Agricultural Geography

Concept, origin and dispersal of agriculture, development of agriculture through the age in important agricultural areas of the world, modern with special reference to India and Rajasthan, trends and Practice, Factors influencing patters and farm techniques.

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.

Types of agriculture shifting cultivation, plantation agriculture, Mediterranean type, collective and state farming extensive and intensive agriculture and their characteristics.

Agricultural land use: concept and history, land use surveys, principles, objectives, policies and planning of land use surveys, land classification: need and basis of land classification,

Agricultural statistics and their mapping. Measurements of he 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 Kendal's Weaver's Crop-Diversification, Concentration methods and deductions.

Preparation, planning and monitoring of a detailed Performa for land use surveys. Food storage technology, Green revolution in India. Live-stock combination, Diary development, Agro forestry importance, status and scope in India Agricultural efficiency-concept, methods of measurement, Nutrition and food balance sheet, Crop-pattern and deficiency disease.