Integrated Farming System detailed syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (Agri) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Agri students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Agriculture Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Agri 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Agri Professional Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of integrated farming system is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION OF FARMING SYSTEM Farming system – introduction – scope of farming system – importance – concept – principles of farming system – Types of farming systems – Advantages and limitations – suitability – factors affecting the farming system
Unit II
INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEM Integrated farming system-historical background – objectives and characteristics advantages of IFS – Components of IFS – Integrated Farming System in Wetland – IFS in garden land — IFS in dryland and fallow land
Unit III
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Unit IV
IFS COMPONENTS Agroforestry – definition – types of agroforestry system – benefits of agroforestry systemAquaculture – Fish cum agriculture and horticulture – Beekeeping – types and cast of bees – care and management in beekeeping – Sericulture – Mulberry cultivation – Silkworm rearing – Organic farming – Azolla – Small scale nursery
Unit V
RESOURCE RECYCLING IN IFS Resource recycling in wetland IFS – Resource flow in crop + dairy + biogas + spawn + silviculture In IFS – Biogas production through IFS – Resource recycling in crop + goat IFS – Uses and features of biogas – Structure and function of Dheenabandhu Gas plant – Vermicompost -Preparation of vermicompost from farm residue – Mushroom production in IFS.
Text Books:
- Nanda, Sankarsana. Integrated farming system practices: challenges and opportunities. New India Publishing Agency, 2016.
- Ravikiran Vasant Mane, Integrated Farming System: A Strategy for Sustainable Farm Production & Livelihood Security, Scitus Academics, 2016
Reference Books:
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Course Outcomes:
- Understand practical knowledge on specialized in different farming system.
- Apply the farm wastes with recycle use of different IFS components.
- Analysis of comparative benefits of the different IFS components
- Design a farming system model for wetland, garden land and dry land
- Evaluate the extent of wetland, garden land and dry land Integrated Farming System
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Agriculture Engineering 6th Sem, visit Agri 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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