Basic
Principles of Agricultural Meteorology/V. Radha Krishna Murthy. Hyderabad,
BS Publications, 2002, xxv, 261 p., tables, figs., $28. ISBN 81-7800-037-3.
Basic
Principles of Agricultural Meteorology/V. Radha Krishna Murthy. Hyderabad,
BS Publications, 2002, xxv, 261 p., tables, figs., $28. ISBN 81-7800-037-3.
Contents: I. Atmosphere and agricultural meteorology: 1. Atmosphere. 2. Agricultural meteorology. 3. Establishment of a standard meteorological observatory. 4. Agricultural seasons. II. Solar radiation. III. Temperature: 1. Air temperature. 2. Soil temperature. IV. Pressure. V. Wind. VI. Humidity. VII. Evaporation and transpiration: 1. Evaporation. 2. Transpiration. VIII. Rainfall: 1. Precipitation. 2. Condensation. 3. Monsoons. 4. Drought. 5. Cloud seeding. IX. Weather disaster management, synoptic reports, weather forecasting and remote sensing: 1. Weather disaster management. 2. Synoptic reports. 3. Weather forecasting. 4. Remote sensing. X. Crop growth modelling, climate change and climatic classification: 1. Crop growth modelling. 2. Climate change. 3. Climatic classification. XI. Micrometeorology and weather modification: 1. Micrometeorology. 2. Weather modification. Appendices. References. Index.
"Globally, climate change is exerting an enormous influence on productivity of both natural and cultivated ecosystems. With growing population and its needs, nature was subjected to over exploitation at the expense of sustainability of resources and production base. Of the sciences that help us in understanding and adjusting with the nature in relation to agriculture, Agricultural Meteorology is one.
"There are several advanced books on this subject, but a text book on basic principles is lacking. The author has attempted to bridge the gap in clear and non-mathematical manner. The first eight chapters deal with different components of weather, followed by chapters on applications, of meteorological data for tackling the problem of crop production. In other chapters crop growth modelling, climate change, micrometeorology, weather modification and remote sensing have been discussed." (jacket)