Assistant Horticulture Officer Recruitment -2023, Class-II, Group-A, OPSC-Odisha, Notification, Apply Online, Exam Dates and Syllabus

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 Assistant Horticulture Officer Recruitment -2023, Class-II, Group-A, OPSC-Odisha, Notification, Apply Online, Exam Dates and Syllabus

OPSCAssistant Horticulture Officer Notification for 2023 (AHO-2023) Out. The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) is conducting the Assistant Horticulture Officer Recruitment 2023. A total of 33 vacancies are to be filled for the Assistant Horticulture Officer post under the A & FE Dept. The candidates can check the details of the application process, exam dates, eligibility, syllabus & exam pattern below.

OPSC Assistant Horticulture Officer Recruitment-2023 Overview:

Advt. No.: 17 of 2023-24

Registration Date: 15 Nov 2023 - 15 Dec 2023

Salary: ₹9,300 - ₹34,800 GP-4600 (Level-10)

Vacancies: For 33 posts

Sl. No.

Category

No of posts

1

General

26 (9 are reserved for women candidates)

2

SC

1

3

ST

6 (2 are reserved for women candidates)

4

Total

33

Eligibility: Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture. 

                   Candidates must be able to read, write and speak Odia.

Age limit: 21-38 (Extra 5 years for SC/ST/ Women and 10 years for Physically challenged) As of 01/01/2023

Examination fee- Nil

Method of selection: Written followed by interview.

The pattern of Examination:

Test

Pattern

Details

Written exam

200 MCQs,

Total marks =200, 1 mark for each MCQ, for a negative answer 0.25 marks will be deducted.

The duration of the exam is 3 hours.

Interview

25 marks

 

Shortlisted candidates from the written test will be called for document verification and interview at the OPSC office, Cuttack

Place of Examination: Cuttack and Bhubaneswar

Admit Card Date: To be notified

Exam Date: To be notified

Interview Date: To be notified

State: Government Jobs in Odisha

Official website: www.opsc.gov.in adv. On 10th Nov. 2023


Detailed syllabus for the exam Assistant Horticulture Officer Recruitment -2023 conducted by OPSC, Odisha

The following syllabus has been set by OPSC for the AHO-2023 Examination.

Topics

Syllabus

Plant Propagation & Nursery Management

Importance of plant propagation, sexual & asexual method of plant propagation, advantages, disadvantages, detail about grafting, layering, budding, cutting, tissue culture, propagation through specialized plant part, incompatibility, polyembryony, apomixes, pat1henocarpy, rootstocks, anatomical studies on rooting, scion, graft union, use of PGR, propagation method of horticultural crops, plant propagating structure, media preparation, nursery act, registration, insect pest & disease control of nursery plants, Hi-tech nurseries.

Fruit Crops

Importance of fruits classification of fruits, area, production, export, marketing, storage, fruit growing zones of fruit crops, agro-climatic zones & suitable fruits for tropical, subtropical & wasteland areas, soil, climate, varieties planting, cultural practices, irrigation, nutrition, weed management plant protection, harvesting, yield, storage, processing, Physiological disorders, insect, pest, diseases management, Post-harvest technology, training, pruning, unfruitfulness of fruits of important fruit crops such as mango, Banana, citrus fruits, Pine-apple, Guava, Citrus, Papaya, Sapota, Bael, Ber, Jackfruit, Pomegranate, Litchi, Jamun, Custard apple, aonla etc.

Plantation Crops

Importance, scope, area, production, marketing, processing & cultivation practices of important plantation crops like coconut, areca nut, Oil palm, Palmyrah palm, Cocoa, coffee, tea, rubber, date palm in relation to soil, climate, varieties, plant protection, soil & water management, processing packaging, grading, value addition.

Vegetable Crops

Area, production, importance, productivity, export, value addition, off season cultivation, green house cultivation, organic fanning, seed production, certification, value addition, storage of vegetable & cultivation of important, tropical, subtropical, temperate, under-exploited, perennial vegetable crops in relation to soil, climate, varieties, hybrid, seed rate, spacing, fertilizer dose, physiological disorders, plant protection, harvesting storage, processing, important varieties, vegetable garden etc.

Spices, Condiments & Medicinal Plants

History scope, area, production, marketing, export, value addition, processing, storage of important spices, condiments & medicinal plants. Cultivation practices of important spices, condiments and medicinal plants with relation to soil, climate, variety, spacing, fertilizers, plant protection, harvesting & marketing, processing etc. Uses of important spices, condiments & medicinal plants.

Ornamental Horticulture

History, definition, scope, importance, marketing, export, aesthetic value, Horticulture

industry, industrial importance, open cultivation, protected cultivation, packaging, marketing, storage of important commercial flowers, Ornamental trees, climbers, shrubs, herbs, loose flowers, foliage plants, house plants, orchids, cut flowers, different types of garden, parks, gardens features, Bonsai, terrace garden, flower arrangement, bio aesthetic planting, landscape architecture, commercial cultivation of important cut flower crops, lawn & its maintenance, protected cultivation of important flowers & foliage plants.

Related Subjects

Precision farming, protected cultivation, drip and sprinkler irrigation, Fe1tigation, post-harvesting technology of horticultural crops, nutrient management, INM, important insect, pest and diseases of horticultural crops, water management, soil management, use of PGR, organic fanning and certification, leaf analysis, genetic Engineering, bio-control, different cropping pattern, crop rotation, farming system research, weed management, water management, soil management, seed production, organic fanning, protected cultivation, respiration, transpiration, photosynthesis, biotic & abiotic stress management, dormancy, growth and development, horticulture entrepreneurship.

Agro- Meteorology

Agro-climate zones of India & Odisha, Agro-ecology for horticultural crops, Weather & climate, Weather parameters and crop environment, Weather forecasting, Climate change, vulnerability and risks, Climate resilience and climate smart practices.

Soil & Nutrition

Soil of Odisha, problematic soils and their management, essential plant nutrients, crop growth, manures and fertilisers, integrated nutrient management for horticultural crop, nutrient use efficiency.

Water Management

Water resources of Odisha, Irrigation development, Soil plant water relation, Water requirement and irrigation efficiencies, Irrigation scheduling, methods & irrigation, micro irrigation & water use efficiencies, Irrigation water quality, stress management.

Weed Management

Weeds competition & allelopathy, crop weed association, weed prevention eradication and control, integrated weed management, herbicides and their uses selectivity and environmental impacts.

Dry Land Farming

Rained and dry land horticulture, drought management, Contingent planning, soil moisture conservation, water harvesting & recycling, watershed management, conservation farming/ horticulture.

Integrated Farming System

Farming system and horticulture, Integrated farming system models (horticultural based), farm machineries & equipment for horticulture, tillage & tillage implements.

Seed Technology

Seed quality, seed dormancy, seed production certification storage etc.

Economics

Cost of cultivation of horticultural crops, Entrepreneurship in horticulture, Agribusiness management, marketing.

Statistics

Basic statistical principles, data collection compilation & presentation.

Plant Protection

IPM, biological control, important insect pests, diseases and nematodes of horticultural crops.

 

  Tentative questions from different parts of the syllabus:

Name of the Subject

Number of Marks

Time Duration

Plant propagation and nursery management

20

3 Hours

Fruit crops

20

Plantation crops

20

Vegetable Crops

20

Spices, Condiments, Medicinal plants

20

Ornamental Horticulture

20

Related subjects

30

Agro-Meteorology

05

Soil and Nutrition

05

Water Management

05

Weed Management

05

Dry-land Farming

05

Integrated Farming System

05

Seed Technology

05

Economics

05

Statistics

05

Plant Protection

05

Total

200 Marks


Detailed advertisement for the Assistant Horticulture Officer Recruitment -2023 conducted by OPSC, Odisha can be seen and applied at OPSC
All the very best for your preparation.
Do visit agriculture2u.com for regular MCQs practice.


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