Agronomy : Basic and Applied

Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. 1. Agriculture. 2. Agronomy. 3. Agro-climatic zones and crop classification. 4. Basis of crop production. 5. The soil. 6. Tillage. 7. The seeds. 8. Crop stand establishment. 9. Plant nutrition. 10. Water management. 11. Rain fed agriculture. 12. Weed management. 13. Farming and cropping system. 14. Sustainable agriculture and organic farming. 15. Harvesting and Postharvest operations. Appendixes: i. Practical exercises. ii. Glossary of agronomic terms. iii. General knowledge. References.

"Agronomy deals with all aspects of soil, water and crop management to increase the productivity in space and time and has made it possible to generate appropriate technologies for varied agro-climatic situations. It is, therefore, essential that students of agriculture have a good grasp of the subject. Textbooks on basic and applied aspects of agronomy as per the new syllabus recommended by 4th Dean's Committee of ICAR are lacking. This Textbook on " Agronomy : Basic and Applied" by Dr. Gajendra Singh Tomar, Associate Professor (Agronomy), I.G. Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.) is a timely and welcome contribution to fill up this gap. The book is divided into fifteen chapters and covers comprehensively the content of all courses in Agronomy. The author has vast experience in teaching, research and extension activities of agronomy and has presented the subject matter meticulously. This book would prove to very useful for BUG and PG students of different Sao's to understand the principles and modern concepts in Agronomy."