PG Course Programmes

The College offered Post graduate degree programme in Agronomy, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Entomology, Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry. At present 42 students are studying PG programme in the discipline.

The Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics was started in ADAC & RI., Trichy in 1989 with the twin objectives of developing quality manpower in Plant Breeding and Genetics and cater the needs of farmers of the region by development of suitable varieties in different crops. Post Graduate (PG) Program was started in this Department during 2014-15. In PG program, 13 core courses and six allied courses are offered. So far, a total of eight PG students have passed out from this Department.

The Department of Agronomy was established in 2011.  The post graduate programme in Agronomy was started during 2015 -16. The department comprises teachers from disciplines of Agronomy, Crop Physiology, Agricultural Engineering, Food Science and Nutrition and Animal Husbandry. This centre has six core faculty trained in different areas for teaching PG programme. The research programs mainly focus on designing crop management technologies using agronomical, biological and engineering tools in sodic soils.

With the objective of human resource development in the field of Agricultural Entomology through Post-graduate teaching, the M.Sc. (Ag.) programme with specialization in Agricultural Entomology was started during the academic year 2014 -15. The department has well trained core faculty members in different areas of entomology. So far 10 students have completed their PG programme and 11 students undergoing PG programme. The masters’ thesis research is designed to address the farmers’ problem. The research programme focus on IPM for sustainable crop protection technology, to develop cost effective, ecologically sustainable pest management measures for agricultural and horticultural crops.

During 2011, at ADAC&RI, the separate Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry was established and the Masters Degree Program in Soil Science was started during 2013. The students are admitted to the M.Sc. (Agri) Soil Science & Agrl. Chemistry / M.Sc. in Soil Science program through TNAU common entrance test conducted by TNAU since 2013. The Department offers 12 major courses; three supporting courses, six compulsory non credit courses and three allied courses during first year of course work. During second year, they carry out the research based on key research problem identified at various scientific forums. The Department has collaborative research and teaching programs with leading Agricultural Industries like EID Parry Ltd., Kothari Sugars, Chemplast etc in the form of fellowships, industrial exposure etc. Few students get the fellowships based on merit as student SRF/JRF to carry out the research.

S. No	Courses	Course Title	Credit hours
1	AGR 501	Modern Concepts In Crop Production	3+0
2	AGR 502	Principles And Practices of Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management	2+1
3	AGR 510	Cropping and Farming Systems	2+0
4	PLP 501	Principles Of Plant Physiology (Minor total 9 credits)	2+1
5	BIC 501	Plant Biochemistry (Minor)	2+1
6	STA 501	Applied Statistical Methods (Supp. Total 5 credits)	1+1
7	STA 503	Computer Applications In Statistics (Supp. Total 5 credits)	0+1
8	PGS 501	Library and Information Services	0+1
9	PGS 503	Intellectual Property and its Management in Agriculture (e-course)	1+0
10	PGS 504	Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques	0+1

S. No	Courses	Course Title	Credit hours
1	AGR503	Principles and practices of weed management	2+1
2	AGR 504	Principles and practices of water management	2+1
3	AGR 505	Agro-meteorology and crop weather forecasting (Not finalized)	2+1
4	AGR506	Agronomy of major cereals, millets and pulses (Not finalized)	2+1
5	BIC 502	Food biochemistry (Minor) Subject to change	2+1
6	STA 502	Design of Experiments (Supporting )	1+1
7	PGS 502	Technical Writing and Communication Skills	0+1
8	PGS 504	Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques	0+1
9	PGS 505	Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and Rural Development Programmes (e-course)	1+0
10	PGS 506	Disaster Management (e-course)	1+0

Major 12 credits

S.No	Courses	Course Title	Credit hours
1	591	Seminar	0+1
2	599	Research (Total 20 credits)	0+10

S.No	Courses	Course Title	Credit hours
1	599	Research (Total 20 credits)	0+10

S.No	Course code	Course Title	Credit load
1	GPB 502	Principles Of Cytogenetics	1+1
2	GPB 503	Principles Of Plant Breeding	2+1
3	GPB 508	Cell Biology And Molecular Genetics	2+0
4	GPB 511	Breeding Cereals, Forgaes And Sugarcane	2+1
5	PLP 501	Principles Of Plant Physiology (Minor total 9 credits)	2+1
6	BIC 501	Plant Biochemistry (Minor)	2+1
7	STA 501	Applied Statistical Methods (Supp. Total 5 credits)	1+1
8	STA 503	Computer Applications In Statistics (Supp. Total 5 credits)	0+1
9	PGS 501	Library and Information Services	0+1
10	PGS 503	Intellectual Property and its Management in Agriculture (e-course)	1+0
11	PGS 504	Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques	0+1

S.No	Course code	Course Title	Credit load
1	GPB 501	Principles of Genetics	1+1
2	GPB 504	Principles of Quantitative Genetics and Biometrical Techniques	1+2
3	GPB 509	Biotechnology for crop improvement	1+1
4	GPB 512	Breeding Legumes, oilseeds and fibre crops	2+1
5	BIC 502	Food biochemistry (Minor) Subject to change	2+1
6	STA 502	Design of Experiments (Supporting )	1+1
7	PGS 502	Technical Writing and Communication Skills	0+1
8	PGS 504	Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques	0+1
9	PGS 505	Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and Rural Development Programmes (e-course)	1+0
10	PGS 506	Disaster Management (e-course)	1+0

Major 12 credits

S. No	Courses	Course Title	Credit hours
1	591	Seminar	0+1
2	599	Research (Total 20 credits)	0+10

S. No	Courses	Course Title	Credit hours
1	599	Research (Total 20 credits)	0+10

S.No	Course code	Course Title	Credit load
1	ENT 501	Insect Morphology	1+1
2	ENT 502	Insect Anatomy, Physiology And Nutrition	2+1
3	ENT 504	Classification Of Insects	1+1
4	ENT 507	Biological Control Of Crop Pests And Weeds	1+1
5	ENT 509	Plant Resistance To Insects	1+1
6	PLP 501	Principles Of Plant Physiology (Minor total 9 credits)	2+1
7	BIC 501	Plant Biochemistry (Minor)	2+1
8	STA 501	Applied Statistical Methods (Supp. Total 5 credits)	1+1
9	STA 503	Computer Applications In Statistics (Supp. Total 5 credits)	0+1
10	PGS 501	Library and Information Services	0+1
11	PGS 503	Intellectual Property and its Management in Agriculture (e-course)	1+0

S.No	Course code	Course Title	Credit load
1	ENT 508	Toxicology of insecticides	2+1
2	ENT 511	Pests of field and Horticultural crops	2+1
3	ENT 521	Post Harvest Entomology	1+0
4	ENT 516	Biotechnological applications for pest management	1+1
5	BIC 502	Food biochemistry (Minor) Subject to change	2+1
6	STA 502	Design of Experiments (Supporting )	1+1
7	PGS 502	Technical Writing and Communication Skills	0+1
8	PGS 504	Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques	0+1
9	PGS 505	Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and Rural Development Programmes (e-course)	1+0
10	PGS 506	Disaster Management (e-course)	1+0

Major 12 credits

S.No	Courses	Course Title	Credit hours
1	591	Seminar	0+1

S.No	Courses	Course Title	Credit hours
1	599	Research (Total 20 credits)	0+10

S.No	Course code	Course Title	Credit load
1	SAC 501	Soil Physics	2+1
2	SAC 504	Soil Mineralogy, Genesis, Classification And Survey	2+1
3	SAC 511	Analytical Techniques And Instrumental Methods In Soil And Plant Analysis	1+1
4	PLP 501	Principles Of Plant Physiology (Minor total 9 credits)	2+1
5	BIC 501	Plant Biochemistry (Minor)	2+1
6	STA 501	Applied Statistical Methods (Supp. Total 5 credits)	1+1
7	STA 503	Computer Applications In Statistics (Supp. Total 5 credits)	0+1
8	PGS 501	Library and Information Services	0+1
9	PGS 503	Intellectual Property and its Management in Agriculture (e-course)	1+0
10	PGS 504	Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques	0+1

S.No	Course code	Course Title	Credit load
1	SAC 502	Soil Fertility And Fertilizer Use	2+1
2	SAC 503	Soil Chemistry	2+1
3	SAC 513	Management Of Problem Soils And Waters	2+1
4	SAC 516	Plant Chemistry And Nutrition	2+1
5	SAC 510	Remote Sensing And Gis Techniques For Soil, Water And Crop Studies (Minor)	2+1
6	STA 502	Design of Experiments (Supporting )	1+1
7	PGS 502	Technical Writing and Communication Skills	0+1
8	PGS 505	Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and Rural Development Programmes (e-course)	1+0
9	PGS 506	Disaster Management (e-course)	1+0

Major 12 credits

S. No	Courses	Course Title	Credit hours
1	591	Seminar	0+1
2	599	Research (Total 20 credits)	0+10

S. No	Courses	Course Title	Credit hours
1	599	Research (Total 20 credits)	0+10