Introduction
A comprehensive understanding of Horticulture is essential for aspirants preparing for the IBPS Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) exam. C4S Courses emphasizes focusing on the following key chapters to enhance your preparation.
Horticulture is a very important constituent of agriculture as a subject. Be it IBPS AFO or any agriculture-based exam, Horticulture occupies a major chunk of questions. Moreover, Government of India too, has shifted its focus on Horticulture in the recent budgets, so understanding and grasping the concepts of Horticulture is of paramount importance to ace IBPS AFO. Questions in tests will be based on the following modules. Focus areas have been marked RED.
- Fundamentals of Horticulture:
- Branches of Horticulture, Propagation techniques, Training and pruning, Special horticulture practices, High-tech production technology.
- Pomology:
- Production technology of tropical and sub-tropical fruit crops, Production technology of temperate fruit crops, Exotic and high-value fruit crops, Insect-pests and diseases of fruits
- Olericulture:
- Production technology of vegetables, Under-exploited and exotic vegetables, Insect-pests and diseases of vegetables
- Floriculture:
- Production technology of cut and loose flowers, Landscape Gardening-Principles and features, Turf management and CAD
- Plantation, Spices and Medicinal and Aromatic Crops:
- Production technology, Special practices concerning Plantation crops, Processing of Plantation crops
- Post-Harvest Technology:
- Processing, Packaging, Storage, Value Addition, Equipments and Machinery
- Greenhouse and Controlled Environment Horticulture:
- Greenhouse design and management, Hydroponic and aeroponic systems for plant growth, Vertical farming and urban agriculture, Climate control systems for optimal plant growth.
- Nutrition management:
- Soil fertility management, fertilizer application, addressing nutrient deficiencies and toxicity, hydroponic and soil-less nutrition, organic nutrition practices, and improving nutrient use efficiency.
- Statistics of Horticulture and important terminologies related to horticulture:
- APEDA and GoI data and statistics, Reports and schemes of Government and International bodies, important institutions
Weekly Test Schedule by C4S Courses
| Every Monday | Animal Science & Fishery, Sericulture | BLOCK I |
| Every Tuesday | Agronomy,Weed Sc, Soil Sc, Meteorology | BLOCK II |
| EveryWednesay | GPB,Pathology Physiology, Entomology | BLOCK III |
| Every Thursday | Hort & Food Sc | BLOCK IV |
| Every Friday | Eco, Ext, Eng &Irrigation | BLOCK V |
| Every Saturday | Current Agriculture | BLOCK VI |
| Every Sunday | Full Length Test along with QRE Test | BLOCK VII |
Mastering these fundamental chapters in Horticulture will significantly enhance your ability to tackle related questions in the IBPS AFO exam. C4S Courses is committed to providing structured and detailed study materials, expert-led lectures, and practice tests to ensure you build a strong foundation in Horticulture, thereby boosting your confidence and performance in the examination.
