Forestry Agroforestry and Silviculture

Complete ICAR AIEEA PG Forestry, Agroforestry and Silviculture syllabus.

ICAR AIEEA PG Forestry/Agroforestry and Silviculture Syllabus

Sub-Subjects: Forest Production & Utilization, Silviculture & Agroforestry, Forest Resource Management, Forest Biology and Tree Improvement.

UNIT-I

Importance of agriculture, forestry and livestock; crop production; rural development programmes; economics and agricultural extension; agricultural research, education and extension; major diseases and pests; statistics.

UNIT-II

Forests: importance, types and classification; ecosystems; succession and climax; nursery and planting; social, farm, urban and community forestry; forest management; silvicultural practices; mensuration; regeneration; plantations; shifting cultivation; taungya; dendrology; timber and multipurpose tree species; wasteland management; agroforestry and land use systems; forest soils and conservation; watershed management; forest genetics and biotechnology; tree improvement; tree seed technology; rangelands; wildlife management; forest products; forest inventory; aerial photography and remote sensing; forest degradation; climate change; tree diseases and pests; wood preservation; forest conservation; Indian forest policies and acts; forest engineering and economics; joint forest management.