Note :-

1. Duration of Paper: 3 Hours
2. All Questions carry equal marks.
3. Medium of Competitive Exam: Bilingual in English & Hindi
4. There will be Negative Marking.
5. Objective type paper .

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Syllabus : Agriculture Horticulture-II

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1. Vegetable Production

1. Importance and scope of Vegetables
2. Classification of vegetables
3. Types of vegetable gardening
4. Hydroponic
5. Roof top vegetable gardening
6. Protected cultivation of vegetable crops (Hi-tech horticulture)
7. Introduction of organic vegetable farming
8. Brief about underutilized vegetable crops
9. General constraints in vegetable production
10. Climatic and soil requirements
11. Commercial varieties/hybrids
12. Sowing/planting time and methods
13. Seed rate and seed treatment
14. Plant Growth regulators
15. Nutritional and irrigational requirements
16. Inter cultural operations
17. Weed control
18. Mulching
19. Physiological disorders
20. Harvesting
21. Post-harvest management
22. Plant protection measures
23. Economics of crop production
24. Specific Vegetable Groups:
    1. Tomato
    2. Brinjal
    3. Hot and sweet peppers
    4. Potato
    5. Okra
    6. Vegetable cowpea
    7. Vegetable cluster bean
    8. Cucurbitaceous crops
    9. Colocasia
    10. Sweet potato
    11. Green leafy vegetables
25. Specific Vegetable Groups:
    1. Cabbage
    2. Cauliflower
    3. Knol-khol
    4. Sprouting broccoli
    5. Exotic vegetables
    6. Carrot
    7. Radish
    8. Onion
    9. Garlic
    10. Peas

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2. Floriculture and Ornamental Gardening

1. Importance and scope of floriculture in India
2. Varietal wealth and diversity
3. Propagation
4. Nursery management
5. Pro-tray nursery under shade nets
6. Transplanting techniques
7. Soil and climatic requirements
8. Precision farming techniques
9. Water and nutrient management
10. Weed management
11. Training and pruning
12. Pinching and disbudding
13. Special horticultural practices
14. Use of growth regulators
15. Physiological disorders and remedies
16. IPM and IDM
17. Flower forcing and year round flowering
18. Harvesting techniques
19. Post harvest handling and grading
20. Packing and storage
21. Value addition
22. Concrete and essential oil extraction of cut/scented roses
23. Chrysanthemum
24. Gerbera
25. Gladioli
26. Tuberose
27. Carnation
28. Dahlia
29. Jasmine
30. Marigold
31. Gaillardia
32. Ixora
33. Lilies
34. Aster
35. Cut foliages
36. Landscape gardening
37. Styles of gardening
38. Different features of garden
39. Arboretum
40. Shrubbery
41. Fernery
42. Palmatum
43. Arches and pergolas
44. Edges and hedges
45. Climbers and creepers
46. Cacti and succulents
47. Herbs
48. Annuals
49. Flower borders and beds
50. Ground covers
51. Carpet beds
52. Establishment and maintenance of lawn
53. Bio-aesthetic planning
54. Eco-tourism and its relationship with landscaping
55. Theme parks
56. Indoor gardening
57. Xeriscaping
58. Hardscaping
59. Waterscaping
60. Non-plant components

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3. Breeding and Seed Production of Vegetable Crops

1. Origin
2. Botany
3. Taxonomy
4. Cytogenetics
5. Breeding objectives
6. Breeding methods (introduction, selection, hybridization, mutation)
7. Varieties and varietal characterization
8. Resistance breeding for biotic and abiotic stress
9. Quality improvement
10. Biotechnology and their use in breeding in Solanaceous
11. Cucurbitaceous
12. Cole crops
13. Legume
14. Bulb and root crops etc.
15. Scope of vegetable seed industry in India
16. Use of growth regulators and chemicals in vegetable seed production
17. Methods of hybrid seed production
18. Categories of seed
19. Seed certification
20. Seed standards
21. Physiological maturity
22. Seed harvesting and extracting
23. Curing
24. Drying
25. Grading
26. Seed processing
27. Seed coating & pelleting
28. Packaging and storage of seeds

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4. Spice, Plantation, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops

1. National and international importance of spice, medicinal and aromatic crops
2. Climatic and soil requirement
3. Commercial varieties
4. Hybrids
5. Sowing
6. Planting time and methods
7. Seed rate and seed treatment
8. Nutritional and irrigation requirements
9. Intercultural operations
10. Weed control
11. Mulching
12. Physiological disorders
13. Harvesting and post harvest management
14. Plant protection measures
15. Organic resource management
16. Organic certification
17. Quality control
18. Cultivation of:
    1. Spices:
       1. Clove
       2. Black pepper
       3. Cardamom
       4. Cinnamon
       5. Turmeric
       6. Ginger
       7. Coriander
       8. Fenugreek
       9. Cumin
       10. Fennel
       11. Ajowain
       12. Dill
       13. Celery
       14. Vanilla
    2. Medicinal crops:
       1. Isabgol
       2. Aloe
       3. Ashwagandha
       4. Gugal
       5. Senna
       6. Safed musli
       7. Opium poppy
    3. Aromatic crops:
       1. Lemon grass
       2. Vetivar
       3. Basil
       4. Citronella
       5. Mint etc.
19. Salient production techniques of coconut
20. Cashew nut
21. Tea
22. Coffee
23. Areca nut
24. Rubber