Agronomy at a Glance Volume 2. Objective Fundamentals
Contents: Preface. 1. Introductory agronomy. 2. Agrometeorology. 3. Soil management. 4. Tillage. 5. Crop management: i. Cereals and millets. ii. Pulses and legumes. iii. Oilseeds. iv. Commercial crops. v. Forage crops and grasses. vi. Meditional, seed species and aromatic crops. vii. Cropping and farming system. 6. Nutrient management. 7. Water management. 8. Dryland agriculture. 9. Weed management. 10. Agroforestry. Previous years questions asked in different examinations (memory based).
The book offers a comprehensive and coherent account of entire fields of agronomy comprising agro-meteorology, soil management, tillage, crop management, nutrient management, water management, dryland agriculture, weed management and agro-forestry.
The second volume of the book incorporates objective questions in the form of multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, true or false, match the correct answer besides latest memory based questions asked in various competitive examinations and serve as ready material for all inquisitive minds to prepare for any traditional or internal grading system examinations, competitions, interviews, viva-voce in the discipline of agronomy and allied subjects. The answers are self explanatory. Fill in the blanks and multiple choice questions embodied in the book will enable the readers to revise the knowledge quickly vis-a-vis inculcate an understanding of the subject in depth. The book will be useful for students and professionals as well as to agricultural scientists. (jacket)
The book offers a comprehensive and coherent account of entire fields of agronomy comprising agro-meteorology, soil management, tillage, crop management, nutrient management, water management, dryland agriculture, weed management and agro-forestry.
The second volume of the book incorporates objective questions in the form of multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, true or false, match the correct answer besides latest memory based questions asked in various competitive examinations and serve as ready material for all inquisitive minds to prepare for any traditional or internal grading system examinations, competitions, interviews, viva-voce in the discipline of agronomy and allied subjects. The answers are self explanatory. Fill in the blanks and multiple choice questions embodied in the book will enable the readers to revise the knowledge quickly vis-a-vis inculcate an understanding of the subject in depth. The book will be useful for students and professionals as well as to agricultural scientists. (jacket)
