Environment Sciences
Fine Arts
Food Technology
Genetics
Geography
Hindi
History
Hotel & Tourism Management
IMSAR (Management Science)
Journalism & Mass Communication
Law
Library & Information Science
Mathematics
Medical Biotechnology
Microbiology
Music
Physical Education
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Physics
Plant Biotechnology
Political Science
Psychology
Public Administrations
Sanskrit
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology

Organizational structure:



Address:
Maharshi Dayanand University
Delhi Road, University Secretariat
Rohtak, Haryana 124001

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Can you provide me the syllabus of Plant Science Group under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)?

[Neelu Bhasin]

The syllabus of Plant Science Group under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) is as follows:


Code 02: MAJOR SUBJECT GROUP - PLANT SCIENCES

Subjects:

2.1: Plant Breeding & Genetics,
2.2: Plant Pathology,
2.3: Agricultural Microbiology/Microbiology,
2.4: Seed Science & Technology,
2.5: Plant Genetic Resources

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 knowledge of photosynthesis; respiration, and transpiration; structure and functions of carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes and vitamins. Major pests and diseases of rice, wheat, cotton, chickpea, sugarcane and their management.

UNIT-III: Characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, differences between fungi, bacteria, mycoplasmas and 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; Kochs 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 other uses 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.