Course Description
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture B.Sc Ag is a course which is taught at Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan. The course is highly interdisciplinary, requiring students to have a good grasp of both natural sciences and social sciences, and drawing on areas such as biology, environmental sciences, chemistry, economics, and business and management. The course focuses on teaching students how to prosper agricultural sciences using modern scientific equipment and techniques. Covering aspects of water resource management, land surveying, soil sciences, and poultry management among various others, the main objective of the course is to teach students how to improve agricultural productivity.
The students will be able to create a strong scientific foundation in agriculture by studying biology, natural environments, agricultural production, and agricultural science. The graduates will have a wide range of technical skills and knowledge, as well as an understanding of the scientific, moral, and commercial principles behind the agricultural industry.
Admission Guideline
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture B.Sc Ag is a course which is taught at Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan. The course is highly interdisciplinary, requiring students to have a good grasp of both natural sciences and social sciences, and drawing on areas such as biology, environmental sciences, chemistry, economics, and business and management. The course focuses on teaching students how to prosper agricultural sciences using modern scientific equipment and techniques. Covering aspects of water resource management, land surveying, soil sciences, and poultry management among various others, the main objective of the course is to teach students how to improve agricultural productivity.
The students will be able to create a strong scientific foundation in agriculture by studying biology, natural environments, agricultural production, and agricultural science. The graduates will have a wide range of technical skills and knowledge, as well as an understanding of the scientific, moral, and commercial principles behind the agricultural industry.
Job Prospects
Electronics and Communication Engineers are in demand in the growing number of electronic devices manufacturing industries, communication industries, telecommunication and mobile companies.The graduates are employed in designing, testing, quality assurance, production or assembly of electronics and communication devices. The graduates have opportunities in the universities and research centers worldwide.
Syllabus
BSc Agriculture syllabus is broad and consists of various courses in Agronomy, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Agricultural Economics, Extension Education, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Soil Science, Animal Husbandry apart from supporting courses in Basic Sciences, Humanities, and Agricultural Engineering.
The basic BSc Agriculture subjects are designed in such a way that students grasp all the knowledge related to agriculture and environmental science.
The course has specializations like majoring in Animal Science, Plant Protection, Soil Science, Genetics and Breeding or Agricultural Engineering.
The following table shows some of the common subjects that are included in the BSc Agriculture course curriculum:
| BSc Agriculture Subjects | Topics/Units Covered |
|---|---|
| Principles of Crop Production | Definition and scope of Agronomy, Classification of Crops on Different basis, General principles of Crop production : Climate, soil and its preparation, seed and seed sowing, post-sowing tillage, water management, nutrition, plant protection measures, harvesting, threshing and storage, Crop sequences and systems with emphasis on mixed cropping and inter cropping, etc. |
| Fundamentals of Soil Science | Definition of Soil, Components of Soil and their role in agriculture, Soil forming rocks and minerals, Development of Soil profile, Soil formation, factors affecting soil formation, soil forming processes, Soil reaction and its measurements and significance, Physical properties of soil, and their significance, Chemical properties of soil, cation and anion exchange phenomenon and their importance in agriculture, etc. |
| Elements of Genetics | Definition, significance and historical development in genetics, Mendel’s Laws of heredity, Cell division, meiosis and mitosis, Chromosomal theory of inheritance, Linkage and crossing over-types, mechanism and significance, Nucleic acid as genetic material-structure and replication, Mutation-spontaneous and induced, etc. |
| Agricultural Meteorology | Different meteorological variables related to agriculture, Rainfall- Hydrologic cycle and it’s components, Types and forms of precipitation, Humidity, definition, windvane, Anemo-meter, Indian Agro Climatic Zones Elementary idea of weather forecasting, etc. |
| Elementary Crop Physiology | Role of plant physiology in agriculture, Cell structure and function, Bio-Physico-chemical phenomenon-diffusion, osmosis plasmolysis and imbibitions, Absorption of water and mineral salts, Photosynthesis - light and dark reactions, etc. |
| Introductory Plant Physiology | Definition and importance of plant pathology, Causes of plant diseases, Classification of plant diseases according to cause and occurrence, Plant Pathogens, Different types of spores, Levels of parasitism, etc. |
| Principles of Plant Breeding | Plant Breeding-history, objectives and scope, Mode of reproduction in crop plants in relation to breeding techniques, Plant variation kind and causes, Genetic consequences of self and cross pollinated crops, etc. |
| Livestock Production and Management | Importance of livestock in Agriculture, Breeds, and Breeding methods of livestock and their consequences, Pasture management, Importance of scientific Feeding, etc. |
| Introduction to Plant Biotechnology | Definition scope and importance of plant biotechnology, Plant tissue culture, Cloning vectors for recombinant DNA, Application of plant genetic engineering in crop improvement, etc. |