Jkssb Horticulture Technician Grade - IV syllabus

Jkssb Horticulture Technician Grade - IV syllabus Horticulture technician grade syllabus

Jkssb advertised various posts of Horticulture Technician Grade - IV in horticulture department. 

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Exam to be conducted:- Last week of March, 2022 (Subject to vacation of interim order by Hon'ble Court).

Jkssb Horticulture Technician Grade - IV syllabus

1. Soil-General Concept and importance, soil texture (Social Particles): (20 Marks) 

1.  Types of Soil- Sandy, Clayey and loam soils and their general properties i.e. water retention, aeration, nutrient status, 
2.  Soils organic matter- meaning, sources and importance. 
3.  Soil reaction- meaning, acidic and alkaline soils concepts, their effect on plant growth and management. 
4.  Plant Nutrients- names of essential macro and micro nutrients, important functions of N,P and K, their deficiency symptoms in plants. 
5.  Manures- definition, different, types and importance (FYM, compost, Green Manure). 
6.  Fertilizers- Definition, names of common NPK fertilizers, their nutrient percentage, recommended NPK doses for paddy, maize, sarson, Wheat, Apple and Cherry trees grown in Jammu & Kashmir, their mode and methods of application. 
7.  Soil Testing- and its importance. 
8.  Soil erosion- causes, types of erosion, soil conservation a methods with reference to J&K State. 
9.  Introductory Botany. 
10.  Plant parts, root, leaf, stem, flower and their functions Modified plant parts with functions, 
11.  Photosynthesis and Importance.
12. Seed Structure, Importance, Conditions necessary for germination, Minimum Standards for seed certification, Breeder foundation and certified seed.
13. Self and cross- Pollination.
14. Elementary studies of following plant families of economic importance. 

• Graminance (Padey and Maize)
• Rosacae (Apple)
• Solanacea (Tomato)
• Cucurbitaceae
• (Bottlegourd)
• Leguminacca (Pea)

2. Plant protection fundamentals:- (20 Marks) 

1. Definition of disease and their causes 
2. Symptomology (leaf spot, wilt, blight, mildew, scab etc.), Different management Methods 
3. Fungicides: Definitions, types, formulations, names of common fungicides used in Jammu & Kashmir; care in handling. 
4. Plant protection equipment, spraying and dusting machines, their working, calibration and maintenance, 
5. Definition of insect pest, general morphology of insect
6. Different insect pest viz, borera, bug, gesed, their Economic threshold values 
7. Insecticides, definition, types. Formulation, names of common insecticides used in Kashmir, cadre in handling. 
8. Insect pest management methods. 
9. Extension Education 

• Agri. Extension Education Definition and Importance. Principles, Objectives.
• Qualities and role of Extension Worker.
• Extension teaching Methods; Classification, approaches i.e., individuals, Group, Mass, discussions, pamphlets, bulletins, charts, diagrams, exhibitions, campaigns, Kissan mela.
• Brief description of IRDP, SFDA, IAQP, NAEP, KVK with social reference to J&K STATE.
• Farm Planning.
• Village Panchayat and its functions.
• Collections of socio- Economic data; kind of schedules.

Jkssb Horticulture Technician Grade - IV syllabus 

3. Nursery Management and propagation:-  (20 Marks) 

1. Location, Soil, fencing, nearness to water source, layout of seed bed, nursery bed, stool bed, stratification. 
2. Building nursery store and workshop, Store and workshop, tools and implements. 
3. Maintenance of nursery. 
4. Selection of mother plant for bud wood, root stock. Budding, grafting, layering 
5. Fruit production 
6. Selection of Orchard site, Layout of Orchard. 
7. Orchard floor Management, Planting, Training, Pruning. 
8. Cultural Practices including irrigation. 
9. Cultivation of Apple, Pear, Cherry, Plum, Grapes, Almond, Walnut, Strawberry, Mango and Guava Under following headings; 
10. Soil, Commercial varieties, pacing, fertilizers, irrigation, harvesting, yield. 

4.Orchard Diseases:-  (20 Marks) 

1. Major diseases, Symptoms, damaging stage and control measures of; 
2. Apple and pear viz; Scab, Leaf Spot, Mildew Canker. Viz; Stone fruits ( Peach, Plum, Apricot, Cherry, Almond) viz Blight and leaf pots. 
3. Walnut viz; Mistletoe etc 
4. Grapes viz; Anthrocnose, Mildews. 
5. Plants protection –(B) 
6. Major Insect Pests, damaging stage, Symptoms and control measures with respect to following fruit plants (under Jammu and Kashmir Conditions); 
7. Apple and Pear viz; Sanjose Scale, Borer, Leaf Minor, Aphids mites, Caterpillars. 
8. Stone fruits (Peach, Plum, Cherry, Almond, Walnuts) viz; Leaf curing aphids, Chaffer beetle etc. 
9. Pomegranate viz; Anar butter fly. 

5. Physiology (Introductory):-  (20 Marks) 

• Introduction to the subject of postharvest technology; nature and extent of postharvest losses in fruits; Factors responsible for post harvest loss. Factors affecting rate of respiration and transpirations; ripening of fruits, Quality attributes of fruits. 

6. Fruit Handling and Storage:-  (20 Marks) 

• Harvesting techniques of fruits, criteria for harvest maturity of fruits, principle and techniques of pre-cooling, advantages of scientific grading; grade standards for apple, advantages of fruit packing; use of various packing materials; principles of refrigerated and controlled atmosphere storage of fruits, transportation of fruits and its problems; Marketing channels of apples.