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Crop Management is undertaking multidisciplinary activities. Students are given hands-on training on field preparation, irrigation management, weed management, practical crop production, soil sampling techniques, soil resource inventory, soil fertility, remote sensing, management of problematic soils, identification of deficiency symptoms, isolation, identification, examination and culturing of microorganisms from soil and plant samples, analysis of irrigation water/ waste water and contaminated soil, management of livestock, poultry, goat, design of agricultural machinery, equipment, agricultural structures, agricultural resource management, surveying and land profiling instruments, renewable energy gadgets and soil and water conservation.

Disciplines

  • Agronomy
  • Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry
  • Agricultural Microbiology
  • Environmental Science
  • Crop Physiology
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Agricultural engineering

INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS

  • Crop Cafeteria Unit
  • Irrigation Cafeteria Unit
  • Vermicomposting Unit
  • Farm Waste Compost Unit
  • IFS Unit (Farm Pond) – Wet Land-based
  • Solar lamp

PRODUCTION UNITS

  • Azolla Production Unit
  • Dairy Unit
  • Poultry (Broiler) Unit
  • Goat Unit

Agronomy Laboratory

To study various concepts like crop production technology of major field crops, Crop ecosystem, identification of crop seeds, fertilizers and chemicals, and implements for Primary, Secondary and Special operations. The students analyze plant nutrients in dry matter, soil organic carbon and available NPK in soil samples. Field-level observations on soil moisture measurement, bulk density, infiltration rate and irrigation water measurement have been experimented with in Agronomy Laboratory.

Year Course Code Course Title
I AGR 101 Fundamentals of Agronomy and Agricultural Heritage
II AGR 201 Crop Production Technology – I (Kharif Crops)
II AGR 203 Crop Production Technology – II (Rabi Crops)
II AGR 204 Farming System & Sustainable Agriculture
III AGR 301 Practical Crop Production - I (Kharif crops)
III AGR 302 Rainfed Agriculture & Watershed Management
III AGR 303 Practical Crop Production - II (Rabi crops)
III AGR 304 Principles of Organic Farming
III AGR 351 Weed and Water Management

Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Laboratory

Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Laboratory is well equipped for carrying out routine soil, plant, water, manures and fertilizer analysis. The laboratory is also having a good collection of rocks and mineral specimens for educational purposes. The spacious and well-furnished laboratory can accommodate 40 undergraduate students at a time. Primarily the students are facilitated to understand the soil sample collection, analysis of soil samples, soil physical and chemical properties, nutrient analysis in plant, soil and water and manure samples through various instruments in their course work.

Year Course Code Course Title
I SAC 101 Fundamentals of Soil Science
I RSG 102 Geo-informatics for Precision Farming
II SAC 201 Soil Resource Inventory
II SAC 202 Problematic Soils and their Management
III SAC 301 Manures, Fertilizers, and Soil Fertility Management
III SAC 352 Crop and Pesticide Chemistry

Agricultural Microbiology Laboratory

Agricultural Microbiology laboratory is intended for students to learn about the isolation of microorganisms by serial dilution and plating methods (pour plate and spread plate), purification by pure culture techniques (streak plate), culture preservation methods (slant and glycerol stock) in an addition to observe the morphology of microorganisms by staining methods (simple and differential staining) and to measure the size of microorganisms using micrometry (stage and ocular) method.

Year Course Code Course Title
I AGM 101 Fundamentals of Microbiology
III AGM 301 Agricultural Microbiology
III AGM 353 Microbial Quality and Safety of Foods

Environmental Science Laboratory

The laboratory of environmental science is equipped with various instruments required to conduct basic soil and water analyses of irrigation sources and effluents. Training on the estimation of contaminated soil and polluted water parameter is given to the students. They are exposed to wastewater treatment by using physical, chemical, and biological methods. The instruments in the laboratory include a pH meter, electrical conductivity meter, BOD incubator, COD reflux unit, hot air oven, autoclave, laminar air flow chamber, micro-oven, microscopes, spectrophotometer, flame photometer, sand path, water bath, rotary shaker, and distilled water units

Year Course Code Course Title
II ENS 201 Environmental Studies and Disaster Management
III ENS 301 Environmental Pollution and Management

Meteorological Observatory

Institute has a well-established B-class agro meteorology observatory on the farm (Latitude 10°53′ N, Longitude 77° 94′ E, and altitude of 218 MSL). The total length and breadth of the observatory is 36 m x 20 m. The main purpose of this observatory is to provide real-time weather information for making crop management, and protection decisions, to minimize pests, and disease incidence, and to decide day-to-day farm operations. The instruments available in the observatory are a Sunshine recorder, Wind vane, Robinson cup anemometer, Maximum and Minimum thermometer, Dry and Wet bulb thermometer, Self-recording rain gauge, Ordinary rain gauge, Open pan evaporimeter, and Soil thermometers (5, 10, and 20 cm depth). Weather observations are recorded twice a day at 7:22 AM and 2:22 PM local mean time.

Year Course Code Course Title
I AGR 102 Introductory Agro-Meteorology and Climate Change.

Animal Science Laboratory

The animal husbandry laboratory is primarily intended for teaching the students about the role of livestock in agriculture. It is provided with equipment used to carry out experimental activities related to teaching and demonstration. It is also used to explore the significance of different breeds of cattle, sheep, and goats. Students are exposed to animal management production techniques in theory, practicals, seminars, demonstrations, and field visits and are also given first-hand experience. In addition, students are given hands-on training on commercial broiler production, native chicken rearing, cattle production and farm management, clean milk production, identification and restraining methods of cattle, dentition and aging of cattle, sheep and goat production and animal management, fodder production, swine production, and management. In addition, job-oriented vocational training in dairy production technology is also given

Year Course Code Course Title
II AMP 201 Livestock and poultry production management

Agricultural Engineering Laboratory

To impart knowledge on the application of engineering and technology in farm operations, the agricultural engineering laboratory has been equipped with the required equipment. Students are getting familiarized and nourishing their knowledge of operating and managing the farm mechanical aids, land and water conservation technologies, material handling, and processing technologies.

Year Course Code Course Title
I SWE 112 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
II FMP 211 Farm Machinery and Power
II ERG 211 Renewable Energy and Green Technology
III APE 311 Protected Cultivation and Secondary Agriculture
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