NHB Senior Horticulture Officer Syllabus 2024

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NHB Senior Horticulture Officer Syllabus 2024

December 16, 2023 no responses

NHB Senior Horticulture Officer Recruitment 2024

On the official website of National Horticulture Board, announced the availability of 25 Senior Horticulture Officer (Group B) vacancies. According to the official notification, the NHB Recruitment 2024 online application procedure will begin on December 16, 2023 at the official website of NTA https://exams.nta.ac.in/NHB/, and the due date for online application for Senior Horticulture Officer is January 5, 2024.

NHB Senior Horticulture Officer Syllabus

NHB released the syllabus pdf for the NHB Senior Horticulture Officer Recruitment 2024 and candidates can download NHB Senior Horticulture Officer Syllabus. Syllabus for NHB Senior Horticulture Officer. Candidates can also download the syllabus pdf for the NHB Senior Horticulture Officer recruitment on the official website of NHB.

NHB Senior Horticulture Officer Syllabus 2024

Syllabus for Senior Horticulture Officer recruitment, is divided according to the exam stages:

Senior Horticulture Officer Syllabus Stage – I

Horticulture: Tropical and Dry Land Fruit Production, Subtropical and Temperate Fruit Production, Breeding of Fruit Crops, Post-Harvest Technology, Biotechnology of Fruit Crops, Principles and Practices of Plant Propagation, Production Technology of Cool Season Vegetable Crops, Production Technology of Warm Season Vegetable Crops, Seed Production, Hi-Tech Production Technology of Fruits, flowers & Vegetable Crops, Production Technology of Spice Crops, Statistics.

General Studies: Questions on General Science, current events of national and international importance, History of India, Indian agriculture, Indian Geography, Indian Culture & new Agri-horti initiatives and schemes of Govt, of India i.e. PEQ, CPP, CDP, MIDH, NABARD, ICAR research institutions & Environmental studies.

English Comprehension: Active Passive, One-word Substitution, Unseen Passage, Fill in the blanks, Antonyms, Synonyms, Direct-Indirect, Error Detection, Sentence Improvement.

Quantitative Aptitude & Mental Ability: Time & Work, Average, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, Interest, Profit & Loss, Time & Distance, Decimals, Fractions, Partnership, Analogies, Problem Solving, Judgement, Coding -Decoding, Relationship concept.

Senior Horticulture Officer Syllabus Stage – II

This part will be the descriptive for the vacancy of Senior Horticulture Officer. Horticulture and General Agriculture will be covered in this stage of the examination.

Horticulture: Tropical and Dry Land Fruit Production, Subtropical and Temperate Fruit Production, Breeding of Fruit Crops, Post-Harvest Technology, Biotechnology of Fruit Crops, Principles and Practices of Plant Propagation, Production Technology of Cool Season Vegetable Crops, Production Technology of Warm Season Vegetable Crops, Seed Production, Hi-tech Production Technology of Fruits, flowers & Vegetable Crops, Production Technology of Spice Crops and Statistics.

General Agriculture

Agriculture, its importance in National economy. Factors determining agro-ecological zones and geographic distribution of crop plants. Importance of crop plants, cultural practices for cereal, pulses, oilseed, fibre, sugar, tuber and fodder crops and scientific basis for these crop-rotations, multiple and relay cropping, intercropping and mixed cropping.

Soil as medium of plant growth and its composition, mineral and organic constituents of the soil and their role in crop production; chemical, physical and microbiological properties of soils. Essential plant nutrients (macro and micro) their functions, occurrence, cycling in soils. Principles of soil fertility and its evaluation for judicious fertilizer use. Organic manures and bio-fertilizers, inorganic fertilizers, integrated nutrient management.

Principles of plant physiology with reference to plant nutrition, absorption, transactions and metabolism of nutrients.

Diagnosis of nutrient deficiencies and their amelioration photosynthesis and respiration, growth and development, auxins and hormones in plant growth.

Cell and cell organelles. Cell division. Reproductive cycle, Principles of genetics, gene interaction, sex determination, linkage and re-combination, mutation, extra chromosomal inheritance, polyploidy. Origin and domestication of crop plants. Genetic resources-conservation and utilization. Floral biology in relation to selfing and crossing.

Genetic basis of plant breeding pureline selection, mass selection, male sterility and incompatibility and their use in plant breeding. Pedigree selection, back-cross method of selection. Heterosis and its exploitation. Development of hybrids, composites and synthetic, important varieties, hybrids, composites and synthetic of major crops. Seeds and seed production techniques.

Important fruit and vegetable crops of India, method of Propagation-Sexual and asexual. Package and practices and their scientific basis. Crop rotation, intercropping, companion crops, role of fruits and vegetables in’ human nutrition, post-harvest handling and processing of fruits and vegetables. Landscaping and ornamental horticulture, commercial floriculture. Medicinal and aromatic plants. Serious pests and diseases affecting major crops. Principles of control of crop pests, and diseases, integrated management. Proper use and maintenance of plant protection equipment.

Principles of economics as applied to agriculture. Farm planning and optimum resource-use efficiency and maximizing income and employment. Farm systems and their spatial distribution, their significant roles in regional economic development.