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PAPER: AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY (100 MARKS) Part-I: Agriculture (50 marks) I. Concept of Integrated Agriculture: Components of natural resources as bases for agriculture production (Land, Water, biological, Environmental, Solar, Energy) II. Challenges in Pakistan’s Agriculture: Present scenario and future prospects. Analytical overview: issues and strategies for improvement of crop management, livestock management, fisheries, cottage industry, resource management and rural development. Institutions and policies: issues and options. III. Elements of Climate and their Relationship with Crop Growth: Farming Systems, biological nitrogen fixation, soil profile, structure and texture, soil fertility, soil erosion and conservation, waterlogging and salinity IV. Genetic Improvement for Crop Production: GMO crops, Seed production technology. V. Horticulture: Floriculture, landscaping, pests and diseases of agriculture crops and their control, integrated pest management. VI. Rainfed and Irrigated Agriculture: Agriculture mechanization, land tenure and land reforms, the role of agriculture in the national economy. Part-II Forestry = (50 Marks) I. Forest, rangelands and wildlife importance and significance II. Forest management and utilization, wood-based industries in Pakistan, silviculture III. Range management and utilization IV. National and international forest wealth statistics V. Role of wildlife as value addition to forestry VI. Forest-based wildlife reservations of Pakistan and their management, eco-tourism VII. Forestry, agroforestry, social forestry and forest biometrics Recommended Books General Agriculture 9th Edition By Dr M Akhtar Abbas AH Publishers Basics of Agriculture by Ramzan Rafiq Forestry and allied sciences by Masood A Qureshi Plus Yellow Pages/agriculture pages from Dawn