Best Agriculture College in India

The School of Agriculture at Sanskriti University has a good name among agriculture colleges in India. The ideology of this school is highly job oriented and the curriculum is designed to foster the spirit of entrepreneurship and research. The faculty members are Ph.D holders in the field of Agriculture Science with sufficient experience in teaching and practical application. Practical experiments are conducted in laboratories set up for different subjects. State-of-the-art equipment has been installed in different labs for conducting experiments and thereby practically proving the veracity of theoretical concepts. Qualified technicians help in operation of lab equipment and conducting the tests according to the manuals that clearly illustrate the steps to be taken in sequence for conducting experiments.

Sanskriti University has started a Center of Excellence (CoE) on Ecological Farming

The kind of farming we hear in Lord Krishna's Leela is a utopian concept, yet not very far-fetched from reality. It has been called ecological farming in the contemporary times. Sanskriti University has started a Center of Excellence (CoE) on Ecological Farming for propagating such farming practices that do not harm the environment yet give the maximum yield which is not just of high quality but sustainable too. This CoE will be run under the guidance of the PPDC - Process and Products Development Center, under MSME (Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises). Students and farmers from all over the country will be able to take training, advice, etc. on sustainable farming practices and farm mechanization. Sanskriti University will be the first and only center of this kind in the Agra/Mathura belt.

Programmes Offered

Under Graduate Programmes
Post Graduate Programmes


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Doctoral Programmes

AGRO METEOROLOGY AND CROP WEATHER FORECASTING

TOPICS

UNIT – I

Agro-meteorology: aim, scope and development in relation to crop environment; composition of atmosphere; distribution of atmospheric pressure and wind.

 

UNIT – II

Characteristics of solar radiation; energy balance of atmosphere system; radiation distribution in plant canopies; radiation utilization by field crops; photosynthesis and efficiency of radiation utilization; energy budget of plant canopies; environmental temperature – soil, air and canopy temperature.

 

UNIT – III

Temperature profile in air, soil and crop canopies; soil and air temperature effects on plant processes; environmental moisture and evaporation; measures of atmospheric temperature and relative humidity; vapour pressure and their relationships; evapotranspiration and meteorological factors affecting evapotranspiration.

 

UNIT – IV

Modification of plant environment: artificial rain making; heat transfer; controlling heat load; heat trapping and shading; protection from cold; sensible and latent heat flux; controlling soil moisture; monsoon – origin and characteristics; onset, progress and withdrawal; weather hazards, drought monitoring and mitigation planning.

UNIT – V

Weather forecasting in India – short, medium and long range; aerospace science and weather forecasting; benefits of weather services to agriculture; remote sensing applications in agriculture and current status in India; atmospheric pollution and its effects on climate and crop production; climate change and its impact on agriculture.


Water Management

Course Outcome

CO 1.     Understanding rain fed agriculture and watershed farming.

CO 2.     Understanding Drought: types, effect of water deficit on physio-morphological characteristics of                            the plants will be known.

CO 3.     Analyzing soil & moisture conservation measures can be known.

CO 4.     Evaluating the efficient utilization of water through soil & crop management practices.


UNIT – I

Irrigation: definition and objectives, importance and functions of water for plant growth, water resources and irrigation development for different crops in India; soil–plant–water relationships; available and unavailable soil moisture, distribution of soil moisture, water budgeting, rooting characteristics, moisture extraction pattern, effect of moisture stress on crop growth.

UNIT – II

Methods of soil moisture estimation, evapotranspiration and crop water requirement; effective rainfall; different approaches of scheduling irrigation; methods of irrigation – surface and sub-surface, pressurized methods viz., sprinkler and drip irrigation; suitability, merits and limitations; fertigation and economic use of irrigation water.

UNIT – III

Layout of different irrigation systems; irrigation efficiency and water use efficiency; conjunctive use of water; irrigation water quality and its management; water management of crops (rice, wheat, maize, groundnut, sugarcane, mango, banana and tomato); agricultural drainage.

UNIT – IV

Water management problems; soil quality and irrigation water quality; irrigation management practices for different soils and crops; drip and sprinkler irrigation; layout of underground pipeline system.


CROP PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY –II (RABI CROPS)

Course Outcome:

CO 1: Understanding the basics of Rabi crop production

CO 2: Assessing the economic importance of Rabi crop

CO 3: Analyzing the importance of aromatic crops & forage crops.

CO 4: Evaluating the Economic importance of Rabi crops and market value.

COURSE AND UNIT DETAILS

UNIT – I

Origin, geographical distribution, economic importance, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, cultural practices and yield of Rabi crops.

UNIT – II

Cereals – wheat and barley; pulses – chickpea, lentil, peas; oilseeds – rapeseed, mustard and sunflower.

UNIT – III

Sugar crops – sugarcane; medicinal and aromatic crops – mentha, lemongrass and citronella.

UNIT – IV

Forage crops – berseem, lucerne and oat.