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Unit 2:
Soil fertility and INM in mulberry
Response of mulberry varieties on absorption pattern of N, P, K and
micronutrients. Status of various nutrients and soil fertility status
and INM principles.
Unit 3:
Role of water in mulberry physiology
Functions of water ecophysiology of plant, absorption of water, Passive
absorption and Active absorption, pathway of minerals, root pressure.
BLOCK 6: Dormancy, abiotic and biotic stress in mulberry
Unit 1:
Dormancy in mulberry buds and seeds
Viability of buds and seeds, concept of plant stress, biotic and abiotic
stress, water deficit stress on mulberry,
Unit 2:
Biotic and abiotic stress in mulberry
Effect of temperature, cold, frost, light and salt on mulberry growth
and development.
BLOCK 7: Nutrient deficiency symptoms
Unit 1:
Deficiency symptoms of major nutrients
Deficiency symptoms of N, P and K, toxicity of these nutrients in
mulberry plants and their effect on quality of mulberry, reclamation

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Restructured and Revised Syllabi of Post-graduate Programmes
Vol. 1
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of the soils by soil application, foliar application and fertigation
methods.
Unit 2:
Deficiency symptoms of secondary and micro nutrients
Key deficiency symptoms of S, Mn, Fe, Mo, Mg, Ca, Zn and other
micronutrients and toxicity of these nutrients in mulberry plants and
their effect on quality of mulberry, reclamation by soil and foliar
application and fertigation methods.
VII. Practicals
• Study of sprouting and rooting in different varieties of mulberry;
• Use of different concentrations of plant growth hormones for establishment of
mulberry;
• Study of root parameters in establishment of mulberry;
• Study of transpiration and photosynthesis in mulberry;
• Study of leaf area measurement of different varieties of mulberry;
• Study of different nutrients and their effect on growth and development of mulberry;
• Study of deficiency symptoms of NPK in mulberry;
• Study of mulberry seed viability tests;
• Study of biochemical and mineral composition of leading mulberry varieties;
• Study of absorption patterns of different fertilizers in mulberry;
• Study of different deficiency symptoms in mulberry;
• Study of respiration in mulberry;
• Evaluation of popular mulberry genotypes for biotic and abiotic stresses;
• Effect of various proportions of soil amendments on growth and development of
mulberry;
• Study of deficiency symptoms of secondary and micro nutrients in mulberry through
pot culture;
• Study of aeroponics in mulberry;
• Visit to aeroponic units at Department of Crop Physiology, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru;
• Visit to NCBS laboratories, GKVK, Bengaluru.