SATHEE CUET: Course 1

Agrometeorology
- Elements of Weather: rainfall
- weather forecasting
Genetics & Plant Breeding
- Cell and its structure
- Organisation of the genetic materials in chromosomes
- Mendel’s laws of inheritancet
- Quantitative inheritance
- Monogenic and polygenic inheritance
- Role of Genetics in Plant breeding
- Plant Biotechnology - definition and scope in
Biochemistry
- pH and buffers.
- Classification and nomenclature of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, and enzymes.
Microbiology
- Microbial cell structure.
- Micro-organisms: Algae
- Role of micro-organisms in respiration, fermentation, and organic matter decomposition.

Scope and Importance
- (a) Importance of livestock in agriculture and industry
- (b) Important breeds: Indian and exotic
Care and Management
- (a) Systems of cattle and poultry housing.
- (b) Principles of feeding
- (c) Management of calves, bullocks, pregnant and milch animals, chicks, cockerels, layers, and poultry.
- (e) Signs of sick animals, symptoms of common diseases in cattle
- (f) Prevention and control of diseases like Rinderpest, black quarter, foot and mouth, mastitis, haemorrhagic septicaemia, coccidiosis, Fowl pox, and Ranikhet disease.
Artificial Insemination
- Reproductive organs, collection, dilution, preservation of semen, and artificial insemination.
- Role of artificial insemination in cattle improvement.
- Livestock Products: Processing and marketing of milk and milk products.

Introduction
- (a) Targets and achievements in foodgrain production in India, sustainable crop production
- (b) Classification of field crops: cereals
Soil, Soil Fertility, Fertilizers, and Manures
- (a) Soil properties: pH, texture, structure, organisms, tilth, fertility, health.
- (b) Essential plant nutrients, functions, deficiency symptoms.
- (c) Soil types of India and their characteristics.
- (d) Organic manure, common fertilizers, biofertilizers, integrated nutrient management system.
Irrigation and Drainage
- (a) Sources of irrigation: rain, canals, tanks, rivers, wells, tubewells.
- (b) Scheduling of irrigation based on growth stages, soil moisture, weather.
- (c) Water requirement of crops.
- (d) Methods of irrigation and drainage.
- (e) Watershed management.
Weed Control
- Principles of weed control.
- Methods: cultural, mechanical, chemical, biological, integrated weed management.
Crops
- Seedbed preparation, seed treatment
- Fertilizer application: dose, method, timing.
- Irrigation, intercultural operations, weed control.
- Pests and diseases: bacteria, fungi, viruses, nematodes, integrated pest management.
- Harvesting, threshing, post-harvest technology:

(a) Importance of Fruits and vegetables in the human diet, Crop diversification & processing industry.
(b) Orchard- location and layout, ornamental gardening, and kitchen garden.
(c) Planting systems, training from frost and sunburn.
(d) Trees, shrubs, climbers and examples. propagation by seed, cutting
(e) Cultivation practices, processing, and marketing of
- (i) Fruits - mango, papaya, banana, guava, citrus, grapes.
- (ii) Vegetables - radish, carrot, potato, onion, cauliflower, brinjal, tomato, spinach, and cabbage.
- (iii) Flowers - gladiolus, canna, chrysanthemums, roses and marigold.
(f) Principles and methods of fruit and vegetable preservation.
(g) Preparation of jellies, jams