Syllabus IT in Agricultural System - (AI3021) UNIT I PRECISION FARMING Precision agriculture and agricultural management - ground based sensors, Remote sensing, GPS, GIS and mapping software, Yield mapping systems, Crop production modeling. (Chapter - 1) UNIT II ENVIRONMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS Artificial light systems, management of crop growth in greenhouses, simulation of CO2 consumption in greenhouses, on-line measurement of plant growth in the greenhouse, models of plant production and expert systems in horticulture. (Chapter - 2) UNIT III AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT Agricultural systems - managerial overview, Reliability of agricultural systems, Simulation of crop growth and field operations, Optimizing the use of resources, Linear programming, Project scheduling, Artificial intelligence and decision support systems. (Chapter - 3) UNIT IV WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS Importance of climate variability and seasonal forecasting, Understanding and predicting world’s climate system, Global climatic models and their potential for seasonal climate forecasting, General systems approach to applying seasonal climate forecasts. (Chapter - 4) UNIT V E-GOVERNANCE IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS Expert systems, decision support systems, Agricultural and biological databases, e-commerce, e-business systems and applications, Technology enhanced learning systems and solutions, e-learning, Rural development and information society. (Chapter - 5)
