Semester VII

System Simulation and Agro Advisory

EC 4110 · 4 (3+1) credit hours

Syllabus

Topic-wise syllabus

Elective course. Students choose five electives in Semester VII.

19 topics · 42 lectures

Theory topics
No.	Topic	Lectures
Unit I
1	System approach for representing soil-plant-atmospheric continuum	2
2	System boundaries	2
3	Crop models, concepts and techniques	2
4	Types of crop models, relational diagrams	2
5	Data requirements for crop models	2
6	Evaluation of crop responses to weather elements	2
7	Elementary crop growth models, calibration, validation, verification and sensitivity analysis	3
Unit II
8	Potential and achievable crop production - concept and modelling, techniques for their estimation	2
9	Crop production in moisture and nutrients limited conditions	2
10	Components of soil water and nutrients balance	3
11	Weather forecasting	2
12	Types and methods of weather forecasting	3
13	Tools and techniques of weather forecasting	3
Unit III
14	Forecast verification	2
15	Value added weather forecast	2
16	ITK for weather forecast and its validity	2
17	Crop-Weather Calendars	2
18	Preparation of agro-advisory bulletin based on weather forecast	2
19	Use of crop simulation model for preparation of Agro-advisory and its effective dissemination	2

8 topics

Practical topics
No.	Topic
1	Preparation of crop weather calendars
2	Preparation of agro-advisories based on weather forecast using various approaches and synoptic charts
3	Working with statistical and simulation models for crop growth
4	Potential and achievable production; yield forecasting, insect and disease forecasting models
5	Simulation with limitations of water and nutrient management options
6	Sensitivity analysis of varying weather and crop management practices
7	Use of statistical approaches in data analysis and preparation of historical, past and present meteorological data for medium range weather forecast
8	Feedback from farmers about the agro-advisory

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