LECTURE SCHEDULE

LECTURE SCHEDULE

Course Title: INTRODUCTORY AGROFORESTRY 2 (1+1)
Course Leader: Dr. K. S. Pant, Scientist, Department of SAF, YSP UHF, Nauni – Solan (H.P.)

Weeks
Theory
1st Week
Topic 1: AGROFORESTRY DEFINITIONS, OBJECTIVES, POTENTIAL AND DISTINCTION BETWEEN AGROFORESTRY AND SOCIAL FORESTRY
2nd Week
Topic 2: FOREST DEFINITION, CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST TYPES, STATUS OF INDIAN FOREST AND THEIR ROLE IN FARMING SYSTEM
3rd Week
Topic 3: DIFFERENT AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS, SUBSYSTEM, PRACTICES, AFS CLASSIFICATION, AFS ON NATURE AND ARRANGEMENT OF COMPONENTS
4th Week Topic 4: DIFFERENT AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS, SUBSYSTEM, PRACTICES, AFS CLASSIFICATION, AFS ON NATURE AND ARRANGEMENT OF COMPONENTS (CONTD…)
5th Week Topic 5: ENERGY PLANTATION, CHARACTERISTICS OF TREE SPP. FOR ENERGY PLANTATION, DIFFERENT ENERGY PLANTATION SPECIES & ADVANTAGES OF ENERGY PLANTATION
6th Week Topic 6: PLANNING FOR AGROFORESTRY – CONSTRAINTS, DIAGNOSIS & DESIGN METHODOLOGY
7th Week Topic 7: PLANNING FOR AGROFORESTRY – CONSTRAINTS, DIAGNOSIS & DESIGN METHODOLOGY (CONTD…)
8th Week Topic 8: SELECTION OF TREE CROP SPECIES FOR AGROFORESTRY
9th Week Topic 9: DIFFERENT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTES WORKING IN THE FIELD OF AGROFORESTRY/FORESTY
10th Week Topic 10: MULTIPURPOSE TREE SPECIES (MPTS) AND THEIR MANAGEMENT
11th Week Topic 11: NURSERY, NURSERY TYPES, IMPORTANCE OF NURSERY AND CRITERIA FOR NURSERY SITE SELECTION
12th Week Topic 12: ECONOMICS OF CULTIVATION-NURSERY AND PLANTING OF ACACIA CATECHU
13th Week Topic 13: ECONOMICS OF CULTIVATION-NURSERY AND PLANTING OF POPULUS DELTOIDS
14th Week Topic 14: ECONOMICS OF CULTIVATION-NURSERY AND PLANTING OF MORUS ALBA AND GREWIA OPTIVA
15th Week Topic 15: ECONOMICS OF CULTIVATION-NURSERY AND PLANTING OF DELBERGIA SISSOO
16th Week Topic 16: ECONOMICS OF CULTIVATION-NURSERY AND PLANTING OF EUCALYPTUS TERITICORNIS SM. AND TECTONA GRANDIS L.
17th Week Topic 17: ECONOMICS OF CULTIVATION-NURSERY AND PLANTING OF QUERCUS LEUCOTRICOPHORA AND DENDROCALAMUS HAMILTONII
18th Week Topic 18: ECONOMICS OF CULTIVATION-NURSERY AND PLANTING OF TAMARINDUS INDICA AND AZADIRACHATA INDICA

Practicals
1st Week Exercise 1: IDENTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS OF MULTIPURPOSE TREE SPECIES
2nd Week Exercise 2: CULTIVATION AND NURSERY PRACTICES FOR POPLAR
3rd Week Exercise 3: CULTIVATION AND NURSERY PRACTICES FOR GREWIA OPTIVA
4th Week Exercise 4: CULTIVATION AND NURSERY PRACTICES FOR MORUS ALBA
5th Week Exercise 5: CULTIVATION AND NURSERY PRACTICES FOR ACACIA CATECHU
6th Week Exercise 6: CULTIVATION AND NURSERY PRACTICES FOR DELBERGIA SISSOO
7th Week Exercise 7: CULTIVATION AND NURSERY PRACTICES FOR ROBINIA
8th Week Exercise 8: CULTIVATION AND NURSERY PRACTICES FOR LEUCAENA
9th Week Exercise 9: VISIT TO AGROFORESTRY FIELDS TO STUDY THE COMPATIBILITY OF MPTS WITH AGRICULTURE CROPS
10th Week Exercise 10: VISIT TO SILVI-PASTURE AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM
11th Week Exercise 11: VISIT TO ALLEY CROPPING AGROFORESTRY MODEL
12th Week Exercise 12: VISIT TO HORTI-SILVICULTURE AGROFORESTRY MODEL
13th Week Exercise 13: VISIT TO AGRO-SILVIPASTORAL AGROFORESTRY MODEL
14th Week Exercise 14: VISIT TO FUEL-WOOD AND FODDER BLOCK PLANTATION
15th Week Exercise 15: VISIT TO SOCIAL FORESTRY PLANTATIONS- RAILWAY LINE PLANTATIONS
16th Week Exercise 16: VISIT TO SOCIAL FORESTRY PLANTATIONS- ROAD SIDE PLANTATIONS
17th Week Exercise 17: VISIT TO SHELTERBELT AND INDUSTRIAL PLANTATIONS


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