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CUET Syllabus Agriculture
Note: There will be one Question Paper which will have 50 questions out of which 40 questions need to be attempted.

CUET 2024 + 12th Class Board

Unit-1: Agrometeorology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Biochemistry and Microbiology

grometerology: Elements of Weather-rainfall, temperature, humidity, wind velocity, Sunshine weather forecasting, climate change in relation to crop production.

Genetics & Plant Breeding :

  1. Cell and its structure, cell division-mitosis and meiosis and their significance
  2. Organisation of the genetic materials in chromosomes, DNA and RNA
  3. Mendel’s laws of inheritance. Reasons for the success of Mendel in his experiments, Absence of linkage in Mendel’s experiments.
  4. Quantitative inheritance, continuous and discontinuous variation in plants.
  5. Monogenic and polygenic inheritance.
  6. Role of Genetics in Plant breeding, self and cross-pollinated crops, methods of breeding in field crops-introduction, selection, hybridization, mutation and polyploidy, tissue and cell culture.
  7. Plant Biotechnologydefinition and scope in crop production.

Biochemistry: pH and buffers,Classification and nomenclature of carbohydrates; proteins; lipids; vitamins and enzymes.

Microbiology: Microbial cell structure,Micro-organisms- Algae, Bacteria, Fungi, Actinomycetes, Protozoa and Viruses. Role of micro-organisms in respiration, fermentation and organic matter decomposition

Unit-2: Livestock Production

Scope and importance :

  1. Importance of livestock in agriculture and industry, White revolution in India
  2. Important breeds Indian and exotic, distribution of cows, buffaloes and poultry in India

Care and management :

  1. Systems of cattle and poultry housing
  2. Principles of feeding, feeding practices.
  3. Balanced ration-definition and ingredients
  4. Management of calves, bullocks, pregnant and milch animalsas well as chicks crockrels and layers, poultry.
  5. Signs of sick animals, symptoms of common diseases in cattle and poultry, Rinderpest, black quarter, foot and mouth, mastitis and haemorrhagicsepticaemiacoccidiosis,Fowl pox and Ranikhet disease, their prevention and control.

Artificial Insemination :

Reproductive organs, collection, dilution and preservation of semen and artificial insemination, role of artificial insemination in cattle improvement. Livestock Products: Processing and marketing of milk and Milk products.

Unit-3: Crop Production

Introduction :

  1. Targets and achievements in foodgrain production in India since independence and its future projections, sustainable crop production, commercialization of agriculture and its scope in India.
  2. Classification of field crops based on their utility-cereals, pulses, oils seeds, fibre, sugar and forage crops.

Soil, Soil fertility, Fertilizers and Manures:

  1. Soil, soil pH, Soil texture, soil structure, soil organisms, soil tilth, soil fertility and soil health.
  2. Essential plant nutrients, their functions and deficiency symptoms
  3. Soil types of India and their characteristics.
  4. Organic manure, common fertilizers including straight, complex, fertilizer mixtures and biofertilizers; integrated nutrient management system

Irrigation and Drainage:

  1. Sources of irrigation (rain, canals, tanks, rivers, wells, tubewells).
  2. Schedulingof irrigation based on critical stages of growth, time interval, soil moisture content and weather parameters.
  3. Water requirement of crops.
  4. Methods of irrigation and drainage.
  5. Watershed management

Weed Control :

Principles of weed control, methods of weed control (cultural, mechanical, chemical, biological and Integrated weed management).

Crops:

Seed bed preparation, seed treatment, time and method of sowing/planting, seed rate; dose, method and time of fertilizer application, irrigation, interculture and weed control; common pests and diseases, caused by bacteria, fungi virus and nematode and their control, integrated pest management, harvesting, threshing, post harvest technology: storage, processing and marketing of major field crops-Rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, groundnut, mustard, pigeon-pea, gram, sugarcane, cotton and berseem.

Unit-4: Horticulture

  1. Importance of fruits and vegetables in human diet, Crop diversification & processing Industry.
  2. Orchard- location and layout, ornamental gardening and kitchen garden.
  3. Planting system, training, pruning, intercropping, protection from frost and sunburn.
  4. Trees, shrubs, climbers, annuals, perennials-definition and examples. Propagation by seed, cutting, budding, layering and grafting.
  5. Cultivation practices, processing and marketing of:
    1. Fruits – mango, papaya, banana, guava, citrus, grapes.
    2. Vegetables – Radish, carrot, potato, onion, cauliflower, brinjal, tomato, spinach and cabbage.
    3. Flowers – Gladiolus, canna, chrysanthemums, roses and marigold.
  6. Principles and methods of fruit and vegetable preservation
  7. Preparation of jellies, jams, ketchup, chips and their packing.

CUET 2025 + 11th Class Board

Unit-I: Scope and Importance

  • Definition of Agriculture, its branches.
  • Scope in the national economy and employment

Unit-II: Physical Environment

  • 1. Climate and Weather, elements of Weather: Rainfall, Temperature, Humidity, Wind, Sunshine, Climate Change and Global warming. Introduction to various meteorological equipments.
  • Soil, Soil texture and structure and its types, distribution and area.Soil erosion and Soil conservation. Reclamation of problematic soils acidic and alkali.Tillage definition and types. Concept of conservation and tillage.

Unit-III:Agriculture Economics and Crop Production

  • Agricultural Economics, Cooperative system in Agriculture, Crop insurance. Kisan Credit Cards. Marketing of Agricultural products (supply chain, retailing, wholesale), haats.
  • Package of practices in field crops like important varieties, seed rate, sowing time, intercultural operations, yield and marketing for Rice, Wheat, Maize, Mustard, Sunflower, Soya bean, Groundnut, Black gram, Red gram, Pea, Jute, Sugarcane, Sorghum, Pearl millet and Finger millet.
  • Package of practices of fruits: Mango, Banana, Guava, Lime, Grape, Apple, Pomegranate. Vegetables: Potato, Tomato, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Spinach, Brinjal, Bottle gourd, Pumpkin, Cucumber. Flower Rose, Gladiolus, Marigold.
  • Package of practices of fruits: Mango, Banana, Guava, Lime, Grape, Apple, Pomegranate. Vegetables: Potato, Tomato, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Spinach, Brinjal, Bottle gourd, Pumpkin, Cucumber. Flower Rose, Gladiolus, Marigold.

Unit-IV: Genetics and Plant Breeding

  • . Cell and its structure, cell division-Mitosis and Meiosis and their significance in plant growth and development. Introduction to -DNA, RNA, and their differences.
  • Role of Genetics in Plant breeding, self and cross-pollinated crops, methods of breeding in field crops introduction, Selection, Hybridization, Mutation. Mendel’s laws of Inheritance. Illustrative depiction of the Mendel’s experiments, their importance in plant breeding.

Unit-V: Scope and Importance

  • Importance of livestock in Agriculture, National Economy and Nutritional security. Important animal based food products and their role in our diet.
  • Important indigenous and exotic breeds of cattle, buffalo and poultry, and quantitative and qualitative production details of produces (milk, meat and eggs).Concept of an and pattern of cooperative system of milk procurement and pricing of milk. Marketing of milk in India

Unit-VI: Care and Management

  • Animal body structure and functions. Concept of grazing and stall feeding including poultry feeding. Principles of feeding, feeding practices; important fodder crops; Silage and Hay preparation; Balanced ratio-definition and ingredients. Housing of dairy animals and poultry animals. Management of calves, bullocks, pregnant and milch animals as well as chicks and layers.
  • Production of milk and eggs. Systems of milking by hand and by machine. Important considerations in both these methods.Concept of clean milk production processing, pasteurization and packaging and milk. Value added products from milk. Principles of disease management and vaccination. Signs of sick animals, symptoms of common diseases in cattle and poultry-Rinderpest, Black quarter, Foot and Mouth, Mastitis, Haemorrhagic Septicaemia, Salmonellosis, bird flu, Fowl Pox and Ranikhet disease, their prevention and control.

Unit-VII:Bio-Waste Management and Government Schemes

  • Utilization of animals in Bio-wastes and Biogas plant
  • Important government schemes for development of livestock dairy and purity in India. Their important features and eligibility criteria.