Isbn: 9789386819482 - agronomy in brief for jrf srf net ars and other competitive exams [paperback] goud, b raghavendra et al (1 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. Contents: 1.Introduction to Agronomy. 2. Agricultural Research Institutes. 3. Botanical Names of Crops 4. Text Books and their Authors. 5. Journals and their Publishers 6. Agricultural Meteorology. 7. Soil Environment and its Modification. 8. Problematic soils and Management. 9. Tillage 10. Seeds and Sowing. 11. Plant Population. 12. Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management. 13. Growth and Development of Crops. 14. Dryland Agriculture 15. Soil Conservation. 16. Water Management. 17. Weed Management 18. Cropping and farming Systems. 19. Maturity and Harvesting. 20. Quality of Agricultural Produce. 21. Sustainable Agriculture. 22. Agroforestry 23. Climate Change 24. Other Important Concepts. 25. Agricultural Statistics. 26. Recent Stastistics and General Agriculture. There are few books in Agronomy which satisfies the requirements of students, particularly preparing for competitive examinations. This book is designed to satisfy their needs and is presented in a systematic manner to understand every fundamental aspect related to agronomy. This book covers all the basic concepts of agronomy viz., tillage, sowing, soil fertility and nutrient management, water management, weed management, dryland agriculture and sustainable agriculture. Some of the new topics like climate change, herbicide resistance and herbicide tolerant crops were also included. Current statistics related to agriculture is also provided for the benefit of the students. This book will be very much useful for those students preparing for NET, ARS, JRF, SRF and PG and Ph.D entrance examinations. (jacket).…