Ecotourism Studies

Paper Code: 
GEO 323 B
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
15.00
  • Concept, Origin and Dispersal of Agriculture
  • Development of Agriculture through the age in important agricultural areas of the world till modern age with special reference to India and Rajasthan
  • Trends anfd Practices 
  • Factors influencing patterns and farm techniques.
15.00
Unit II: 
Soils

  • Major Soil Types: Distribution, Characteristics, their main use and Problems for Agricultural use.
  • Soil Nutrients: Mineral and Organic
  • Use of Fertilizers and Manures to improve agricultural productivity
  • Cultural Practices influencing the soil characteristics.
  • Soil Problems: Erosion and Exhaustion (cause)
  • Soil Conservation: Physical and Biological Measures.
15.00
  • Types of agriculture and their Characteristics: {Shifitng Cultivation, Plantation Agriculture, Mediterranenan type, Collective and State Farming, Extensive and Intensive Agriculture }
  • Agricultural Landuse: Concept and History.
  • Landuse Surveys- Principles, Objectives, Policies and Planning 
  • Land Classification: Need and Basis of Classification.
15.00

  • Agricultural Statistics and their Mapping
  • Measurements of the levels of agricultural development- Concept and Methodology.
  • Agricultural Regionalization - Concept, Methods of delimitation 
  • Traditional and Statistical Methods
  • Crop Ranking, Crop-combination regions- Meaning, Need and Methodology
  • Detailed Study of Kendall Weaver's Crop Diversification
  • Concentration methods and Deductions
15.00
  • Preparation, Planning and monitoringnof a detailed Performa for Land Use Surveys
  • Food Storage Technology
  • Green Revolution in India
  • Live- Stock Combination 
  • Dairy Development
  • Agro Forestry- Importance, Status and Scope in India
  • Agricultural Efficiency- Concept and Methods of Measurement
  • Nutrition and Food Balance Sheet
  • Crop pattern and Deficiency disease.
Essential Readings: 

  1. Ali Mohammad: Situation of Agricultural  Geography, Rajesh Publication, New Delhi, 1981.
  2. Ali Mohammad: Food and Nutrition in Rural India , Concept Publication, New Delhi
  3. Ali Mohammad: Synamics of Agriculture- Development in India  , Concept Publication, New Delhi.
  4. ICAR: Soil and Water conservation Research ( 1956-71)
  5. ICAR: Soil Conservation of India 
  6. Singh, Jasbir: Agricultural Geography of Haryana.
  7. Symon, Lesin: Agricultural Geography, Gill and Sons ltd., London, 1967.
Academic Year: 
2017-2018