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OPSC Assistant Horticulture Officer Syllabus, Exam Pattern 2024

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The OPSC Assistant Horticulture Officer Recruitment Notification has been released by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) for 33 Posts. The notification has been released for the post of Assistant Horticulture in Class II of Group B Services under the Department of Agriculture and Farmer’s Empowerment. Candidates who are going to prepare for the OPSC Assistant Horticulture Officer post must have a deep understanding of the OPSC AHO syllabus and the latest exam pattern.

OPSC Assistant Horticulture Officer Exam Pattern 2024

The OPSC Assistant Horticulture Officer Exam comprises two phases that are described in detail below.

Phase I: Examination consisting of one paper of 200 marks
Phase II: Interview

All the questions in every phase will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). The question paper shall be worth 200 marks with 200 questions. Each question carries one mark. The duration of the written exam is 3 hours. There is no negative marking for each wrong answer. All question papers will be set bilingually in Hindi as well as English. The detailed OPSC Assistant Horticulture Officer Syllabus and exam pattern are explained below.

OPSC AHO Exam Pattern
Subject	Marks	Duration
Plant propagation and nursery management	20	3 Hours
Fruit crops	20
Plantation crops	20
Vegetable Crops	20
Spices, Condiments, Medicinal plants	20
Ornamental Horticulture	20
Related subjects	30
Agro-Meteorology	05
Soil and Nutrition	05
Water Management	05
Weed Management	05
Dry-land Farming	05
Integrated Farming System	05
Seed Technology	05
Economics	05
Statistics	05
Plant Protection	05
Total	200 Marks

OPSC AHO Interview Syllabus

The Commission will short-list candidates taking into consideration the marks secured in the written test to be called for the interview round. The interview round will be conducted for 25 marks in total and the candidates will be finalized based on written test and interview, which shall be equal to the number of category-wise vacancies advertised.

OPSC AHO Syllabus 2024

As you have acquainted yourself with the OPSC AHO Exam Pattern, Now we have the detailed OPSC AHO Syllabus. Candidates can check the OPSC AHO Syllabus for all the subjects. The subject-wise topics that are asked in the OPSC AHO Exam are given here.

OPSC AHO Syllabus
Subjects	Topics
Plant propagation and nursery management	Importance of plant propagation Sexual & asexual method of plant propagation, advantages, disadvantages Detail about grafting, layering, budding, cutting, tissue culture, propagation through specialized plant part Incompatibility Polyembryony Apomixes Parthenocarpy Rootstocks Anatomical studies on rooting, scion, graft union Use of PGR, Propagation method of horticultural crop Plant propagating structure Media preparation Nursery act, registration Insect pest & disease control of nursery plants Hi-tech nurseries.
Fruit Crops	Importance of fruits classification of fruits, area, production, export, marketing, storage, fruit growing zones of fruit crops Agro-climatic zones & suitable fruits for tropical, Subtropical & wasteland areas, soil, climate, varieties planting Cultural practices, irrigation, nutrition, weed management plant protection, harvesting, yield, storage, processing Physiological disorders, insect, pest, diseases management Post-harvest technology, training, pruning Unfruitfulness of fruits of important fruit crops such as mango, Banana, citrus fruits, Pine-apple, Guava, Citrus, Papaya, Sapota, Bael, Ber, Jackfruit, Pomegranate, Litchi, Jamun, Custard apple etc.
Plantation Crops	Importance, scope, area, production, marketing, processing & cultivation practices of important plantation crops like coconut, areca nut, Oil palm, Palmyrah palm, Cocoa, coffee, tea, rubber, date palm in relation to soil, climate, varieties, plant protection, soil & water management, processing packaging, grading, value addition.
Vegetable Crops	Area, production, importance, productivity, export, value addition Off season cultivation, green house cultivation Organic fanning, seed production, certification, value addition Storage of vegetable & cultivation of important Tropical, subtropical, temperate, under-exploited, perennial vegetable crops about soil, climate, varieties, hybrid, seed rate, spacing, fertilizer dose Physiological disorders, plant protection Harvesting storage, processing, important varieties, vegetable garden etc.
Spices, Condiments & Medicinal Plants	History scope, area, production, marketing, export, value addition, processing, storage of important spices, condiments & medicinal plants Cultivation practices of important spices, condiments and medicinal plants with relation to soil, climate, variety, spacing, fertilizers, plant protection, harvesting & marketing, processing etc. Uses of important spices, condiments & medicinal plants.
Ornamental Horticulture	History, definition, scope, importance, marketing, export, aesthetic value Horticulture industry, industrial importance Open cultivation, protected cultivation Packaging, marketing, storage of important commercial flowers, Ornamental trees, climbers, shrubs, herbs, loose flowers, foliage plants, house plants, orchids, cut flowers, different types of garden, parks, gardens features, Bonsai, terrace garden, flower arrangement, bio aesthetic planting Landscape architecture Commercial cultivation of important cut flower crops, lawn & its maintenance Protected cultivation of important flowers & foliage plants.
Related Subjects	Precision farming, protected cultivation, drip and sprinkler irrigation, Fertigation, Post-harvesting technology of horticultural crops, nutrient management INM, important insect, pest and diseases of horticultural crops Water management, soil management Use of PGR, organic fanning and certification, leaf analysis Genetic Engineering, bio-control, different cropping pattern, crop rotation, farming system research, weed management, water management, soil management, seed production, organic fanning, protected cultivation, respiration, transpiration, photosynthesis, biotic & abiotic stress management, dormancy, growth and development, horticulture entrepreneurship.
Agro Meteorology	Agro climate zones of India & Odisha Agro- ecology for horticultural crops Weather & climate, Weather parameters and crop environment, Weather forecasting Climate change, vulnerability and risks, Climate resilience and climate smart practices.
Soil & Nutrition	Soil of Odisha, problematic soils and their management Essential plant nutrients, crop growth, manures and fertilizers Integrated nutrient management for horticultural crop, nutrient use efficiency.
Water Management	Water resources of Odisha, Irrigation development Soil plant water relation Water requirement and irrigation efficiencies, Irrigation scheduling, methods & irrigation, micro irrigation & water use efficiencies, Irrigation water quality, stress management.
Weed Management	Weeds competition & allelopathy Crop weed association Weed prevention eradication and control Integrated weed management, herbicides and their uses selectivity and environmental impacts.
Dry Land Farming	Rained and dry land horticulture, drought management Contingent planning, soil moisture conservation, water harvesting & recycling Watershed management, conservation farming/ horticulture.
Integrated Farming System	Farming system and horticulture, Integrated farming system models (horticultural based) Farm machineries & equipment for horticulture Tillage & tillage implements.
Seed Technology	Seed quality Seed dormancy Seed production certification storage etc.
Economics	Cost of cultivation of horticultural crops Entrepreneurship in horticulture Agribusiness management Marketing.
Statistics	Basic statistical principles Data collection compilation & presentation.
Plant Protection	IPM Biological control Important insect pests, diseases and nematodes of horticultural crops.