AGR-301 BASIC AGRICULTURE 3(2-2)

COURSE CONTENTS
THEORY
Agriculture, its definition and history. Importance of Agriculture, its branches and allied sciences to Agronomy. Salient features of
Pakistan’s agriculture. Definition of Agro-meteorology. Agricultural meteorology. Definition of climate and weather. Climate and
weather of Pakistan. Elements of weather. Classification of climate and factors affecting climate. Climate-crop relationship.
Classification of climate. Definition of soil, importance, sub-soil, composition of soil, geological and textural classification,
Classification based on water supply. Physical properties of soil, viz., Soil texture, Soil structure, Soil porosity, weight and
consistency. Color, depth, air, temperature, moisture, forms of soil water (Gravitational, capillary, hygroscopic). Control (run off,
percolation, seepage, interception, evaporation, transpiration). Definition of Irrigation, purpose and source. Methods of irrigation.
Measurement of water, cusec, acre inch, gallon. Definition of water requirements of crops, factors affecting water requirement of crop.
Duty of water, delta of water, to increase acreage and production under irrigation. Crop protection measures. Land resources and their
utilization in Pakistan. Farming systems, cropping systems, cropping pattern, cropping scheme, agro-ecological zone. Agro-ecological
zones of Pakistan. Agro-based and agriculture related industries of Pakistan. Demonstration of basic equipments used in
meteorological observatory.
PRACTICAL
Units of land measurement-conventional and metric systems. Identification and use of hand tools and implements. Field area visits.
Identification of crop plants, Identification of weeds. Identification of crop seeds. Demonstration of fertilizer application methods.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
1. Basic Agriculture.
2. Crop Production. National Book Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
3. Soil Science. National Book Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.

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 TEACHING SCHEDULE
Course number : AGR -301
Course title : Basic Agriculture
Credit hours : 3(2-2)
OBJECTIVES:
The students would be taught to understand the basic concepts, background and role of agriculture in fulfilling the food, clothing and
housing needs of the country. Further, relationship of climate and weather with agriculture would be elaborated.

Week Topic to be taught

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1 Agriculture, its definition and history
Importance of Agriculture, its branches and allied sciences to Agronomy
2nd Definition of Agro-meteorology, Agricultural meteorology, Definition of climate and weather. Climate and weather of
Pakistan.
Units of land measurement-conventional and metric systems. Identification and use of hand tools and implements
3rd Elements of weather, Classification of climate and factors affecting climate, Climate crop relationship.
Definition of soil, importance, sub-soil, composition of soil, geological & textural classification, Classification based on
water supply.
4th Definition of soil, importance, sub-soil, composition of soil, geological & textural classification, Classification based on
water supply.
5th Agro-meteorology, climate and weather of Pakistan,
Agro-meteorology, climate and weather of Pakistan,

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 Agro-meteorology, climate and weather of Pakistan,
6th Identification of crop plants, Identification of Weeds
Salient features of Pakistan’s agriculture,
7th Physical properties of soil i.e.; Soil texture & soil structure, Soil porosity, weight and consistency
8th Color, depth, air, temperature, moisture, forms of soil water (Gravitational, capillary, hygroscopic).
Field Area Visit
9th & 10th
11th Control (run off, percolation, seepage, interception, evaporation, transpiration).
Definition of Irrigation, purpose and source.
12th Methods of irrigation
Field Visit
13th Measurement of water, cusec, acre inch. Gallon.
Definition of Water Requirements of crops, factors affecting water requirement of crop.
Duty of water, delta of water, to increase acreage and production under irrigation
14th Crop protection measures
Identification of Seeds , Demonstration of fertilizer application methods
15th Land resources and their utilization in Pakistan
Farming systems, cropping systems, cropping pattern, cropping scheme, agro-ecological zone.
16th Agro-ecological zones of Pakistan
Field Visit
17th Agro based and agriculture related industries of Pakistan
Demonstration of basic equipment used in meteorological observatory

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