cbse agriculture syllabus for class 11 2014 -2015

CBSE agriculture syllabus for class 11 2014 -2015

AGRICULTURE (Code No. 068)

CLASS XI (THEORY)

One Theory Paper                               Time: 3 Hours                                              70 Marks

Unitwise Weightage

	Units	Marks
1.	Agrometeorology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Biochemistry and Microbiology	35
2.	Livestock Production	35

Unit 1 :   Agro meteorology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Biochemistry and

Microbiology                                                                      84 Pds.

Agrometerology: Elements of Weather-rainfall, temperature, humidity, wind velocity, Sunshine weather forecasting, climate change in relation to crop production.16 Pds. Genetics & Plant Breeding          32 Pds.

(a)     Cell and its structure, cell division-mitosis and meosis and their significance. (b) Organisation of the genetic materials in chromosomes, DNA and RNA.

(c)     Mendel’s laws of inheritance. Reasons for the success of Mendal in his experimentsAbsence of linkage in Mendel’s experiments.

(d)     Quantitative inheritance, continuous and discontinuous variation in plants.

(e)        Role of Genetics in Plant breeding, self and cross-pollinated crops, methods of breeding in field crops-introduction, selection, hybridization, mutation and polypolidy, tissue and cell culture.

(f)      Plant Biotechnology-definition and scope in crop production.

Biochemistry: Classification of carbohydrates; proteins; lipids; vitamins and enzymes.   16

Pds.

Microbiology: Micro-organisms-Algae, Bacteria, Fungi, Actinomyceters, Protozoa and Viruses. Role of micro-organisms in respiration, fermentation and organic matter decomposition                                           2 0

Pds.

Unit 2:  Livestock Production                                                           84 Pds.

Scope and importance                                                                                          16 Pds.

(a)     Importance of livestock in agriculture and industry, White revolution in India.

(b)     Important breeds Indian and exotic, distribution of cows, buffaloes and poultry in India.

Care and management                                                                                         52 Pds.

(a)     Systems of cattle and poultry housing. (b)           Principles of feeding, feeding practices.

(c)     Balanced ration-definition and ingredients.

(d)     Management of calves, bullocks, pregnant and milch animals as well as chicks crockrels and layers, poultry.

(e)     Signs of sick animals, symptoms of common diseases in cattle and poultry, Rinderpest, black quarter, foot and mouth, mastius and haemorrhagic septicaemia coccidiosis, Fowl pox and Ranikhet disease, their prevention and control.

Artificial Insemination                                                                                         16 Pds.

Reproductive organs, collection, dilution and preservation of semen and artificial insemination,

role of artificial insemination in cattle improvement.

Livestock Products: Processing and marketing of milk and Milk products.

CLASS XI (PRACTICALS)

One Paper                                             Time: 3 Hours                                            30 Marks

Unitwise Weightage

Units		Marks
A.	Live stock Practical	16
B.	Observation	05
C.	Collection and Visits	05
D.	Viva Voce	04

A. Livestock Practical                                                                                                    38 Pds.

(a)     Handling of bullocks for field operation/drenching/shoe fixing. (b)        Score-card, method of judging milch animals.

(c)     Sign of heat in cows. (d)  Grooming.

(e)     Determination of age of cattle

(f)      Computing ration for an animal. (g)         Preparation of hay and silage.

(h)     Calculating the body weight of farm animals.

(i)      Care and handling of pregnant and milch cattle. (j)          Administration of some common medicines.

(k)     Studying of the signs of sick animals.

(l)      Testing of milk fat and gravity. (m)           Milking of cows/buffaloes.

(n)     Cleaning and maintenance of cattle sheds.

(o)     Calculating the cost of milk production per kg. (p)           Culling of birds.

(q)     Cleaning of poultry houses.

(r)     Management of deep litter system.

(s)     Practice of record keeping and calculation of the cost of production of eggs per dozen. (t)         Computation of poultry feed.

B. Observation                                                                                                               16 Pds.

(a)     Identification of common breeds of cows, buffaloes and poultry birds.

(b)     Observation of dehorrning, branding, tatooing, castrating in local veterinary hospital. (c)         Observation of artificial insemination in the local veterinary hospital.

(d)    Observing vaccination of poultry birds against common diseases.

C. Collection & Visits

(a)     Preparation of practical record.

(b)        Visit to the local dairy and poultry farms, diary plants and plant breeding biotechnology laboratory and agro-meteorological laboratory.

Note: Students should submit a written report on the basis of experience acquired in their visits.

D. Viva Voce