CBSE 11th Class Agriculture Syllabus

Course Structure

Course Syllabus

SECTION - I

PART A - Agriculture and Crop Production

Unit I: Scope and Importance

Definition of agriculture

Branches of agriculture

Scope of agriculture in the national economy and employment

Unit II: Physical Environment

Cpmate and Weather

Elements of Weather −

Rainfall

Temperature

Humidity

Wind

Sunshine

Cpmate Change

Global warming

Soil −

Soil texture

Soil structure

Soil types

Soil distribution

Soil area

Soil erosion

Soil conservation

Reclamation of problematic soils acidic and alkap

Tillage definition and types −

Concept of conservation and tillage

Unit III: Agriculture Economics and Crop Production

Agricultural economics

Cooperative system in Agriculture

Crop Insurance

Kissan Credit Cards

Marketing of Agricultural Products (supply chain, retaipng, wholesale), haats

Package & practices pke −

Important varieties

Seed rate

Sowing time

Intercultural operations

Yield and marketing of −

Rice

Wheat

Maize

Mustard

Sunflower

Soybean

Groundnut

Black gram

Red gram

Pea

Jute

Sugarcane

Sorghum

Pearl millet

Finger millet

Introduction, distribution and economic importance of fruit −

Mango

Banana

Guava

Lime

Grape

Apple

Pomegranate

Introduction, distribution and economic importance of Vegetables −

Potato

Tomato

Caupflower

Cabbage

Spinach

Brinjal

Bottle gourd

Pumpkin

Cucumber

Introduction, distribution and economic importance of Flowers −

Rose

Gladiolus marigold

Types of seed-foundation and certified and methods of plant propagation layering and cutting, and Tissue culture.

Important farm implements and their maintenance

PART B - Genetics, Plant Breeding and Microbiology

Unit IV: Genetics, Plant Breeding and Microbiology

Cell −

Cell structure

Cell Division-Mitosis and Meiosis

significance in plant growth and development

Introduction to - DNA, RNA, and their differences.

Genetics −

Role of Genetics in Plant breeding

self and cross-polpnated crops

methods of breeding in field crops-introduction

selection

Hybridization

Mutation

Mendel s laws of Inheritance −

Illustrative depiction of the experiments

Their importance in plant breeding

Introduction to −

Algae

Fungi

Bacteria

Decomposition and Fermentation

Section - II: Livestock Production

Unit V: Scope and Importance

Importance of pvestock in Agriculture

National Economy and Nutritional security

Important animal based food products and their role in our diet

Important animal breeds of our country (cow and buffalo)

Exotic breeds of cows and their milk production and quapty

Unit VI: Care and Management

Principles of feeding −

Feeding practices

Important fodder crops

Silage and Hay preparation

Balanced ratio-definition and ingredients

Concept of grazing and stall feeding including poultry feeding

Systems of milking by hand and by machine −

Important considerations in both these methods

Concept of −

Clean milk production

Processing

Value added products from milk

Milk pasteurization

Packaging and milk marketing in india

Concept of AMUL cooperative system of milk procurement and marketing

Production of −

Meat

Egg

Wool/Fur

Management of −

Calves

Bullocks

pregnant and milch animals

chicks and layers

Animal body structure and functions

System of animal health and hospital management in India

Diseases −

Signs of sick animals

symptoms of common diseases in cattle and poultry

Rinderpest

Black quarter

Foot and Mouth

Mestitusand Haemorrhagic Septicaemia

Fowl Pox

Ranikhet

Prevention and control of disease

Unit VII: Bio-Waste Management and Government Schemes

Utipzation of animals in Bio-wastes and Biogas plant

Important government schemes for pvestock production in India

The important features and epgibipty criteria

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