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Introduction
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This course consist of basic knowledge and skills related to plant sciences focusing on various
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agricultural techniques in Soil Science, Horticulture, Agronomy, Iindustrial Entomology,
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Aquaculture, Farm management, and Extension .
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Objectives
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- Acquire basic knowledge and skills related to plant science.
- Identify different technological problems in production with their solutions.
- Introduce basic knowledge about the management practices of crops, and marketing system of the products as well as agricultural extension in Nepal.
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Part : 1 (40 Marks)
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1. Agronomy
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1.1. Introduction to Agronomy.
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1.2. Climate of Nepal.
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1.3. Cropping system in Nepal
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1.4. Field Preparation and tillage .
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1.5. Farm mechanization and farm power.
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1.6. Irrigation and drainage system.
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1.7. Seed technology of agronomical crop.
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1.8. Common pests and diseases of Agronomical cropscrops.a
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1.9. Post-harvest management of agronomical crop.
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1.10. Production Technology of agronomical crop (Cereal, Legumes, oil seed and
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Iindustrial crops).
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2. Soil Science
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2.1 Introduction to soil types
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2.2 Geology and soil formation.
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2.3 Soil properties in relation to crop production
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2.4 Plant Nutrition and soil fertility.
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2.5 Soil and plant analysis.
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2.6 Organic matter, manures and chemical fertilizers
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2.7 Soil fertility and productivity and theirsustainable management
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2.8 Soil erosion,conservation and watershed management
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3. Aquaculture and Fisheries
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3.1. Introduction of Aquaculture
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3.2. Management of fish pond
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3.3. Farming of common exotic and indigenous fish species.
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3.4. Fish breeding Techniques
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3.5. Fish disease and parasite management
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4. Horticulture
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4.1. Introduction to horticulture.
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4.2. Nursery and orchard management.
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4.3. Plant growth and regulator.
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4.4. Training & Pruning.
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4.5. Plant propagation in fruit crops
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4.6. Kitchen garden, off season vegetable farming and organic farming.
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4.7. Scope and importance of vegetables seed and seed technology
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4.8. Cultivation practices of common horticultural crop ( Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers)
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4.9. Major insect pest and disease of horticultural crop ( Fruits, Vegetables, And Flowers)
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4.10. Post-Harvest Technology of horticultural crops..
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5. Extension
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5.1. Introduction to Agriculture Extension in Nepal.
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5.2. Common practices in agriculture extension in Nepal.
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5.3. Group formation and group dynamics in farming communities
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5.4. Leadership development in extension
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5.5. Adoption and diffusion process in extension: Fto F and FFS, LF apporaches.
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5.6. Pprogram planning, monitoring and evaluation in extension
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5.7. Gender and social mobilization in farming communities.
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6. Farm Management
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6.1. Introduction to farm management, its scope and importance
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6.2. Basic economic concept in farm planning
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6.3. Cost & benefit analysis
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6.4. Planning of farm system
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6.5. Budgeting and record keeping
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6.6. Role of Agricultural Marketing and its oppurtunities and limitations in Nepal.
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6.7. Type of market and marketing systems
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6.8. Concept of cooperative
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6.9. International trade and role of WTO in Nepalese economy
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7. Industrial Entomology and Mushroom
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7.1. Introduction to the course
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7.2. Cultivation practices of common edible mushroom.
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7.3. Insect pest and disease of cultivated mushroom.
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7.4. Introduction tof bee keeping.
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7.5. Introduction to sericulture.
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Part: 2 25 Marks
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8. Curriculum Related Knowledge
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8.1 Space of plant science in secondary school curriculum.
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8.2 Breadth/Depth of the content
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8.3 Knowledge of competences and learning outcomes
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8.4 Resource materials of plant science in secondary level.
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9. Classroom Teaching Skills
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9.1 Class room management skills
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9.2 Effective Presentation Skills/Exposition
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9.3 Problem Based Learning Strategies
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9.4 Small Group/Whole Class Discussion
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9.5 ‘Observation’ as an instructional strategy
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10. Use of ‘Projects’ and ‘Field Works’ in Instruction
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10.1 Project Planning
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10.2 Implementing and Communicating
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10.3 Learning by doing practices
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10.4 Reporting/Presentation
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10.5 Exhibition
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11. Assessment in teaching
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11.1 Knowledge of assessment plan and specification grid in school curriculum
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11.2 Developing test and appropriate tools for student assessment.
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11.3 Authentic assessment to measure performance. (Use of rubrics)
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12 Use of ICT
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12.1. ICT as content enhancement (Use of various ICT tools to explore different topics
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of plant science and terminologies)
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12.2. ICT as delivery tool (Mobile, Multimedia software, online materials, games in
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classroom for specific contents)
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#Marks Distribution
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Source: http://tsc.gov.np
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Updated On : 2075|08।12
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