Principles & Fundamentals of Agronomy and Agricultural Meteorology One Liner

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Agriculture – Definition – Importance and scope – Branches of agriculture – Evolution of man and agriculture – Development of scientific agriculture – National and International Agricultural Research Institutes

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Indian agriculture – Indian economy – National income – per capita income – Agricultural income in GDP – Women in agriculture and empowerment

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History of agricultural development in the world and India. Agriculture heritage – Agriculture in ancient India

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Stages of agriculture development – Era of civilization- Importance of Neolithic civilization

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Chronology of Agricultural technology development in India

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Kautilya’s Arthasasthra – Sangam literature – rainfall prediction – ITK -Tamil Almanac.

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Agronomy – definition – meaning and scope. Agro-climatic zones of India and Tamil Nadu – Agro ecological zones of India

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Crops and major soils – Classification – Economic and agricultural importance in India and Tamil Nadu

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Factors affecting crop production – climatic – edaphic – biotic- physiographic and socio economic factors

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Tillage – Definition – objectives – types of tillage – modern concepts of tillage – main field preparation

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Seeds – Seed rate – Sowing methods – Germination – Crop stand establishment – Planting geometry

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Role of manures and fertilizers in crop production – agronomic interventions for enhancing FUE – Inter cultivation – Thinning – Gap filling and other intercultural operations

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Irrigation – Time and methods – Modern techniques of irrigation – Drainage and its importance

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Planting Geometry and its Effect on Growth and Yield

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Cropping pattern and cropping system – Intensive cropping- Sustainable agriculture – IFS

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Organic / eco-friendly agriculture – Dry farming – Concepts and principles

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Agro-climatic zones of India

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Agro meteorology

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Weather and climate, micro-climate

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Weather elements and their influence on different crops

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Monsoon

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Clouds

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Weather aberrations

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Weather forecasting

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Weather modification -Artificial rain making and cloud seeding

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Remote sensing