Jkssb Horticulture Technician Grade-IV syllabus

  Jkssb Horticulture Technician Grade-IV syllabus Marks:-120 Time: - 2.00 Hours   Soil-General Concept and importance, soil texture ...

 

Jkssb Horticulture Technician Grade-IV syllabus

Marks:-120

Time: - 2.00 Hours

 

Soil-General Concept and importance, soil texture (Social Particles): (20 Marks)

Ø    Types of Soil- Sandy, Clayey and loam soils and their general properties i.e. water

retention, aeration, nutrient status,

Ø    Soils organic matter- meaning, sources and importance.

Ø    Soil reaction- meaning, acidic and alkaline soils concepts, their effect on plant growth

and management.

Ø    Plant Nutrients- names of essential macro and micro nutrients, important functions

of N,P and K, their deficiency symptoms in plants.

Ø    Manures- definition, different, types and importance (FYM, compost, Green Manure).

Ø    Fertilizers- Definition, names of common NPK fertilizers, their nutrient percentage,

recommended NPK doses for paddy, maize, sarson, Wheat, Apple and Cherry trees

grown in Jammu & Kashmir, their mode and methods of application.

Ø    Soil Testing- and its importance.

Ø    Soil erosion- causes, types of erosion, soil conservation a methods with reference to

J&K State.

Ø    Introductory Botany.

Ø    Plant parts, root, leaf, stem, flower and their functions

Modified plant parts with functions,

Ø    Photosynthesis and Importance.

Ø    Seed Structure, Importance, Conditions necessary for germination, Minimum

Standards for seed certification, Breeder foundation and certified seed.

Ø    Self and cross- Pollination.

Ø    Elementary studies of following plant families of economic importance.

·          Graminance (Padey and Maize)

·          Rosacae (Apple)

·          Solanacea (Tomato)

·          Cucurbitaceae

·          (Bottlegourd)

·          Leguminacca (Pea)

 

Plant protection fundamentals: (20 Marks)

Ø    Definition of disease and their causes

Ø    Symptomology (leaf spot, wilt, blight, mildew, scab etc.)

Different management Methods

Ø    Fungicides: Definitions, types, formulations, names of common fungicides used in

Jammu & Kashmir; care in handling.

Ø    Plant protection equipment, spraying and dusting machines, their working,

calibration and maintenance,

Ø    Definition of insect pest, general morphology of insect

Different insect pest viz, borera, bug, gesed, their

Ø    Economic threshold values

Ø    Insecticides, definition, types. Formulation, names of common insecticides used in

Kashmir, cadre in handling.

Ø    Insect pest management methods.

Extension Education

·          Agri. Extension Education Definition and

Importance. Principles, Objectives.

·          Qualities and role of Extension Worker

·          Extension teaching Methods; Classification, approaches i.e.,

individuals, Group, Mass, discussions, pamphlets, bulletins, charts,

diagrams, exhibitions, campaigns, Kissan mela.

·          Brief description of IRDP, SFDA, IAQP, NAEP, KVK with social reference to

·          J&K STATE

·          Farm Planning

·          Village Panchayat and its functions

·          Collections of socio- Economic data; kind of schedules

 

Nursery Management and propagation 20 Marks

Ø    Location, Soil, fencing, nearness to water source, layout of seed bed, nursery bed,

stool bed, stratification.

Ø    Building nursery store and workshop, Store and workshop, tools and implements.

Maintenance of nursery.

Ø    Selection of mother plant for bud wood, root stock.

Budding, grafting, layering

Ø    Fruit production

Ø    Selection of Orchard site.

Layout of Orchard.

Ø    Orchard floor Management

Planting, Training, Pruning.

Ø    Cultural Practices including irrigation.

Ø    Cultivation of Apple, Pear, Cherry, Plum, Grapes, Almond, Walnut, Strawberry,

Mango and Guava Under following headings;

Ø    Soil, Commercial varieties, pacing, fertilizers, irrigation, harvesting, yield.

 

Orchard Diseases 20 Marks

Ø    Major diseases, Symptoms, damaging stage and control measures of;

Ø    Apple and pear viz; Scab, Leaf Spot, Mildew Canker. Viz; Stone fruits ( Peach, Plum,

Apricot, Cherry, Almond) viz Blight and leaf pots.

Ø    Walnut viz; Mistletoe etc

Ø    Grapes viz; Anthrocnose, Mildews.

Plants protection –(B)

Ø    Major Insect Pests, damaging stage, Symptoms and control measures with respect

to following fruit plants (under Jammu and Kashmir Conditions);

Ø    Apple and Pear viz; Sanjose Scale, Borer, Leaf Minor, Aphids mites, Caterpillars.

Ø    Stone fruits (Peach, Plum, Cherry, Almond, Walnuts) viz; Leaf curing aphids, Chaffer

beetle etc.

Pomegranate viz; Anar butter fly.

 

Physiology (Introductory) 20 Marks

Introduction to the subject of postharvest technology; nature and extent of

postharvest losses in fruits; Factors responsible for post harvest loss. Factors

affecting rate of respiration and transpirations; ripening of fruits, Quality

attributes of fruits.

 

Fruit Handling and Storage 20 Marks

 Harvesting techniques of fruits, criteria for harvest maturity of fruits, principle

and techniques of pre-cooling, advantages of scientific grading; grade

standards for apple, advantages of fruit packing; use of various packing

materials; principles of refrigerated and controlled atmosphere storage of

fruits, transportation of fruits and its problems; Marketing channels of apples.