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Here I am giving you procedure to get admit card for PG entrance examination of Indian Council Of Agricultural Research

==go on official website of Indian Council Of Agricultural Research
==than click on download option given on upper side of home page of it
==so you will get list of all current exam notices
==now click on AIEEA-PG option so you will get a new page
==now admit card for AIEEA-PG is not available whenever it will be publish you can get it on that page

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AIEEA PG syllabus :
ICAR AIEEA PG 2014 Entrance Test Syllabus

Code 01 : MAJOR SUBJECT GROUP – PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

( Subjects : 1.1 : Plant Biochemistry / Bio. Chem. 1.2 : Plant Biotechnology & Molecular Biology / Biotechnology, 1.3 : Plant Physiology / Crop Physiology )

UNIT – I : Basic Sciences & General Agriculture

Importance of agriculture in national economy; basic principles of crop production; cultivation of rice, wheat, chickpea, pigeon – pea, sugarcane, groundnut, tomato, and mango. Major soils of India; role of NPK and their deficiency symptoms. General structure and function of cell organelles; mitosis and meiosis; Mendelian genetics.

Elementary knowledge of growth, development, photosynthesis, respiration and transpiration; Elements of economic botany. General structure and function of carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes and vitamins. Major pests and diseases of rice, wheat, cotton, chickpea, sugarcane and their management. Organic farming; biofertilizers; biopesticides. Recombinant DNA technology; transgenic crops. Important rural development programs in India; organizational set up of agricultural research, education and extension in India. Elements of statistics.

UNIT – II : Plant Biochemistry

Importance of biochemistry in agriculture. Acid – base concept and buffers; pH. Classification, structure and metabolic functions of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. Structure and function of nucleic acids. Enzymes : structure, nomenclature, mechanism of action; vitamins and minerals as coenzymes and cofactors. Metabolic pathways : glycolysis, TCA cycle, fatty acid oxidation, triglyceride biosynthesis. Electron transport chain; ATP formation. Photosynthesis : C – 3, C – 4 and CAM pathways. Nitrate assimilation; biological nitrogen fixation. Colorimetric and chromatographic techniques.

UNIT – III : Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology / Biotechnology

Characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms; differences between fungi, bacteria, mycoplasms and viruses. Physical and chemical basis of heredity; chromosome structure. DNA replication, transcription and translation; genetic code; operon concept. Genetic engineering; restriction enzymes; vectors; gene cloning; gene transfer. Plant cell and tissue culture; micro – propagation; somaclonal variation. Transformation; recombination; Heterosis. General application of biotechnology. Molecular and immunological techniques. Concept of bioinformatics, genomics and proteomics.

UNIT – IV : Plant Physiology / Crop Physiology

Plant physiology – importance in agriculture. Seed germination, viability and vigour. Photosynthesis – significance of C – 3, C – 4 and CAM pathway; photorespiration and its implications. Translocation of assimilates; dry matter partitioning; Harvest index of crops. Growth and development; growth analysis; crop – water relationship. Plant nutrients and their functions. Phytohormones and their physiological role. Photo – periodism, vernalisation; pollination / fertilization in flowering plants. Post – harvest physiology and its significance.

Contact details :
INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II,
Pusa, New Delhi-110012