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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Msc Agronomy syllabus
AGRONOMY
M.Sc. Programme
I Semester
Course No. Course title Credit hours
AGRON 511 Agrometeorology and crop weather forecasting 3(2+1)
AGRON 512* Principles and practices of water management 3(2+1)
AGRON 513* Principles and practices of soil fertility and nutrient management 3(2+1)

II Semester
AGRON 521* Modern concepts in crop production 3(3+0)
AGRON 522* Principles and practices of weed management 3(2+1)
AGRON 523 Dryland farming and watershed management 3(3+0)
AGRON 524 Cropping systems and sustainable agriculture 3(3+0)

III Semester ,M.Sc.(Ag)
AGRON 531 Agronomy of major cereals and pulses 3(2+1)
AGRON 532 Agronomy of oilseeds, commercial and fibre crops 3(2+1)

IV Semester
AGRON 541 M.Sc. Seminar 1(0+1)
AGRON 542 M.Sc. Comprehensive 2(0+2)
AGRON 543 M.Sc. Research 15

Ph.D. Programme
I Semester
AGRON 611* Advances of crop growth and productivity 3(2+1)
AGRON 612* Advances in weed management 3(3+0)

II Semester
AGRON 621 Irrigation management 3(2+1)
AGRON 622 Stress crop production 3(2+1)

III Semester
AGRON 641 Ph.D. Seminar 2(0+2)
AGRON 642 Ph.D. Preliminary 4(0+4)
AGRON 643 Ph.D Research 10

IV, V and VI Semesters,
AGRON 643 Ph.D Research 30

Minor courses for M.Sc. and Ph.D. for the students of related disciplines as under :
Course No. Course title Credit hours
AGRON 513 Principles and practices of soil fertility and nutrient management 3(2+1)
AGRON 523 Dryland farming and watershed management 3(3+0)
AGRON 531 Agronomy of major cereals and pulses 3(2+1)

Minor and supporting/related courses for students of M.Sc.(Ag.) and Ph.D. (Agronomy)
M.Sc.(Ag.)
Supporting courses
i. STAT 511 Statistical methods 3(2+1)
ii. STAT 521 Experimental designs 3(2+1)

Minor courses
i. SOILS 513 Analytical techniques and instrumental methods in soil and plant analysis 3(2+1)


ii. PPHYS 531 Hormonal regulation of plant growth and development 3(2+1)
iii SOILS 532 Management of problem soils and waters 3(2+1)

Ph.D.
Supporting /related courses
i. PPHYS 511 Principles of plant physiology 3(3+0)
ii. PPHYS 521 Physiological and molecular responses of plants to abiotic stress 3(2+1)

Minor courses
i. SOILS 524 Soil water and air pollution 3(2+1)
ii. SOILS 511 Soil Chemistry 3(2+1)

Note: If required an another course (related / minor) running in a particular
semester may also be offered.
* Core courses
AGRON 511 Agrometeorology and Crop Weather Forecasting 3(2+1)
Objective
To impart knowledge about agro-meteorology and crop weather forecasting to meet the challenges of aberrant weather conditions.
Theory:
Agro meteorology: aim, scope and development in relation to crop environment, composition of atmosphere, distribution of atmospheric pressure, Solar radiation : characteristics, energy balance of atmosphere system, radiation distribution in plant canopies, radiation utilization by field crops, photosynthesis and efficiency of radiation utilization by crops, energy budget of plant canopies, Environmental temperature: soil, air, canopy temperature, temperature profile in air, soil and crop canopies, soil and air temperature effects on plant processes, regulation of air, soil temperature for protection against frost and hot winds, Environmental moisture and evaporation, measures of atmospheric moisture, temperature, relative humidity, vapour pressure and their relationship, evapotranspiration and meteorological factors determining evapotranspiration, Modification of plant environment: artificial rain making, controlling heat load, heat trapping and shedding, protection from cold, reduction in sensible and latent heat flux, Monsoon: monsoon and their origin, characteristics of monsoon, onset and progress of monsoon, withdrawal of monsoon, Weather forecasting in India: short, medium and long range forecasting, benefits of weather service to agriculture, forecasting of destructive frost, soil moisture forecast, phenological forecast, crop yield forecast, Aero-space science and remote sensing : application in agriculture, present status of remote sensing in India, Atmospheric pollution and its effect on climate and crop production.
Practical
Agrometeorological observatory- classes, site selection, layout and installation of meteorological instruments; handling of meteorological instruments; measurement of weather parameters; working out agroclimatic indices; maintenances of record; calculation of daily, weekly and monthly means; visit to state remote sensing centre, Jodhpur/Jaipur; measurement of soil temperature in different soil conditions/depths; interpretation and use of weather data; rainfall analysis for variability; moisture availability indices for an arid and a humid district, length of growing season, fitting cropping systems; preparation of weather maps, synoptic charts and weather reports; preparation of crop weather calendars, to become familiar with agro advisory service bulletins visit to ARS, Durgapura/Bikaner.
Lecture schedule- Theory
S. No. Topic No. of lectures
1 Agro meteorology - aim, scope and development in relation to crop environment 2
2 Composition of atmosphere, distribution of atm. pressure 1
3 Solar radiation - characteristics 1
4 Energy balance of atmosphere system 1
5 Radiation distribution in plant canopies, radiation utilization by field crops 2
6 Photosynthesis and efficiency of radiation utilization by crops 2
7 Energy budget of plant canopies 1
8 Environmental temperature- soil, air, canopy temperature, temperature profile in air, soil, 2


crop canopies
9 soil and air temperature effects on plant processes 2
10 Regulation of air, soil temperature for protection against frost and hot winds 2
11 Environmental moisture and evaporation - measures of atmospheric moisture, temperature, relative humidity, vapour pressure and their relationship 2
12 Evapotranspiration and meteorological factors determining evapotranspiration 2
13 Modification of plant environment, artificial rain making, controlling heat load, heat trapping and shedding 2
14 Protection from cold, reduction in sensible and latent heat flux 1
15 Monsoon and their origin, characteristics of monsoon 1
16 Onset and progress of monsoon withdrawal of monsoon 1
17 Weather forecasting in India: short, medium and long range forecasting 2
18 Benefits of weather service to agriculture, forecasting of destructive frost, soil moisture forecast, phenological forecast, crop yield forecast etc 2
19 Aero-space science and remote sensing - application in agriculture, present status of remote sensing in India. 2
20 Atmospheric pollution and its effect on climate and crop production 1

Lecture schedule- Practical
S. No. Topic No. of lectures
1 Agro meteorological observatory – classes, site selection, layout and installation procedures for meteorological instruments 1
2 Handling of meteorological instruments 1
3 Measurement of weather parameters 1
4 Working out agro climatic indices 1
5 Maintenance of records 1
6 Calculation of daily, weekly and monthly means 2
7 Visit to state Remote Sensing Centre, Jodhpur/Jaipur 1
8 Measurement of soil temperature in different soil conditions/depths 1
9 Interpretation and use of weather data 1
10 Rainfall analysis for variability 2
11 Moisture availability indices for an arid district 1
12 Moisture availability indices for a humid district 1
13 Length for growing season, fitting cropping systems 1
14 Preparation of weather maps, synoptic charts & weather reports 1
15 Preparation of crop weather calendar 1
16 To become familiar with Agro-advisory-service bulletins/ 1

Suggested Readings:
S. Mavi (1994). Introduction to Agrometeorology. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.
New Delhi.
P.A. Menon (1989). Our weather. National Book Trust, New Delhi.
A.A. Rama Sastu (1984). Weather and Weather forecasting Publication Division, GOI.
P.K. Das (1992). The Monsoon. National Book Trust, New Delhi.
S. Venkateraman and A. Krishnan. Crops and Weather. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
Critchfield, H.J. 1995. General Climatology, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
R.S. Gena and S.P. Seetharaman (1991). Natural Resource Management: The Role of Remote sensing in decision making. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. New Delhi.
K.L. Joshi, Sinha and D.P. Gupta (1985). Physical Geography, National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi.
Vasiraju Radha Krishna Murthy (1995). Practical Manual on Agricultural Meteorology, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.
D.S. Lal, 1998. Climatology. Sharda Pustak Bhawan.
S.R. Ghadekar, 1991. Meteorology, Agromet Publishers, Nagpur.
A.K. Sacheti, 1985. Agricultural Meteorology- Instructional-cum-Practical Manual. NCERT, New Delhi.
Mavi H.S. and Tuper G.J. 2004. Agrometeorology: Principles and Application of Climate Studies in Agriculture. Haworth Press.
Vashneya M.C. and Balakrishana Pillai P. 2003. Textbook of Agricultural Meteorology, ICAR.

AGRON 512 Principles and Practices of Water Management 3(2+1)
Objective
To teach the principles of water management and practices to enhance the water productivity.
Theory:
Water, its properties and role in plants; Water resources of India, Major irrigation projects and extent of area and crops irrigated in India; Water potential – concept, components and relationship between different components; Water movement in plant and soils; Absorption and transpiration of water in plants; Scheduling and methods of irrigation including micro irrigation system; Fertigation, Water use efficiency: Water management of crops and cropping systems; Soil, plant and meteorological factors determining water needs of crops; Water deficit stress in plants and its effect on growth. Quality of irrigation water – effect of saline water and soil salinity on plants and its management, Excess soil water and plant growth; Water management in problem soils; Drainage requirement of crops and methods of drainage, their layout and spacing.
Practical:
Determination of soluble salts, Ca + Mg, CO3= and HCO3- and Na in irrigation water; Determination of FC and PWP; Soil moisture measurement by tensiometer and pressure plate apparatus; Water flow measurement using different devices. Determining soil profile moisture deficit and irrigation requirement. Calculations on irrigation efficiencies; Computation of water requirement of crops using modified Penman formula. Determination of infiltration rates and hydraulic conductivity.
Lecture schedule- Theory
S. No. Topic No. of lectures
1 Water, its properties and role in plants 2
2 Water resources of India, major irrigation projects, and extent of area and crops irrigated in India 3
3 Water potential-concept, components and relationship between different components 2
4 Water movement in plants and soils 2
5 Absorption-types and relative importance 2
6 Transpiration – types and methods to reduce transpiration 2
7 Scheduling of irrigation and methods of irrigation including micro irrigation system, fertigation 2
8 Water use efficiency and factors affecting it 2
9 Water management of crops and cropping systems 2
10 Soil, plant and meteorological factors determining water needs of crops 2
11 Water deficit stress in plants and its effect on growth 2
12 Quality of irrigation water-criteria used, effect of poor quality water on plant growth and management of saline water for irrigation 3
13 Excess soil water and plant growth 2
14 Water management in problem soils 2
15 Drainage requirement of crops and methods of drainage, their layout and spacing 2

Lecture schedule- Practical
S. No. Topic No. of lectures
1 Determination of soluble salts and Ca + Mg in irrigation water 1
2 Determination of CO3= and HCO3- and Na in irrigation water 1
3 Determination of FC and PWP 2
4 Determination of soil moisture by tensiometer and pressure plate apparatus 2
5 Water flow measurement using different devices 2
6 Determining soil profile moisture deficit 1
7 Determination of irrigation requirement of crops 2
8 Calculations on irrigation efficiencies 2
9 Computation of water requirement of crops using modified Penman formula 1
10 Determination of infiltration rate of soil 1
11 Determination of hydraulic conductivity of soil 1

Suggested Readings:
A.M. Michael, 1987. Irrigation – Theory and Practice, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
S.S. Parihar and B.S. Sandhu, 1978. Irrigation of field crops – Principles and Practices, ICAR, New Delhi
D. Lenka, 1999. Irrigation and Drainage. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.

R.D. Mishra and M. Ahmed. 1987. Manual on Irrigation Agronomy, Oxford & IBH Pub. Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
G.H. Sankara Reddy and T. Yellamanda Reddy. 1995. Efficient use of irrigation water. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi
K.V. Paliwal. 1972 Irrigation with saline water WTC, IARI, New Delhi.
I.C. Gupta 1990. Use of saline water in Agriculture. Oxford & IBH Pub. Co. Ltd., New Delhi
P.J. Kramer and J.S. Boyer 1995. Water relations of Plants & Soils, Academic Press, California, USA.
S.R. Reddy 2000. Principles of Crop Production, Kalyani Publication, New Delhi.
D.K. Majumar 2004. Irrigation water management – principles and practice, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
S.C.Panda 2003. Principles and practices of water management. Agrobios, Jodhpur
Singh Pratap and Maliwal P.L. 2005. Technologies for Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture. Agrotech Publc.
AGRON 513 Principles and Practices of Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management 3(2+1)
Objective
To impart knowledge of soil fertility and plant nutrients and apprise about the integrated approach of plant nutrition and sustainability of soil resources.
Theory:
Problems and management relating to mechanical impedence and soil submergence; Salt affected soils - problems and remedial measures; Soil acidity and remedial measures; Soil fertility and productivity concept and differences: Criteria of essentiality and forms in which nutrients are absorbed by plants; Physiological methods of increasing FUE. Nitrogen: Functions, deficiency and toxicity symptoms, forms of nitrogen, nitrogen transformation in soil, organic and mineral N balance in soil, mineralization of N compounds, losses of N from soil, nitrogenous fertilizer materials. Methods to increase N use efficiency and slow release fertilizers; Biological N fixation, symbiotic and free living N fixers; Phosphorus: Functions and deficiency symptoms, forms of P in soil, their availability and P fixation, various phosphatic fertilizers; Practices of increasing the effectiveness of applied and native phosphorus (PSB). Potassium: Functions and deficiency symptoms, forms of K in soil, fixation and release of potassium in soil; Potassic fertilizers and their application. Sulphur and micronutrients (Fe, Zn) functions, deficiency symptoms and application; Inter relationship of nutrient availability and soil pH; Important nutrient interactions and their effect on nutrient availability, cation exchange capacity and availability of plant nutrients; Integrated nutrient management.
Practical:
Procedure of plant and soil sampling; Determination of soil pH, EC and organic carbon; Determination of total N and available N, P and K in soils; Determination of N, P, K and S in plant samples; Determination of Ca, Mg and Na in soil; Determination of gypsum requirement of alkali soils.
Lecture schedule- Theory
S. No. Topic No. of lectures
1 Soil problems relating to mechanical impedence and their management / remedial measures 1
2 Soil submergence - meaning, causes and electro chemical changes occurring (oxidized-reduced zones and redox potential) 2
3 Salt affected soils – characteristics, classification and their remedial measures 2
4 Soil acidity-characteristics, reasons of soils acidity and remedial measures/ amelioration 2
5 Soil fertility and productivity concept and differences 1
6 Criteria of essentiality and forms in which nutrients are absorbed by plant. 2
7 Physiological methods of increasing FUE 1
8 Nitrogen:
Functions, deficiency and toxicity symptoms, forms of nitrogen, N – transformation in soil, organic and mineral nitrogen balance in soil, mineralization of N compounds and factors affecting nitrification, losses of N from soil. 4
N-fertilizers, slow release fertilizers and methods to increase nitrogen use efficiency 1
Biological nitrogen fixation, symbiotic and free living N fixers 2
9 Phosphors
Functions and deficiency symptoms, forms of P in soil and their availability, P 2


availability in relation to pH, P-fixation.
Various P fertilizers and practices of increasing the effectiveness of applied and native phosphorus (PSB) 2
10 Potassium:
Functions and deficiency symptoms, forms of K in soil, fixation and release of K in soils, factors affecting K availability 3
Potassic fertilizer and their application 1
11 Sulphur and micronutrients (Fe & Zn) – functions, deficiency symptoms and application 2
12 Interrelationship of nutrient availability and soil pH 1
13 Important nutrient interactions and their effect on nutrient availability, cation exchange capacity and availability of plant nutrients 2
14 Integrated nutrient management concepts 1

Lecture schedule- Practical
S. No. Topic No. of lectures
1 Procedure of plant and soil sampling 1
2 Determination of soil pH, ECe and organic carbon 3
3 Determination of total N and available N, P and K in soil 4
4 Determination of total N, P, K and S in plant samples 4
5 Determination of Ca, Mg and Na in soil 2
6 Determination of gypsum requirement of alkali soils 2

Suggested Readings:
1. S.L. Tisdale, W.L. Nelson, J.D. Beaton and J.L. Havlin. 1997. Soil Fertility and Fertilizers. Prentice Hall of India, Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
2. T.R. Reddy an G.H.S. Reddi 1992. Principles of Agronomy, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi
3. L.A. Richards, 1968. Diagnosis and Improvement of Saline and Alkali Soils, Oxford and IBH Publishing Company, New Delhi
4. Tamhaney, Motiramani, Bali and Donahu, 1970. Soils Their Chemistry and Fertility in Tropical Asia, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi
5. R.R. Agarwal, J.S. P. Yadav and S.N. Gupta, 1982. Saline and Alkalai soils of India. ICAR Publication, New Delhi
6. G.Singh, J.S. Kolar and H.S. Sekhon, 2002. Recent Advances in Agronomy, Indian Society of Agornomy, IARI, New Delhi
7. J.S. Kanwar, 1978. Soil Fertility: Theory and Practices, ICAR Publication, New Delhi
8. J.L. Havlin, J.D. Beaton, S.L. Tisdale and WL. Nelson, 2006. Soil Fertility and Fertilizers- An Introduction to Nutrient Management, Prentice Hall of India, Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
9. N.C. Brady and R.R. Weil, 2003. Elements of the Nature and Properties of Soils. Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
10. R.S. Yawalkar, J.P. Agarwal and J. Bokde 1992. Manures and Fertilizers. Agri-Horticultural House, Nagpur
11. N.K. Fageria, V.C. Baligar and C.A. Jones 1991. Growth and Mineral Nutrition of Field Crops. Marcel Dekker, New York.
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