August 11, 2021

Daily Dosage - Origin of Crops - General agriculture - 04

Origin of Crops

Rice - S. E. Asia(Burma)
Wheat - S. W. Asia (Turkey)
Gram - S. W. Asia
Sugarcane - New Guinea
Soybean - China
Mustard - China
Tea - China
Maize - S. America (Mexico)
Potato - S. America (Peru)
Tobacco - C. America
Brinjal - India
Moong - India
Cotton - India
Groundnut - Brazil
Arhar - Africa
Cow pea - Africa
Jowar -Africa
Bajra - Africa
Oats -Asia Minor

Daily Dosage - Important Days Related to Agriculture - General Agriculture 03

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Important Days Related to Agriculture

World Consumer Day - 15th March

World Forestry Day - 21st March

Rajasthan Day - 3rd March

World Environment Day - 5th June

World Population Day - 11th July

Ozone Day - 16th September

Word Food Day - 16th October

Women in Agriculture Day - 4th December

Kishan Day - 23 rd December - birth day of Choudhary Charan Singh

Daily Dosage - Important years relates to agriculture - General agriculture - 02

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United Nation International Years Related to Agriculture

2020: The United Nations (UN) is declaring 2020 the ‘International Year of Plant Health.’ Capping off the ‘Decade on Biodiversity,’ the UN continues to recognize and promote healthy ecosystems as key to sustainable development.

2019: International Year of Indigenous Languages

2018: Contrary to common practice, the United Nations has not declared 2018 as International Year for any specific topic.

2017: International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development

2016: International Year of Pulses

2015: International Year of Soils

2014: International Year of Family Farming

2013: International Year of Quinoa

2013: International Year of Water Cooperation

2012: International Year of Co-operative General Agriculture

2012: Year of Horticultural (declared by Ministry of Ag. & Food Processing, Govt. of India).

2011: International Year of Forest, and : International Year of Chemistry

2010: International Year of Biodiversity

2009: International Year of Fiber

2008: International Year of Potato

2007: International Year of Water

2006: International Year of Desert and Desertification

2005: International Year of Physics

2004: International Year of Rice

Daily Dosage - Kisan Call Centre - General Agriculture -01

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Kisan Call Centre

• The Kisan Call Centre scheme was launched in 21, Jan 2004 to provide agricultural information to the farming community through toll -free telephone lines.
• A country -wide common 11 -digit number-1800-180- 1551—has been allocated for KCCs.
• Replies to the queries of the farming community are being provided in 22 local languages.
• Calls are attended to from 6.00 am to 10.00 pm on all seven days of the week.

Daily Dosage - Sericulture oneliner - 01

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Sericulture - 01

1. Top 3 silk production countries

1st - China
2nd - India
3rd- Uzbekistan

2. Largest Consumer of silk in the world - India

3.Biggest Producer of Raw Silk in India - Mysore (Karnataka)

4. Institutes:

Central Silk Board - Bangalore

Central Silk Technological and Research Institute -Bangalore

Central Sericulture Training and Research Institute - Mysore

Central Sericulture Research and Training Institute, Berhampur (Odisha)

Central Tasar Research and Training Institute, Ranchi (Jharkhand)

Cental Muga, Eri Research and Training Institute, Titibar (Assam)

Central Sericultural Germplasm Resources Centre, Hosur (TamilNadu)

5. Books:

Hand Book of Practical Sericulture - Utal and Narashimhanna

Mulbery Cultivation -R.K.Patnaik

Daily Dosage - Types of Vegetable gardens - Vegetable science oneliner

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Types of Vegetable gardens

1.Home or kitchen or Nutritional Garden - Area required for home garden is 250 sqm

2.Market Garden -

Mostly situated near big cities,
Intensive cultivation is followed,
Many crops are grown simultaneously

3.Truck Garden -

Extensive cultivation is followed one or two crops are grown

4.Processing Vegetable Garden -

Specialized cultivation practices are followed.Mainly grown on contract basis

5.Vegetable forcing or control environment agriculture -

Intensive cultivation is followed.
Very small area is used.

6.Vegetable garden for seed production -

Special type of vegetables are grown.
Contract cultivation.

7.Floating Vegetable Garden -

Mainly found in Jammu & Kashmir Shallow rooted vegetables are grown

8. Roof Garden - Fresh leafy vegetable are grown

Daily Dosage - Seed Production oneliner - Sorghum / Jower

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Seed production oneliner - Sorghum /Jowar

King of coarse grain - Jowar /Sorghum

Often cross pollinated crop

Basipetal - Flowering in sorghum starts from tip to bottom

Isolation distance for foundation seed production is 200 m

Isolation distance for certified seed production is 100 m

Chemical recommended for seed hardening of sorghum is KH2PO4

Isolation distance for certified seed production is sorghum in the presence of johnson grass - 400 m

Isolation distance for sorghum hybrid foundation seed production is 300 m

Isolation distance for sorghum hybrid certified seed production is 200 m

Planting ratio followed in sorghum hybrid seed production is 4:2

August 10, 2021

Best book for ICAR JRF -Plant Science Preparation

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Genetics and Plant breeding

Objective book

Plant Science JRF By Elangovan (Previous solved Paper 2005 to 2019+ Model test Paper’s )

Objective Genetics and plant breeding-Phundan Singh

Objective genetics BD Singh & BK Prasad

Objectives of plant breeding –Phundan Singh

Plant pathology
1. Plant pathology-Alice
2. Fungi bacteria virus –H.C.Dube
3. Uppal kumar Battacharya
Seed science and technology
1. P.K Agarwal seed technology
2. Objective seed technology –TNAU
Microbiology
1. Microbiology by Tauro and kapoor
General agriculture
1. General agriculture by Nem raj Sunda
2. General agriculture by Arun katyayan vol 1& 2( Read the subjects which comes under plant sciences
3. only)
4. General Agriculture for Postgraduate Entrance Exam Test (PET) BHU by Elangovan,
5. General agriculture by Muniraj singh rathore
6. Objective agriculture by SR Kantwa
Plant Physiology
1. Pandey and sinha

Best Agriculture Books for ICAR JRF - Agronomy Preparation

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List of Agronomy book for ICAR JRF Agronomy Preparation

Principles of Agronomy by S. R. Reddy
Principles Of Agronomy by Reddy & Reddy
Textbook of Field Crops Production by Rajendra Prasad vol 1
Textbook of Field Crops Production by Rajendra Prasad Vol 2
Weed Science : Basic and Applications by T. K. Das
Weed Management : Principles and Practices by O.P. Gupta
Irrigation Agronomy by Sr Reddy
Introductory Soil Science by D.K. Das
Agronomy Treatise by P.D. Chaudhary
Objective Agronomy by Thavaprakaash N,Velayudham K
Agronomy at a Glance Volume 2.
Objective Fundamentals by P.L. Maliwal and S.L. Mundra
Objective Agriculture by S.R Kantwa

Daily Dosage - Problematic Soils - Soil Science

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Problematic Soils

1. Acid Soil:

30% of cultivated soil of india are acidic in nature
Deficiency of Ca, Mg, K
Toxicity of Al, Mn
Control Measure - Lime application

2.Alkali Soil:

ESP > 15%, EC<4 ds/m pH:8.6-10
Deficiency of Fe, Zn, P, Mn
Toxicity of Na, B
Control Measure : Application of Gypsum, Calcium, Chloride, Phosphogypsum

3.Saline Soil:

ESP <15%,pH:7-8.5, EC>4 ds/m
Deficiency of Ca,K
Toxicity of Na, Cl
Control Measure: Application of Gypsum

4.Saline - Alkaline soil :

ESP >15%,pH:8.5, EC>4 ds/m

Daily Dosage - Characteristics of Good Quality Seed - Seed Science

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Characteristics of Good Quality Seed

It must be genetically pure:

Breeder / Nucleus seed - 100% genetic purity
Foundation seed - 99.5% genetic purity
Certified seed - 99.0% genetic purity

It should have the required level of physical purity for certification

All crop - 98%

Carrot - 95%

It should have high pure seed percentage

Bhendi - 99.0%

Other crop - 98.0%

Sesame, Soybean & Jute - 97.0%

Groundnut - 96.0%

August 9, 2021

Daily Dosage - Institutions related to Seed Science

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Institutions

National Bureau of Plant genetic resources - New Delhi
Central Seed Testing Laboratory - Varanasi, UP
National Seed Research and Training Centre - Varanasi, UP
Directorate of Seed and Spices Research -MAU, UP
Central Institute for Research in Cotton Technology - Mumbai, Maharastra
Central Institute for Cotton Research -Nagpur, Maharastra
Central Tobacco Research Institute- Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh
Central Rice Research Institute - Cuttack, Odisha
International Rice Research Institute-Manila, Philippines
International Plant genetic Resources Institute - Rome, Italy
The head office of CIMMYT - EL batan
Central Potato Research Institute- Simla
Indian Institute of Spices Research -Calicut, Kerala
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research - Bangalore, Karnataga
Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research - Lucknow, UP
Indian Institute of Vegetable Research - Varanasi, UP
Sugarcane Breeding Station - Coimbatore, TamilNadu
National Research Centre for Seed Spices - Ajmer - Rajesthan
National Research Centre for Banana -Trichy, TamilNadu
Directorate of Maize Research - New Delhi
Directorate of Rice Research - Hyderabad, Telangana
Directorate of Oil Seed Research -Hyderabad, Telangana
Directorate of Groundnut Research - Junagarh, Gujarath

Daily Dosage - Moisture content of grains for safe storage - Agronomy

Agronomy, Daily Dosage, August 09, 2021 0

Moisture content of grains for safe storage

Crop

Moisture Content (%)

Paddy, Raw Rice

14

Parboiled Rice

15

Wheat, Barley, Maize, Sorghum, Pearl millet, Finger Millet & Pulses

12

Coriander, Chillies, Fenugreek

10

Ground Nut Pods, Rapeseed & Mustard

06

Daily Dosage - Indicator plant for Nutrient Deficiency - Soil Science

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Indicator plant for Nutrient Deficiency

Nutrient

Indicator Plants

N

Cauliflower, Cabbage

P

Rapeseed

K

Potato

Ca

Cauliflower, Cabbage

Mg

Potato

Fe

Sugarbeet

Mn

Sugar beet, Oat, Potato

B

Sugar beet

Daily Dosage - Classification of Alkaline Soils - Soil Science

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Classification of Alkaline Soils

Soil class

EC (dS/m)

ESP

pH

Saline

>4

<15

<8.5

Saline- Alkali

>4

>15

<8.5

Alkali

<4

>15

8.5-10

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August 11, 2021

Origin of Crops

Important Days Related to Agriculture

United Nation International Years Related to Agriculture

Kisan Call Centre

Sericulture - 01

Types of Vegetable gardens

Seed production oneliner - Sorghum /Jowar

August 10, 2021

Genetics and Plant breeding

Plant pathology

Seed science and technology

Microbiology

General agriculture

Plant Physiology

List of Agronomy book for ICAR JRF Agronomy Preparation

Characteristics of Good Quality Seed

It must be genetically pure:

Breeder / Nucleus seed - 100% genetic purityFoundation seed - 99.5% genetic purityCertified seed - 99.0% genetic purity

It should have the required level of physical purity for certification

It should have high pure seed percentage

August 9, 2021

Institutions

Moisture content of grains for safe storage

Indicator plant for Nutrient Deficiency

Nutrient

Indicator Plants

Classification of Alkaline Soils

Soil class

EC (dS/m)

ESP

pH

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