Practical Manual on Basic Agronomy (With Theory)

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Preliminary Knowledge for Agronomy Studies. 3. Climate and its Influence on Crop Production. 4. Soil Environment and its modification for Crop Production.5. Tillage and Crop Production. 6. Seeds, Sowing, Stand Establishment and Crop Classification. 7. Manures and Fertilizers for Crop Production. 8. Irrigation for Crops and Cropping Systems. 9. Weeds and Weed Management for Crop Production. 10. Soil Moisture Management Under Rainfed Conditions. 11. Major Crops Cultivation (in Short). 12. Cropping System. 13. Harvesting of Crops, Crop-Yields and their Storage.14. Vital Information for Practical Approach. References.

This book has been written in short, as a 'practical text book' in Agronomy subject, based on theoretical background, for thorough knowledge of that subject, after a long teaching experience in the universities. Practical classes, with lesson numbers have been fitted, immediately after theoretical discussions, in different sub-chapters in Chapters, on the same studies. The lesson, has been divided into 'Introduction', 'Objective', 'Materials required' & 'Procedure'. In some cases, 'assignments' have also been given. (jacket)