Publication No. CSKHPKV/DPGS/2012-2 COURSE CATALOGUE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME A COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF PG PROGRAMMES PGS Dr. K. K. Katoch DEAN, POSTGRADUATE STUDIES CSK HIMACHAL PRADESH KRISHI VISHVAVIDYALAYA PALAMPUR-176062 (HP) http://www.hillagric.ac.in/ P u b l i c a t i o n N o . C S K H P K V / D P G S / 2 0 1 2 - 2 Compilation assistance: Dr. Vidyasagar, Professor & Head, Department of Vegetable Science & Floriculture College of Agriculture, CSKHPKV Dr. N.K.Gupta,Professor & Head, Department of Biology & Environmental Sciences, College of Basic Sciences, CSKHPKV Dr. Neena Vyas, Associate Professor (Home Science) Department of Agricultural Engineering, CSKHPKV Dr. Adarsh Kumar, Associate professor Department of Veterinary Surgery Dr. GCN College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, CSKHPKV PREFACE Education is a key for human beings to prosper and proliferation of the educational institutions is an outcome of the same. Elementary, secondary and higher educations are its various forms which make a man suitable for different levels of his acceptance in the society and ultimately type of livelihood. Specialized knowledge of a subject is essential to support the society in real time in terms of innovations and their upgradation. The main aim of educational institutions is to generate a good quality human resource. Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya came into existence in the year 1978, under the policy of Government of India to have at least one Agricultural University in each state to cater the needs in agricultural education, research and extension. Presently, the University has four colleges i.e. College of Agriculture, Dr. G. C. Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, College of Home Science and College of Basic Science. The University has a strong postgraduate programme with Masters’ Programmes in 32 disciplines: 12 in Agriculture, 13 in Veterinary and Animal Sciences, three in Home Science, and four in Basic Sciences. Likewise, doctoral programme is run in 19 disciplines: 8 in Agriculture, 8 in Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 1 in Home Science and 2 in Basic Science. University is following the semester system and each student plans his own programme of work in consultation with an Advisory Committee. As per ICAR’s 4 th Deans’ Committee recommendations for Uniform Course Curricula in agriculture throughout the country, this University has also adopted new pattern for different programmes. With the implementation of recommendations, the course contents of each course have been revisited and upgraded to meet the present day needs of the state with uniformity at national level. To promote inter institutional interaction amongst students an MoU has been signed with Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana and CSKHPKV, Palampur under which Ph.D. students of one University in the disciplines of Agricultural Economics, Food Science & Nutrition, and Vegetable Science will study during the 1 st semester of their degree programmes at the other University. The contents of the courses were finalized after discussion at various fora and approval by the Academic Council of the University. I thank all the Deans and Heads of Departments and faculty, who made whole-hearted efforts in preparing / revising the course contents. Special thanks are due to Drs. Vidyasagar, N.K. Gupta, Adarsh Kumar and Neena Vyas for facilitating the job of compilation at University level. I place on record special thanks to Dr. S.K. Sharma, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor for constant encouragement and support. Thanks are due to all staff members in my office for assistance. Hope this course catalogue will certainly help faculty in teaching the various postgraduate courses prudently and students will perform par-excellent at National and International Fora of competitions. Place : Palampur Date : November 11, 2012 (Dr.K.K.Katoch) Dean, Postgraduate Studies CSKHPKV, Palampur TABLE OF CONTENTS A. AGRICULTURE 3 AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY ................................................................................................ 4 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, EXTENSION EDUCATION & RURAL SOCIOLOGY .............. 13 A. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ............................................................................................. 15 B. EXTENSION EDUCATION ...................................................................................................... 25 C. SOCIOLOGY ............................................................................................................................. 32 AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING ..................................................................................................... 34 AGRONOMY, FORAGES & GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT .......................................................... 39 AGRONOMY ......................................................................................................................................... 41 CROP IMPROVEMENT: PLANT BREEDING & GENETICS ........................................................... 50 ENTOMOLOGY .................................................................................................................................... 69 HORTICULTURE (FRUIT SCIENCE) ................................................................................................. 83 PLANT PATHOLOGY .......................................................................................................................... 92 SEED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................................... 102 SOIL SCIENCE .................................................................................................................................... 108 TEA HUSBANDRY AND AGROFORESTRY ................................................................................... 117 VEGETABLE SCIENCE AND FLORICULTURE ............................................................................. 122 B. BASIC SCIENCES BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ............................................................................ 130 A. BIOLOGY ................................................................................................................................. 131 B. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ............................................................................................ 141 C. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ........................................................................................................... 146 CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY ............................................................................................... 151 A. CHEMISTRY ........................................................................................................................... 151 B. BIOCHEMISTRY ..................................................................................................................... 154 GEO-INFORMATICS .......................................................................................................................... 160 MICROBIOLOGY ............................................................................................................................... 161 PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND LANGUAGES .................................................................................... 168 1 CSKHPKV PG Course Catalogue 2012 C. HOME SCIENCE 173 FAMILY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................ 174 FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION .................................................................................................. 181 HOME SCIENCE EXTENSION & COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT .................................... 191 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................. 194 D. VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES 200 ANIMAL GENETICS AND BREEDING........................................................................................... 201 ANIMAL NUTRITION ........................................................................................................................ 208 ANIMAL REPRODUCTION, GYNAECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS ................................................. 216 VETERINARY ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY .............................................................................. 222 VETERINARY MEDICINE ................................................................................................................ 227 VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 233 VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 242 VETERINARY PATHOLOGY ............................................................................................................ 247 VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY .............................................................. 251 VETERINARY PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMSITRY .................................................................. 255 A. VETERINARY PHYSIOLOGY............................................................................................... 256 B. VETERINARY BIOCHEMISTRY .......................................................................................... 263 VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY ............................................................ 268 VETERINARY SURGERY & RADIOLOGY ..................................................................................... 272