BSEH Secondary Agriculture case studies
BSEH Secondary Agriculture · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The BSEH Secondary Agriculture test is the subject-specific paper used by the Board of School Education Haryana in its teacher eligibility process for candidates who want to teach Agriculture at the secondary level in Haryana schools. It is aimed at graduates with a background in agriculture, horticulture, animal science or related fields who also hold a recognised teaching qualification, and at working teachers seeking eligibility in this subject. The BSEH Secondary Agriculture case studies are 5 cases and about 4,489 words.
1Reclaiming a Sodic Block Before the Wheat Season
A 2.5 ha block in Karnal yields 2.1 t/ha of wheat, while the adjacent field yields 4.8 t/ha. The surface crusts and ponds after rain, and infiltration is below 2 mm/h.
875 words, about 4 min2A Milk Yield Drop in a Ten-Buffalo Dairy
A farmer keeps 10 Murrah buffaloes, six of them in milk, averaging 7.2 L/day at 6.8% fat. Over 10 days two buffaloes fall from about 7.0 L to 4.0 and 3.5 L/day.
881 words, about 4 min3A Canal Turn, a Pump and a Wheat Crop
A 4 ha wheat field has sandy loam soil with field capacity 24% (w/w), permanent wilting point 10%, bulk density 1.45 g/cm³ and an effective root zone of 90 cm. The allowable depletion is 55% of total available water.
886 words, about 4 min4Paclobutrazol or Pruning in an Alternate-Bearing Mango Orchard
A 1 ha Dashehari mango orchard at 6 m × 6 m (278 trees) is 12 years old. Last year it carried a heavy crop of about 80 kg/tree; this year flowering is sparse and the canopy is dense, with about 30% of the inner branches shaded.
888 words, about 4 min5Teaching Soil Sampling with One Acre and 40 Minutes
A higher secondary agriculture teacher has 32 Class XII students, a 1-acre school farm, 12 spades, 3 augers, one pH meter and no laboratory technician. The board practical examination requires students to collect a representative soil sample, prepare it and determine pH.
959 words, about 5 min