Guide to JRF Plant Science

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MAJOR SUBJECT GROUP - PLANT SCIENCES 

Sub-Subjects:

·         Plant Breeding & Genetics,

·         Plant Pathology,

·          Agricultural Microbiology/Microbiology,

·         Seed Science & Technology,

·         Plant Genetic Resources 


Syllabus:

1.    1.   Importance of Agriculture in national economy; basic principles of crop production; cultivation of rice, wheat, chickpea, pigeon-pea, sugarcane, groundnut, tomato, potato and mango. Major soils of India, role of NPK and their deficiency symptoms. 

2.  2. Structure and function of cell organelles; mitosis and meiosis; Mendelian genetics; elementary knowledge of photosynthesis; respiration, and transpiration; structure and functions of carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes and vitamins. Major pests and diseases of rice, wheat, cotton, chickpea, sugarcane and their management. 

3.  3. Characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, differences between fungi, bacteria, mycoplasmas and viruses; physical and chemical basis of heredity; chromosome structure; genes/operon concept; protein biosynthesis; transformation, recombination, Heterosis; Elements of economic botany; integrated diseases management; sterilisation, disinfection and pasteurization; Koch’s postulates; etiological agents of rusts, smuts, powdery/downy mildews, wilts, yellows, mosaic, necrosis, enations, blights and witches- broom; pH, buffer, vitamins, role of plant hormones in seed germination and dormancy; pollination/ fertilization in flowering plants; methods of seed testing; breeders, foundation and certified seeds; seed production in self and cross pollinated crops, nitrate assimilation; biological nitrogen fixation and other uses of microorganisms in agriculture. 

4.    4.  Food and industry; composting and biogas production. Important rural development programmes in India; organizational set up of agricultural research, education and extension in India.

 

JRF PLANT SCIENCE …PREPARATION STRATEGY …

Subjects:     First read text books           

1.      Genetics  : Introductory genetics – B.D.SINGH 

                  Genetics – pundhan singh (for revision)

 

2.      Breeding : principles and method of plant breeding –B.D.SINGH

                    Plant breeding –pundhan singh (for revision)

 

3.      Plant pathology : Introduction to fungi ,bacteria and virus – H.C.DUBE

                   ANGRAU  e-material  ( for basic study and revision)

 

4.      Microbiology :  An introduction to Microbiology –TARO and KAPOR

               ANGRAU e-material ( for revision )

 

5.      Seed science : seed science and technology – R.L.AGARWAL

    ANGRAU e-material ( for revision )

 

6.      General agriculture   –

A.General agriculture vol 1and vol  2 by ARUN KATYAYAN   

B. general agriculture – NEEM RAJ SUNDA

C. general agriculture – SHARMA

 

D.  Basic class material or ANGRAU e -notes (order to follow)

a.       Physiology

b.      Biochemistry

c.       Biotechnology

d.      Agronomy  and horticulture

e.       Extension

f.       Economics

g.       Entomology

v  Try to prepare self  notes as synopsis …for revision

Objective books…for practicing as well as revising all the subjects..

 

  • 1.   Genetics for competitive exams – V.V.KRISHNAN, P.CHANDRASHEKER AND N.SASIDHAR
  • 2.      Plant breeding and genetics at a glance – ID.TYAGI
  • 3.      Seed science at a glance – P.VENUDUTA ,S.SATHISH, VIJAYALAKSHMI
  • 4.      Plant pathology at a glance – UTPAL KUMAR BATTACHARYA
  • 5.      Objective microbiology – Dr.OM PRAKASH VERMA , Dr.NIRBAY KUMAR SINGH
  • 6.      Objective plant sciences book
  • 7.      Objective  Agriculture – S.R.KANTWA
  • 8.      General agriculture – MUNIRAJ SINGH RATHODE. (For quick revision ad recent advances in agriculture )…


Compiled by 
- Dasu. Rama Sri Vineela 
    M Sc (Ag) 

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