Agronomic Research Management
Contents: Preface. About the book. About the author. I. Research data collection: 1. Planning of agronomic experiments. 2. Land preparation and fitting the layout. 3. Execution of field research programmes. 4. Intercultural operations for experimental crops. 5. Recording field research observations. 6. Laboratory analysis of soil and plant samples and recording data. II. Research data processing, data statistical analysis, research results reporting and thesis writing: 7. Research data processing. 8. Statistical analysis of data. 9. Reporting of research findings. 10. Writing research papers and thesises. 11. Agronomic research on some crops, technologies and crop-with-technology. 12. Bibliography/References. Additional information. Glossary. Subject index.
"Development of agricultural productivity of the country depends mainly on man-power improvement, besides other factors. This man-power improvement again depends on training, education and research activities of the person involved in the system. In order to uplift the training, education and research activities in agriculture of the country, this new book entitled, "Agronomic Research Management" has been written for the agronomists who are the pivots in agricultural teaching and research in the country, with the following eleven chapters:
1. Planning of agronomic experiments.
2. Land preparations and fitting the layout.
3. Execution of field research programmes.
4. Intercultural operations for the experimental crops.
5. Recording field research observations.
6. Laboratory analysis and recording data.
7. Research data processing.
8. Statistical analysis of data.
9. Reporting research findings.
10. Writing research papers and thesises and
11. Agronomic research on some crops, technologies and crop-with technologies.
Besides this, 83 tables, 12 diagrams and 9 line figures, have also been added to it. Postgraduate students, research scholars, research scientists, research officers, teachers and the technologists of all agricultural universities and ICAR research Institutes of the country, will be benefitted with this book. The personnel involved in agricultural departments of the states of India will also be benefitted with this book." (jacket)
