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DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY B. Sc. (Hons) AGRICULTURE. COURSES Course No. SUBJECT/TITLE Credit Hours Agron-301 Basic Agriculture (Introduction to Agriculture) 3(2-2) Agron-302 Principles of Agronomy 4(2-4) Agron-303 Dry Land Farming 4(2-4) Agron-401 Field Crop Production-I 3(2-2) Agron-501 Arid Zone Agriculture 3(2-2) Agron-502 Agro-Technology of Major Field Crops 4(3-2) Agron-503 Project studies 4(1-6) Agron-504 Field Crop Physiology-I 3(2-2) Agron-505 Introductory Crop Physiology 3(2-2) Agron-506 Field Crop Physiology-II 3(2-2) Agron-507 Crop Nutrients and Growth Regulators 3(2-2) Agron-508 Water Management in Rainfed area 3(2-2) Agron-509 Stress Physiology 3(2-2) Agron-510 Fundamentals of Weed Science 3(2-2) Agron-511 Farming Systems and Farm Records 3(2-2) Agron-512 Field Crop Production-II 4(3-2) Agron-513 Biological Nitrogen Fixation 4(3-2) Agron-514 Conservation Agronomy 4(3-2) Agron-515 Biological Crop Potential 4(3-2) Agron-515 Physiology of Growth and Development 4(3-2) Agron-601 Seed Production and Technology 4(3-2) Agron-602 Field Crop Ecology 3(3-0) Agron-603 Environment and Crop Production 4(3-2) Arong-604 Agronomic Research and Scientific Writing 4(1-6) Agron-605 Computer Application in Agronomic Research 3(1-4) Agron-606 Irrigation Agronomy 3(2-2) Agron-611 Internship 15  Basic Agriculture (Introduction to Agriculture) Course No.Agron-301 Credit Hours 3(2-2) Theory Agriculture- definition, history, importance, branches and allied sciences. Salient features of Pakistans agriculture. Agro-meteorology climate and weather of Pakistan. Land utilization in Pakistan. Soil and plant nutrients. Crops of Pakistan. Tillage systems. Irrigation. Dry farming. Practical Units of measuring land-conventional British and metric systems. Identification and use of hand tools and implements. Identification of