M.Sc (Agri)

M.Sc (Agri)

An independent Post Graduate Department of Agronomy was started in 1971 with separate staff for teaching at Post Graduate level. Basically the Department is imparting education at both the Post Graduate and Doctorate degree levels.
The Head, University Department of Agronomy has technical control over teaching and research activities in Agronomy of constituent and affiliated colleges and research units/stations of the University.

The Department has well furnished staff rooms, well equipped classrooms and seminar hall with Computer (Internet), LCD, OHP, Digital cameras etc., which are frequently used by the students and faculty.
Department has 4 well-equipped laboratories

* Soil Fertility & Crop Nutrition

* Irrigation

* Agro-meteorology

* Weed Science

Sr.No Course No Course Title Credits
1
Agron 501 Modern concepts in crop production 2+1
2
Agron 502 Principles and practices of weed management 1+1
3
Agron 503 Principles and practices of Water management 2+1
4
Agron 504 Soil fertility management and fertilizer use 2+0
5
Agron 505 Seminar 3+1
6
Agron 511 Agronomy of major field crop - I 2+1
7
Agron 512 Agronomy of major field crop - II 2+0
8
Agron 513 Dry land farming 2+1
9
Agron 514 Crop ecology and geography 2+1
10
Agron 515 Crop and seed physiology 2+1
11
Agron 516 Soil conservation and watershed management 2+1
12
Agron 517 Management of problem soil 2+1
13
Agron 518 Fodder and forage crop 2+1
14
Agron 519 Medicinal and aromatic crop 2+1
15
Agron 520 Agronomy of vegetable crop 2+1
16
Agron 521 Agroforestry 2+1
17
Agron 522 Seed production agronomy 2+1
18
Agron 524 Organic farming