New Update Syllabus of CST-301: AGRONOMY-III
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B.Sc.Ag. (Hons) Part-III
THEORY COURSES
CST-301: AGRONOMY-III
1.Introduction to farm management: Meaning, scope, objectives, farm management decisions, functions and limitations of farm management.
2.Farm and farming: Definition, types of farming with advantages and disadvantages, factors to be considered for the establishment of a farm.
3.Economic principles of farm management: Economic principles applied to farm management, principles of selection of farm enterprises.
4. Farm planning and budgeting: Definition, necessity of farm planning, factors to be considered during farm planning, characteristics of good farm plan, limitations of farm planning, types of farm budgeting.
5.Farm record: Concept, objectives, farm record maintenance, limitations and types of farm record.
6.Agricultural labour: Definition, classification, factors governing supply of labour, problem of labour and improvement of labour efficiency.
7.Land use and crop statistics in Bangladesh: Categories of land use system, area, production, and yield of crops of Bangladesh.
8.Agro-ecosystem: Concept, system properties, determinants, types, resources, characteristics of farming system of Bangladesh.
9.Cropping calendar: Objectives, utility and procedure of preparation.
10. Cropping scheme: Utility and principles of preparation.
11. Cropping system: Concept and determinants.
a) Multiple cropping: Objectives, types, advantages and disadvantages. Factors affecting the selection of species combination-Principle and practices.
b) Crop rotation: Planning of crop rotation.
c) Crop diversification: Concept, importance, present status and future strategy in Bangladesh.
d) Crop intensification: Concepts, importance, and limitations
e) Cropping pattern: Cropping patterns of Bangladesh and possibilities of their improvement.
12. Crop evaluation: Crop yield estimation, crop cutting experiment, crop reporting, and crop forecasting.
13. Production technology of crops: Origin, climate and soil requirements, characteristics of species, sub species and cultivars, cultivation practices, post-harvest operation and cost of production of the following crops:
a) Cereal crops: Rice, wheat and maize.
b) Narcotic crops: Tobacco.
c) Pulse crops: Lentil and mungbean.