Semester VI
Dryland Agriculture/Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed Management
AGR 322 · 2 (1+1) credit hours
Syllabus
Topic-wise syllabus
Theory
14 topics · 16 lectures
| No. | Topic | Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| Unit I | ||
| 1 | Dryland/Rainfed agriculture: Introduction, types and characteristics; History of dry land/ rainfed agriculture in India | 1 |
| 2 | Problems and prospects of dry land/rainfed agriculture in India | 1 |
| 3 | Soil and climatic conditions prevalent in dry land/rainfed areas | 1 |
| 4 | Length of Growing Period (LGP) and Soil Moisture Availability (SMA) and its impact on crop and cropping system | 1 |
| 5 | Soil and water conservation techniques | 2 |
| 6 | Drought: types, effect of water deficit on physio-morphological characteristics of the plants | 1 |
| Unit II | ||
| 7 | Crop adaptation and mitigation to drought | 1 |
| 8 | Water harvesting: importance, its techniques | 1 |
| 9 | Efficient utilization of water through soil and crop management practices; Crops and cropping systems in dry land/rainfed areas | 1 |
| 10 | Management of crops in dry land/rainfed areas | 1 |
| 11 | Contingent crop planning for aberrant weather conditions | 1 |
| Unit III | ||
| 12 | Concept, history, objective, principles and components of watershed management, factors affecting watershed management | 2 |
| 13 | Long term rainfall analysis in relation to simple mathematical models and forecasting the weather abnormalities | 1 |
| 14 | Alternate land use system location; regional and crop specific dryland principles and practices for profitable and sustainable dryland farming and allied enterprises | 1 |
Practical
15 topics
| No. | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Studies on climate classification, studies on rainfall pattern in rainfed areas of the country and pattern of onset and withdrawal of monsoons |
| 2 | Calculation of Length of Growing Period (LGP) and Soil Moisture Availability (SMA) |
| 3 | Studies on cropping pattern of different rainfed areas in the country and demarcation of rainfed area on map of India |
| 4 | Interpretation of meteorological data and scheduling of supplemental irrigation on the basis of evapo-transpiration demand of crops |
| 5 | Critical analysis of rainfall and possible drought period in the country |
| 6 | Effective rainfall and its calculation |
| 7 | Studies on cultural practices for mitigating moisture stress including mechanical and agronomic measure |
| 8 | Soil moisture determination under different land situations |
| 9 | Importance of seed priming to mitigate drought |
| 10 | Assessment of meteorological drought |
| 11 | Characterization and delineation of model watershed |
| 12 | Seed treatment, viz., seed hardening and seed priming techniques for all the agricultural crops |
| 13 | Field demonstration on soil and moisture conservation measures |
| 14 | Field demonstration on construction of water harvesting structures |
| 15 | Visit to rainfed research station/watershed |
Study material
Notes
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