Fundamentals of Agronomy

R.L. Arya

ISBN 10: 9387741222 / ISBN 13: 9789387741225

Published by Scientific Publisher, 2018

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Contents: 1. Agriculture. 2. Types of agriculture. 3. Conservation agriculture. 4. Globalisation. 5. Nanotechnology in agriculture. 6. Agronomy. 7. Agro-ecological regions of India. 8. Agroclimatic zones in India. 9. Seed and sowing. 10. Classification of crops. 11. Crop rotation. 12. Cropping systems. 13. Shifting cultivation. 14. Multistoryed cropping. 15. Diversified cropping. 16. Precisioon farming. 17. Irrigation. 18. Devices used for measuring irrigation water. 19. Soil moisture constant. 20. Water requirement of crops. 21. Efficient water management. 22. Irrigation efficiencies. 23. Evaporation. 24. Weeds. 25. Classification of weeds. 26. Weed control. 27. Application of herbicides. 28. Calculation of herbicide requirement. 29. Important formulas of agronomy. 30. Problems related to agronomical character. 31. Assessment of agronomic interactions. 32. Physiological parameters. 33. Dryland farming. 34. Drought. 35. Water harvesting. 36. Mulching. 37. Antitranspirants. 38. Strip cropping. 39. Tillage. 40. Watershed management. 41. Low production technologies. 42. Agronomic practices of field crops. 43. Cultivation practices of different crops. 44. Agroforestry.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fundamentals of Agronomy
• Publisher: Scientific Publisher
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9387741222
• ISBN 13: 9789387741225
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Agronomy is an important branch of agriculture which associated with the different aspect of tillage, crop production, seed and sowing, irrigation and weed management, plant nutrition, dryland/rainfed agriculture, growth and development etc. 'Fundamentals of Agronomy' have been carefully designed to promote better understanding and encourage creativity and will meet the growing need of agronomy of graduate and post graduate students at university level agricultural education. The entire book is prepared in most simple, clear, talking language, comprehensive and short descriptive type of questions so that the concept could be easily understand by the readers in short times. Fundamental of Agronomy covers the course contents of competitive examinations like IAS, IFS, PCS, ARS, banking services, B.Sc./M.Sc./Ph.D. (Ag) admission, state and national levels of different competitive examinations in agriculture.