Fundamentals of Crop Physiology
Fundamentals of Crop Physiology is a basic book for understanding the physiological processes in crop that influence growth, development, and yield. It covers basic concepts like photosynthesis, transpiration, respiration, and water relations in crops. These are fundamental subject for first year BSc Agriculture students. If you’re looking for Fundamentals of Crop Physiology notes you’re at the perfect place. Here, you can find all BSc Agriculture notes at one platform. We have updated the Fundamental of Crop Physiology notes as per latest ICAR 5th Dean Committee syllabus. Here you will also find Fundamentals of Crop Physiology syllabus and notes.
| Course Name | Fundamentals of Crop Physiology |
| Number of pages | 97 |
| PDF Size | 3.75 MB |
| Syllabus | As per ICAR 5th Dean committee |
| Course | BSc Agriculture |
| Semester | 2nd Semester |
| Language | English |
| Notes Source | JNKVV |
Fundamentals of Crop Physiology Syllabus: Theory
Introduction to crop physiology and its importance in Agriculture; Plant cell: an Overview; Diffusion and osmosis; Absorption of water, transpiration and Stomatal Physiology; Mineral nutrition of Plants: Functions and deficiency symptoms of nutrients, nutrient uptake mechanisms; Photosynthesis: Light and Dark reactions, C3, C4 and CAM plants; Respiration: Glycolysis, TCA cycle and electron transport chain; Fat Metabolism: Fatty acid synthesis and Breakdown; Plant growth regulators: Physiological roles and agricultural uses, Physiological aspects of growth and development of major crops: Growth analysis, Role of Physiological growth parameters in crop productivity.
Fundamentals of Crop Physiology Syllabus: Practical
Study of plant cells, structure and distribution of stomata, imbibitions, osmosis, plasmolysis, measurement of root pressure, rate of transpiration, Separation of photosynthetic pigments through paper chromatography, Rate of transpiration, photosynthesis, respiration, tissue test for mineral nutrients, estimation of relative water content, Measurement of photosynthetic CO2 assimilation by Infra Red Gas Analyser (IRGA).
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Clues:
- Across
- 1. A major cereal crop of India (5)
- 2. Study of crop production and soil management (7)
- Down
- 1. Known as the “King of Pulses” (4)
- 3. A staple food crop in South India (4)
- 4. Fibre crop used for making textiles (4)
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