Fixation plant tissue culture cell tissue and organ culture

SEMESTERII

SEMESTER – III

SEMESTER – IV

SEMESTER - VII

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Practical: Integrated grammar by means of class exercise, common errors in English writing , use of cohesive devices, dialogue practice, orientation to different types of letters, performing different speech acts according to contexts, exercise based on examination like TOEFL, GRE, GATE, MAT, IELTS.

Definition of value education, Moral and Ethics, Laws and Moral based on Ten Commandments and two great commandments.

Discovery of self, Self-awareness, Growth of intellect- Man’s spiritual nature, emotions, will, respect the rights of life, liberty, property, truth, reputation.

Kirchhoff’s laws, delta star and star delta transformation; Thevenin’s and super position theorem; A.C fundamentals, average and effective values of signals, transient and steady state response of circuit; active and reactive power, resonance in circuits, filters; analysis of three phase circuits; characteristics

Crop Classification, Cropping systems for major agro-ecological regions; crop ecosystem and strategies of crop production in tropical and sub-tropical regions; modern techniques of raising field an d horticultural crops; tillage practices and soil management, seeds and seeding practices; scheduling of irrigation and fertilizers; plant protection measures; harvest and post harvest operations; dry land farming principles and practices; crop growth assessment and modeling.

Practical: identification of an acquaintance with seeds, plants, weeds and Agro –chemicals, testing of Germination, viability and vigour of seeds, estimation of agro-chemicals for field application, determination of tillage requirement for field preparations, Hydroponics, seeding and planting techniques and assessment of stand and establishment of field crops, Irrigation water measurement techniques, Biometrics observations of growth, yield and yield attributes, measurement of Leaf Area index, Determination of chlorophyll content in leaf, estimation of oil in different oil seed crops, Determination of N,P,K, in crops, testing quality of Crops

stability, small-signal, equivalent Circuits, H-Parameter Model, Signal Handling Capacity, Frequency

Response Of Amplifiers; Concepts Of Feedback Amplifiers, negative feedback, gain-bandwidth

and full wave rectifiers, Rectification with capacitor filters and Zener diodes; Transistors, CE amplifier,

biasing condition, gain and signal handling capacity; Measurement of frequency response and

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Permutation and combination.

Trigonometry: Trigonometry functions, addition and subtraction formula, Double and half angle formula, Laws of sines and cosines, Solution of triangles, Height and distances, Real and complex numbers, Hyperbolic trigonometric functions, De Moiwes theorem.

Polarization: Production and detection of circularly & elliptically polarized light. Quarter and half wave plates, Optical activity, Specific rotation, Lurent’s half shade polarimeter, Determination of specific rotation and strength of sugar solution.

Ultra Sonics: Production, application in ranging, Cleaning and drilling.

SEMESTER – II

SES 401 Principles of Soil Science 3 (2-0-1)
Course Objective – To develop basic understanding in students about soil forming processes and soil as natural body/medium for storage and movement of water, gases, heat, nutrients. To develop student understanding of the general physical and chemical properties of soil.

ME 304 Workshop Practice & Technology 4 (2-0-2)

General: Workshop terminology, ferrous and non ferrous metals, steel and alloy steels, light alloys and non ferrous heavy metals, heat treatment, case hardening, corrosions, Plastics, glue, grease, paint, varnish and lacquers.

Sheet metal shop- Description and uses of tools used in sheet metal shops, different joints, riveting. Practical: Sawing and simple joints, planing; Chipping marking and filing; Knurling, centering, drilling and threading, etc.; Forging operation; Welding joint preparation; Metal arc welding and gas welding practice; Riveting operation for lap joint.

Theory: First and third angle methods of projection. Preparation of working drawing from models and isometric

views. Drawing of missing views. Different methods of dimensioning. Concept of sectioning. Revolved and

Practical: Preparation of manual drawings with dimensions from Models and Isometric drawings of objects and machine components; Preparation of sectional drawings of simple machine parts; Drawing of riveted joints and thread fasteners; Demonstration on computer graphics and computer aided drafting use of standard software; Practice in the use of basic and drawing commands on auto cad; Generating simple 2-D drawings with dimensioning using autocad; Practice in the use of modify and rebelling commands; Practice in graphics

mathematics, curve fitting and transformations; Demonstration on CNC machine.

integral. Simple tests of convergence of integrals.

Infinite Series: Convergence and divergence of series, tests of convergence, Alternating series,

impulse & Reaction turbine, Study of steam engine model, Study and working of two stroke petrol engine, Study and working of four stroke petrol engine, Determination of indicated H.P. of I.C. Engine by Morse Test, Study and Working of two stroke Diesel Engine, Study and working of four stroke Diesel engine, Study of Ignition system of I.C. Engine, Study of Braking system of any vehicle.

Temperature relation: Temperature as part of climate, influence of temperature on plants, freeze and frost and their control.

Water relation: Water absorption and movement in plant, methods of irrigation systems for fruits and vegetables, their merits and demerits.

Cultivation of Cauliflower, Cabbage, Onion, Bottle gourd, Carrot, Pea, Tomato, Banana, Oranges, Mango and Guava with reference to its varieties, sowing time, seed rate, method of sowing, manuring, irrigation and water requirements, harvesting threshing and yield.

Horticulture Practical:
Different techniques of propagation; Use of plating board; pruning and training tools and implements; spraying

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Octane Number, Chemical Structure and Knocking – Anti Knock agents, Cracking
Gaseous Fuels – Advantages, manufacture, composition and calorific value of coal gas and oil gas. Determination of Calorific Value of gas by Junker’s Calorimeter. Flue gas analysis by Orsat apparatus, Classification based on combustion.

Fibres – Natural and synthetic fibers and use of Nylon , Terylene and Rayon.

Lubricants – Classification, types of lubrication, properties and tests (Viscosity and viscosity index.

SEMESTER – III

Measurement of distance, principle and methods of chain surveying, prismatic compass and chain

traversing, theodolite traversing, plane table surveying including two-point and three–point problems,

preparation of map of a small area; Plotting of the field book reading for preparation of map

acquaintance with symbols of different objects used in maps and scale of map; Setting up of prismatic

leveling and reciprocal leveling; demonstration of modern equipment- Theomat, Distomat and

Automatic levels.

D.C Machines: Constructional features and principles of operation of shunt, series and compound generators and motors including EMF equation and armature reaction; Performance characteristics of generators and motors, starting, speed control and braking of motors, 2- quadrant and 4 – quadrant operation of motors; Choice of D.C. motors for different applications; Losses of efficiency.

Definitions, philosophy and scope of Agricultural Extension, basic principles and their application to Agricultural Engineering. Role of qualities of Extension Worker. Various extension agencies, their functions and mode of working with reference to Agricultural Engineering. Extension Programme planning and its importance. Extension need for farm implement and machinery, soil and water engineering, farm instructors and post harvest technology. Transfer of technology, training and visit system, monitoring of extension activities and feed back.

Matrices: Basic properties, transpose, adjoint, inverse and rank of a matrix. Solution of equation. Elementary transformation – characteristics equation, Cayley- Hamitton theorem.

Basic database concepts, introduction to RDBMS, SQL Commands, Dataconstraints, Joins, set operations, working with forms, Basics of HTML, developing webpages using mata tags, dynamic pages using Java scripts, connectivity with RDBMS, Project.Basic database concepts; Introduction to RDBMS; SQL Commands DDL, DML; Selectcommand, Joins and functions; Group functions, Set functions; Working with Forms; Basicof HTML; Development of Web pages using mata tags; Dynamic pages using Java Scripts;Connectivity of Web pages with databases; Project.

Dynamics of third: Transport theorem, conservation laws, equation of continuity, Euler’s equation of motion, Bernoulli’s equation, viscous flow.

Dimensional Analysis & Similitude: Ralegile’s method & Buckingham’s Pi theorem, types of simulates, dimensional analysis, dimensionless numbers.

FMP 402 Farm Machinery 4 (3-0-1) Status and scope of farm mechanization, Classification, constructional details, principles of operation

of manually operated, animal drawn and power operated implements and machinery used in crop

Practical: Practical study of primary tillage and secondary tillage implements. Constructional and functional study of different types of seed-drill, Calibration of seed drills. Study of sprayers & dusters,

self-propelled rice transplanter, different types of power operated reapers and threshers.

Engineering properties of Soil, Soil Hydraulic, Stress distribution, Compressibility, Shear strength, Earth Pressure, Rankine theory, Coulombs wedge theory, Stability of slopes, Stability analysis of finite & infinite slopes, Taylor’s stability nos. and stability curves, Bishops methods of stability analysis. Bearing Capacity: Rankines analysis, Terzaghis analysis, Effect of water table on bearing capacity, Shallow foundations; Types of foundation, spread footing, well foundation, shape of wells and components, Depth of well, foundation and bearing capacity, forces acting on a well foundation, analysis of well foundation, well sinking, pile and machine foundation.

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Radiation- Stefan-Boltzmann law, emissivity, mechanism of radiation heat transfer in systems including solar radiation, collectors. Heat transfer analysis involving conduction, convection and radiation by network.

Heat Exchange: Overall heat transfer coefficient, fouling factors, log mean temperature difference. Heat exchange mechanism in various types of heat exchanger e.g. tubular, extended surface and plate heat exchangers, effectiveness – NTU relationship.

Practical: Volume and mass relationship of soil constituents (problems and determination of dry Bulk density, particle density), Effect of concentration of ions and types of cations on physical properties of soils, Determination of soil compactibility, Determination of consistency, Determination of soil compaction – root growth, Determination of Soil-Water characteristic curve, Determination of pore size distribution.Measurement of soil water content, Determination of saturated hydraulic conductivity using first law of moisture flow – Darcy’s Law, Determination of water flow in unsaturated soil using second law of moisture flow, Infiltration rate determination, Determination of upper and lower plastic limits, Determination of Attenberg’s constant.

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Definition, Scope and Importance. Ecosystem, concept of an ecosystem, structure and function of an ecosystem, Producer, consumer and decomposes, Energy flow in the ecosystem, Ecological succession, Food chains, food webs and ecological pyramids, Introduction, types, Characteristic features, structures and function of the following ecosystems: forest ecosystem, grassland ecosystem, desert ecosystem and aquatic ecosystem.

Steel and its structural properties, Riveted and welded connections, Design of sections for tensions, Compression and bending including built-up sections, Grillage foundations, Roof trusses, Plate and lattice girders, Industrial buildings, Indian standard code. Introduction to I.S. code for practice for R.C. design, Design of two- way slabs, Retaining walls, Continues beams, Water tanks etc. IRC bridge loadings – load distribution on bridge girders.

tolerance, design of machine members subjected to variable loads, machine vibrations, critical speeds

of shafts, power transmission shafting, coupling design, keys, pins and splines, power screw and

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Engineering properties of agricultural and food materials. Concept of rheology, Rheologicall characteristics of biological materials, Newtonian and non-Newtonian, products. Thermal, electrical and optical properties of food materials. Application of engineering properties in designing of food process equipment.

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Indigenous water lifts, classification of pumps; reciprocating pump and its working principle; air vessel, working principle of centrifugal pump; specific speed; characteristics curves; efficiencies; caviation; net positive suction head, pump selection; working principle of jet, axil, air lift, submersible, mixed flow pumps and turbines, pump troubles – causes an remedies.

SEMESTER – VI

OR definitions; principle components of decision problems – scope in agricultural and food engineering; principles of modeling; linear programming – concepts, graphical and algeba\raic solution, simplex method, revised simplex method, duality theory, post-optimality analysis; transportation and assignment models; computer applications to LP, queing theory; project scheduling and management by PERT – CPM, integer programming; non linear programming –Fibonacci and Golden Selection Search; Lagrange Multipliers and Kuhn-Tucker Conditions; introduction to dynamic programming and simulation

Tractor development, tractor types, trends in tractor design. Power Units of tractors. Friction clutches and brakes. Power train, Transmission gears, types of high and low gear transmission. Differential, power-take-off and final drive. Tractor hydraulic components, properties of hydraulic fluid, position and draft control systems. Mechanical and power steering. Traction model, weight transfer, 2WD, 4WD, tread design. Traction mechnism, tyre size, load inflation pressure relationships, lug spacing and ply rating. Static equilibrium force analysis, maximum achievable drawbar pull. Tractor longitudinal and lateral stability, center of gravity determination. Operator exposure to noise, vibration, heat, cold and dust. Roll over protection for wheeled tractors, operator safety. Tractor testing and reliability,Tractor power costs estimation, tractor service life. Standards for tractors.

Practicals: Study of agricultural tractors and power tillers, Study of SI and CI engines used in tractors and power tillers, Study of tractor and power tiller fuel supply systems, Study of tractor electrical system, Study of tractor and power tiller transmission systems.