Agriculture definition and importance of agriculture, Agronomy meaning and scope of agronomy

Definition of seed, Types of seed, Dormancy definition, types of seed dormancy, Breaking seed dormancy; Seed viability definition, Test used for viability, Seed treatment and its type, Rhizobium inoculation in different crops; Sowing, planting and transplanting, Sowing methods of different crops, Sowing depth of different crops seed, Seed rate of some important crops; Optimum plant population, Plant density/spacing/ geometry, Nursery bed and transplanting

Tillage and tilth definition, Good characteristics of tilth and types of tillage, Advance forms of tillage; Minimum, Zero-till, Stubble mulch and Conservational tillage

Definition, Essential nutrients and criteria of essentiality, Classification of essential nutrients, Mobility of essential nutrients and factors affecting the mobility of nutrients, Discovery of essential nutrients, Major functions of essential nutrients, Deficiency symptoms/disorder of essential nutrients, Critical concentration of essential nutrients in soil and plants

Manures: definition, types of manures, nutrient content in different manures; Fertilizers: definition, types (N, P and K fertilizers), bio-fertilizers, customized fertilizer; Integrated Nutrient Management (INM): definition, concept, determinates, components, advantages of INM; Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE): definition and types of nutrient use efficiency (Partial factor productivity, Agronomic efficiency, physiological efficiency, crop recovery efficiency and nutrient harvest index)

Irrigation definitions and objectives; Water resources and irrigation development in India and Rajasthan; Soil moisture constant and theories of water availability; Crop water requirement and factor affecting it; Irrigation Scheduling: meaning and approaches of irrigation scheduling; Irrigation methods: check basin, furrow, border, sprinkler, micro irrigation (drip, micro sprinkler, bubbler, microjet), sub surface irrigation, chemigation, air conditioning irrigation; Irrigation efficiency; Water use efficiency; Irrigation water quality: different criteria and limit used, effect of poor quality water on plant growth, management practices for efficient use of poor quality irrigation water; Agricultural drainage: definition, types and benefits,

Growth; photosynthesis, respiration, net assimilation, phases of growth, growth expressions, growth analysis, Development; definition, development stage of crops, Factor affecting the growth and development; Plant ideotypes

Weeds-introduction, harmful and beneficial effect of weeds, classification of weeds; Weed biology- propagation, dispersion, germination, persistence, dormancy of weeds; Ecology of weeds; Crop weed competition, critical crop-weed competition, allelopathy; Concept of weed management; Weed control methods- preventive, physical (mechanical, cultural), biological and chemical; Integrated weed management (IWM); Herbicides- classification, trade name, important herbicides used in different crops, different formulation, herbicide mixture, herbicide selectivity and resistance.

Farming system; Cropping system; Crop rotation; definition, principles, advantage and limitation of crop rotation, Crop adaptation; Crop distribution; Crop management technology in problem areas; Harvesting of crops; criteria for harvesting of crops, harvesting methods, Threshing of crops; definition, types of threshing

Multiple Choice questions, Fill in the blanks, Short questions and Long questions