WBBSE West Bengal Board Class 11 Agriculture Syllabus 2024-25: Download The PDF For Free!

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TOPICS

CONTACT

HOURS

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I: An Introduction to Agriculture

Agriculture and Its Different Branches, Relationship of Agriculture with Other Disciplines

Importance of Agriculture in Indian Economy, Green Revolution

Allied Agriculture (Lac Culture, Apiculture, Sericulture, Pisciculture)–a brief concept, Subsidiary occupation related to Agriculture

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9

II: Weather, Climate and Crop Seasons

Weather and Climate– A Brief Concept

 Factors Affecting Weather and Crop Growth (Temperature, Sunshine, Cloud, Rainfall, Humidity, Fog, Frost, Wind and Storm)

Cropping Seasons

Broad Classification of Crops According to Use

Agro-Climatic Regions of West Bengal

Climate Change, Global Warming, and Its Effect on Agriculture

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10

III: Soil and Physical Properties of Soil

Definition of Soil, Components of Soil, Formation of Soil Weathering (Physical, Chemical and Biological), Factors of Soil Formation

Soil Texture and Soil Structure

Density of Soil (Bulk Density, Particle Density, Porosity and their Inter-Relationship)

Soil Profile, Soils of India (Name, Area, Basic Properties)

Soil Water, Types of Soil Water and their Characteristics, Soil Moisture Conservation,

Calculation of Soil Moisture

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10

IV: Genetics and Plant Breeding In Agriculture- An Introduction

Mendel’s Law of Inheritance

Concept of Gene, Allele, Mutation

Role of Genetics in Plant Breeding

Selection Methods of Plant Breeding (Bulk selection, Pure line selection, Mass selection and Pedigree selection)

Hybridisation and Tissue Culture Technique– Basic Concept

Crop Varieties- Indigenous, HYV, Hybrid, G.M, and Transgenic– only definition with examples

18

6

Contact Hours

80

Practical Work

20

Total Hours

100

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V: Cultivation Practices

Tillage (Definition, Objectives, Types)

Seeds– Categories of Seeds, Seed Germination, Seed Treatment

Land Preparation and Seed Bed Preparation, Sowing, Transplanting and intercultural Operations, Harvesting, Winnowing and Storage

Different Kinds of Farm Implements and Their Uses

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6

VI: Crop Production

Package and Practices of Jute, Potato, Onion, Maize, Pulse (Gram), Oil seed(Mustard and Groundnut), Millet (Jowar, Bajra)

 Fodder crop(Berseem), Fruits (Papaya, Guava)

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11

VII: Irrigation and Drainage

Irrigation–Concepts, Sources, Types of Irrigation with Special Emphasis on Micro- Irrigation, Fertigation

Water requirement of crops, Irrigation Requirements, Irrigation Efficiency and Scheduling of Irrigation. Drainage–concept, types and importance.

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9

VIII: Farming System

Farming System–Concept, Objectives, Components/ Enterprises

Mixed Farming, Subsistence Farming, Specialized Farming, Crop Rotation, Mixed Cropping, Inter-Cropping, Relay Cropping, Paira Cropping, Multiple Cropping, Multi-Storied Cropping, Cropping Intensity

20

9

Contact Hours

70

Practical Work

10

Home Assignment, Remedial and Tutorial Class

20

Total Hours

100