UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA

COURSE OUTLINE                                                                                           Spring 2020

Course Title:                General crop production                      

Course Code:              AGRO-5902              

Credit Hours:              3(2-1)

Instructor:                   Dr Amjed Ali 

Email:                          [email protected]

The course provides the students theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to production of different crops and identify their characteristics and classify them according to their nature. Students practically trained to land preparation, sowing methods, nurseries transplanting methods, fertilizer application methods, weed management strategies, plant protection measures and harvesting methods. This course will help students gain an insight into the crop production and their latest techniques.

The key objectives/outcomes of this course are;

• To acquaint the students with the basic concepts of Agronomy and crop production
• To aware the students about concept of modern sowing techniques.
• To familiarize students about various steps involved in crop production e.g. land preparation, sowing methods, nurseries transplanting methods, fertilizer application methods, weed management strategies, plant protection measures and harvesting methods.

1. Concept of crop production.
2. Classification of field crops.
3. Cropping scheme, Cropping patterns, Cropping systems, Cropping intensity.
4. Production technology of major field crops:

1. Cereals (wheat, rice, maize, barley),
2. Sugar crops (sugarcane, sugar beet)
3. Fiber crops (cotton, jute)
4. Oil seed crops (i-Traditional: rapes and mustards, groundnut, linseed, sesame, castor bean; ii-Non-traditional: sunflower, soybean, safflower)
5. Grain legumes, (chickpea, lentil, green gram, black gram)
6. Fodders (berseem, lucerne, oats, sorghums, millets, mott grass, cowpea)
7. Special crops (tobacco)
8. Green manure crops (Guara, Dhancha, Pigeon pea, Senji etc.).

PRACTICAL

1. Identification of crops and their seeds.
2. Demonstration of improved sowing methods of crops.
3. Delinting of cotton seed.
4. Raising of crop nurseries and transplanting.
5. Intercultural practices.
6. Seed Inoculation.
7. Seed treatment with fungicides.
8. Demonstration of harvesting and threshing operations.
9. Field visits.

1. Abbas, M.A. 2006. General Agriculture. Emporium Urdu Bazar, Lahore.
2. Balasubramaniyan. 2004. Principles and Practices of Agronomy. Agrobios, Jodhpur, India.
3. Khalil, I.A. and A. Jan. 2002. Cropping Technology. National Book Foundation, Islamabad.
4. Kirkham, M.B. (Editor). 2004. Water Use in Crop Production. Narosa Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. New Dehli, India.
5. Martin, J.H., R.P. Waldren and D.L. Stamp. 2006. Principles of Field Crop Production 4th Ed. The McMillan Co., New York.
6. Michael, A. M. 1990. Irrigation theory and practices. 2nd Ed., Vikas Pub. House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
7. Nazir, M.S., E. Bashir and R. Bantel. (Eds.) 1994. Crop Production. Ed. E. Bashir & R. Bantel. National Book Foundation, Islamabad.
8. Reddy, .S.R. 2004. Principles of Crop Production. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.

1. Identification of crops and their seeds.
2. Demonstration of improved sowing methods of crops.
3. Delinting of cotton seed.
4. Raising of crop nurseries and transplanting.
5. Intercultural practices.
6. Seed Inoculation.
7. Seed treatment with fungicides.
8. Demonstration of harvesting and threshing operations.
9. Field visits.

Sessional: 20%    Mid Term 30 %   Final Term 50 %

Time Table:

Section D

Tuesday: 10.30 am

Wednesday: 12.10 pm

Thursday: 8.50 am

Section A

Wednesday: 10.30 am

Thursday:  10.30 am

Friday: 11.20 am

Key Dates:

Mid Test: April 27 to May, 04, 2020

Final Examination: June, 22-26, 2020

Result Declaration: July, 03, 2020