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PRINCIPLES OF AGRONOMY AND AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY
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PRINCIPLES OF AGRONOMY AND AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY SYLLABUS (AGRO 101)
- Agriculture – Definition – Importance and scope – Branches of agriculture –
Evolution of man and agriculture – Development of scientific agriculture – National
and International Agricultural Research Institutes. - Indian agriculture – Indian economy – National income – per capita income –
Agricultural income in GDP – Women in agriculture and empowerment - History of agricultural development in the world and India. Agriculture heritage –
Agriculture in ancient India - Stages of agriculture development – Era of civilization- Importance of Neolithic
civilization - Chronology of Agricultural technology development in India
- Kautilya’s Arthasasthra – Sangam literature – rainfall prediction – ITK -Tamil
Almanac. - Agronomy – definition – meaning and scope. Agro-climatic zones of India and
Tamil Nadu – Agro ecological zones of India - Crops and major soils – Classification – Economic and agricultural importance in
India and Tamil Nadu - Factors affecting crop production – climatic – edaphic – biotic- physiographic and
socio economic factors - Tillage – Definition – objectives – types of tillage – modern concepts of tillage –
main field preparation - Seeds – Seed rate – Sowing methods – Germination – Crop stand establishment –
Planting geometry - Role of manures and fertilizers in crop production – agronomic interventions for
enhancing FUE – Inter cultivation – Thinning – Gap filling and other intercultural
operations - Irrigation – Time and methods – Modern techniques of irrigation – Drainage and its
importance - Planting Geometry and its Effect on Growth and Yield
- Cropping pattern and cropping system – Intensive cropping- Sustainable agriculture –
IFS - Organic / eco-friendly agriculture – Dry farming – Concepts and principles
- Agro-climatic zones of India
- Agro meteorology
- Weather and climate, micro-climate
- Weather elements and their influence on different crops
- Monsoon
- Clouds
- Weather aberrations
- Weather forecasting
- Weather modification -Artificial rain making and cloud seeding
- Remote sensing
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SYLLABUS – AGRO 101 Principles Of Agronomy And Agricultural Meteorology – DOWNLOAD PDF
| LECTURE 01 Agriculture – Definition – Importance and scope – Branches of agriculture – Evolution of man and agriculture – Development of scientific agriculture – National and International Agricultural Research Institutes. | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 02 Indian agriculture – Indian economy – National income – per capita income – Agricultural income in GDP – Women in agriculture and empowerment | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 03 History of agricultural development in the world and India. Agriculture heritage – Agriculture in ancient India | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 04 Stages of agriculture development – Era of civilization- Importance of Neolithic civilization | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 05 Chronology of Agricultural technology development in India | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 06 Kautilya’s Arthasasthra – Sangam literature – rainfall prediction – ITK -Tamil Almanac | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 07 Agronomy – definition – meaning and scope. Agro-climatic zones of India and Tamil Nadu | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 08 Crops and major soils – Classification – Economic and agricultural importance in India and Tamil Nadu | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 09 Factors affecting crop production – climatic – edaphic – biotic- physiographic and socio economic factors | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 10 Tillage – Definition – objectives – types of tillage – modern concepts of tillage – main field preparation | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 11 Seeds – Seed rate – Sowing methods – Germination – Crop stand establishment – Planting geometry | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 12 Role of manures and fertilizers in crop production – agronomic interventions for enhancing FUE – Inter cultivation – Thinning – Gap filling and other intercultural operation | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 13 Irrigation – Time and methods – Modern techniques of irrigation – Drainage and its importance | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 14 Planting Geometry And Its Effect On Growth And Yield | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 15 Cropping pattern and cropping system – Intensive cropping- Sustainable agriculture – IFS | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 16 Organic / eco-friendly agriculture – Dry farming – Concepts and principles | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 17 Agro-climatic Zones Of India And Andhra Pradesh | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 18 Agro Meteorology | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 19 Weather And Climate, Micro-climate | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 20 Weather Elements And Their Influence On Different Crops | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 21 Monsoon | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 22 Clouds | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 23 Weather Aberrations | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 24 Weather Forecasting | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 25 Weather Modification – Artificial Rain Making And Cloud Seeding | DOWNLOAD PDF |
| LECTURE 26 Remote Sensing | DOWNLOAD PDF |
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