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Hi, I want to join Diploma in Agriculture course in Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Coimbatore. But I don’t know about the structure of this course. Can you tell me about the course structure and course duration as well.

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Hi, I want to join Diploma in Agriculture course in Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Coimbatore. But I don’t know about the structure of this course. Can you tell me about the course structure and course duration as well.

The course structure of the Diploma in Agriculture in Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Coimbatore is given below:

First Semester:

Soils and Fertility Management
Agronomic Principles, Practices and Meteorology
Farm Structures, Machinery and Post Harvest Processing
Fruit Culture and Propagation
Computer Application
Fundamentals of Livestock and Poultry Production
Physical Education

Second Semester:

Agronomy of Field Crops
Irrigation and Weed Management
Vegetable Culture
Principles of Plant Pathology
General and Economic Entomology
Energy and Environment
Principles of Plant Pathology
Food Science and Nutrition

Third Semester:

Breeding of Field Crops
Crop Production
Commercial Floriculture and Ornamental Gardening
Crop Diseases and their Management
Crop Pests and their Management
Agricultural Economics and Marketing
Commercial Agriculture

Fourth Semester:

Seed Production
Dry Farming and Agro Forestry
Commercial Agriculture
Spices Plantation and Medical Plant Culture
Extension Methods and Audio Visual Aids
Language for Communication
Study Tour

Duration of the Diploma in Agriculture in Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Coimbatore is 2 years (4 semesters).