Syllabus of plant science

Indian council of agriculture research institute 

ICAR JRF plant science syllabus 

Plant pathology, genetics,seed technology, plant breeding 

Major subject

• Genetics 
• plant breeding 
• plant pathology
• Seed science and technology 
• microbiology
•  plant genetic resource

Minor subject

• Plant physiology 
• plant biotechnology 
• biochemistry
•  intellectual property right
•  zoology and botany
• Statistics.

Crop production 

Rice with wheat chickpea pigeon pea, sugar cane, groundnut, tomato  potato mango, mustard 

Soil science

• Major soil of India, role of NPK and their deficiency symptoms.
• Ph
• Buffer
• Biological nitrogen fixation 
• Composting and biogas production

Pathology

• Major pest and disease of rice wheat cotton, chickpea, sugarcane and their management.
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• IDM, sterilization, disinfection, pasteurisation
•  koch postulate,
• etiological agent of rusts,smuts, powdery/downy mildew,wilts yellow,mosaic, necrosis,enations, blight 
• witches-broom.

Cell

• Cell organelles

Cell division

• Mitosis and meiosis

Crop physiology

• Transport in plant:- Diffusion, facilitated diffusion,active transport, osmosis, turgor pressure,plasmolysis,DPD, transpiration,long distance transport transpiration pull,root pressure,guttation,phloem transport,girdling ringing experiment.
• Mineral nutrition :- criteria of essentiality,role of macro and micro nutritients.toxicity of micronutrients, metabolism of nitrogen.
• Photosynthesis, :- early experiment, types of chlorophyll, absorption spectrum, light reaction,photophsorylation,chemiosmotic, hypothesis,dark reactions, Calvin cycle,C4 pathway,CAM pathway,photorespiration,law of limiting factor.
• respiration, :- glycolysis,link reaction,krebs cycle,ETS,amphibolic pathway, anaerobic respiration, respiratory quotient, enzyme, cofactor, classification and nomenclature of enzymes ,factor affecting enzyme activity.

• Plant growth and development :- growth , phase of growth, growth rate, differentiation,dediffrentiation,redifferentiation , plasticity,Auxin,Gibberellins,cytokinins, ethylene,abscisic acid,photoperiodism,vernalisation,seed dormancy, stratification,scarification.

Microbiology

• Characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms
• Fungi
• Bacteria
• Mycoplasma
• virus
• Use of microorganisms in agriculture 

Genetics

• Mendelian genetics 
• Heredity, chromosome structure,gene, operon concept, protein synthesis, recombination

Seed science and technology

• Method of seed testing
• Breeder seed
• Foundation seed
• Certified seed
• Seed production in self and cross pollination crops 
• Isolation distance of major crops
• Seed germination and types
• Seed dormancy
• Seed viability test
• Seed sampling
• Moisture test
• Genetic purity test
• Viability test - tetrazolium test, germination test,seed vigour test , seed health
• Seed quality control
• Seed treatment
• Seed colour 

Intellectual property rights

• Introduction and history of ipr
• Copyright, patent, trademark trade secret design geographical indication of goods.
• Protection of plant variety and farmers rights act 2001.
• PCT,TRIPS,WTO,WIPO,UPOV,GATT,CBD
• Gene patent and genetic resource 
• Plant breeders rights
• Farmers privileged
• Farmers rights 

Biochemistry

• Structure and function of carbohydrates, 
• protein,
•  nucleic acid, 
• enzyme, 
• vitamin.

Statistics

• Chi-square test

Important rural development program in India

Organization set-up of agriculture research, education, and extension in India.

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