Irrigation – Time and methods – Modern techniques of irrigation – Drainage and its importance One Liner
Role of manures and fertilizers in crop production – agronomic interventions for enhancing FUE – Inter cultivation – Thinning – Gap filling and other intercultural operations One Liner
Seeds – Seed rate – Sowing methods – Germination – Crop stand establishment – Planting geometry One Liner
Tillage – Definition – objectives – types of tillage – modern concepts of tillage – main field preparation One Liner
Factors affecting crop production – climatic – edaphic – biotic- physiographic and socio economic factors One Liner
Agronomy – definition – meaning and scope. Agro-climatic zones of India and Tamil Nadu – Agro ecological zones of India One Liner
