CCI - Cotton Corporation of India Junior Commercial executive A complete eBook of Subject Knowledge by Adda247

CHAPTER 1: FARM POWER AND MACHINERY

1.1 Farm Machinery and Energy in Agriculture (Farm Power and Equipment  Engineering)
1.2 Tillage Implements
1.3 Seeding Methods
1.4 Agricultural Structure and Process Engineering
1.5 Irrigation & Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
1.6 Tillage Implements
1.7 Protected Cultivation- Types of Greenhouses, Different Types of Protected   Structures Based on Soil and Climate
1.8 Cost Norms and Pattern of Assistance for Vegetable Initiative
 

CHAPTER 2: AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY

2.1 Introduction and History of Entomology in India
2.2 Insect Morphology (External & Internal) – Its Types and Modification, Stage of Life Cycle in Insects
2.3 Insect Taxonomy- Agriculturally Important Insect Orders
2.4 Pest-Categories & Their Classifications
2.5 Pest Management and Control- Physical, Mechanical, Biological & Chemical,Types of Insecticides, Legal Control Measures
2.6 Methods of Application of Pesticides
2.7 Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
 

CHAPTER 3: CROP PEST & THEIR MANAGEMENT

3.1 Pests of Cereals and their Management
3.2 Pests of Oilseeds and their Management
3.3 Pests of Pulses and their Management
3.4 Pests of Crash Crops and their Management
3.5 Pests of Vegetables and their Management
3.6 Pests of Fruits and their Management
3.7 Pests of Stored Grains and their Management

CHAPTER 4: AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY

4.1 History of Microbiology
4.2 Germ Theory of Disease
4.3 Protection against Infection
4.4 Microbial metabolism (Metabolism in bacteria)
4.5 ATP Generation (Electron Transport System)
4.6 Bacteriophages: Structure and Properties of Bacterial Viruses
4.7 Multiplication cycle of Phage: Lytic & Lysogenic cycle
4.8 Bacterial Genetics-DNA replication, Transcription, Translation, Lac Operon Model
4.9 Recombination in Bacteria
4.10 Genetic Engineering & Genetically modified organisms
4.11 Viroids & Prions
 

CHAPTER 5: SOIL MICROBIOLOGY

5.1 Microbial Groups in Soil
5.2 Microbial Transfer of Carbon
5.3 Microbial Transformation of Nitrogen, Phosphorus & Sulphur
5.4 Biological Nitrogen Fixation
5.5 Composting
 

CHAPTER 6: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, TRADES & PRACTICES

6.1 Introduction
6.2 Market Structure
6.3 Marketing Channels, Marketing Cost, Marketing
6.4 Efficiency and Market Integration
6.5 External Trade in Agricultural Products
6.6 Cooperative Agricultural Marketing Institutions
6.7 State Trading and Quality Control
6.8 Warehousing and Food Corporation of India
6.9 Agricultural Prices and Risk Management
 

CHAPTER 7: PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURAL AGRONOMY

 7.1 Introduction
7.2 Basic Principle of Crop Production
7.3 Classification of Crops
7.4 Tillage
7.5 Cropping Pattern
7.6 Dryland Agriculture
 

CHAPTER 8: FIELD CROPS

8.1 Package and Practice of Cereal Crops
8.2 Package and Practice of Pulse Crops
8.3 Package and Practice of Oilseed Crops
8.4 Package and Practice of Cash Crops
8.5 Package and Practice of Forage & Fodder Crops
8.6 Package and Practice of Fiber Crops
 

CHAPTER 9: WEED MANAGEMENT

9.1 Introduction
9.2 Classification of weeds
9.3 Propagation and Dissemination of weed seeds
9.4 Weed Biology and Ecology
9.5 Crop weed association
9.6 Methods of weed control-Physical, Cultural, Chemical and Biological
9.7 Herbicides- Classification, uses, advantages and disadvantages
9.8 Integrated Weed management
 

CHAPTER 10: ORGANIC FARMING

10.1 Concept of organic farming-Terminologies, objectives and scope of Organic farming in India.
10.2 Organic production requirements, Components of Organic Farming, Nutrient requirements in Organic Farming, Limiting nutrient losses,
10.3 Organic manures: Farm Yard Manure (FYM), Enrichment of FYM.
10.4 Compost, Methods of composting (Bangalore, Indore, Coimbatore, NADEP  methods).
10.5 Green manuring, Classification of green manures (GM), advantages of GM Desirable characteristics of leguminous GM crops.
10.6 Vermicompost and vermiculture, Importance, benefits, Methods of      Vermicomposting, Preparation and management of vermicompost unit.
10.7 Classification and Recycling of organic residues.
10.8 Biofertilizers, Importance, classification and benefits of biofertilizers  (Azospirillum, Azotobacter, Rhizobium, PSB, VAM, etc.,)
10.9 Weed management in organic farming, Different methods of weed management,Biological weed control, Use of bioherbicides (mycoherbicides) and Bioagents.
10.10 Quality control standards, Important organic standards (IFOAM basic standards Codex Alimentarius guidelines, EU regulations, NSOP), Common issues in the  various standards.
10.11 Certification, Types of certifications, Certification process and procedure, Group certification, Internal control system (ICS).
 

CHAPTER 11: DIMENSIONS OF AGRICULTURAL FARMING

CHAPTER 12: COTTON PROCUREMENT, COTTON AREA, PRODUCTION YIELD, AND COTTON SCENARIO (DOMESTIC)

CHAPTER 13: COTTON PROCUREMENT, COTTON AREA, PRODUCTION YIELD, AND COTTON SCENARIO (INTERNATIONAL)