PRINCIPLES OF AGRONOMY AND AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY
1. Agriculture – Definition – Importance and scope – Branches of agriculture – Evolution of man and agriculture – Development of scientific agriculture – National and International Agricultural Research Institutes.
2. Indian agriculture – Indian economy – National income – per capita income – Agricultural income in GDP – Women in agriculture and empowerment
3. History of agricultural development in the world and India. Agriculture heritage – Agriculture in ancient India
4. Stages of agriculture development – Era of civilization- Importance of Neolithic civilization
5. Chronology of Agricultural technology development in India
6. Kautilya’s Arthasasthra – Sangam literature – rainfall prediction – ITK -Tamil Almanac.
7. Agronomy – definition – meaning and scope. Agro-climatic zones of India and Tamil Nadu – Agro ecological zones of India
8. Crops and major soils – Classification – Economic and agricultural importance in India and Tamil Nadu
9. Factors affecting crop production – climatic – edaphic – biotic- physiographic and socio economic factors
10. Tillage – Definition – objectives – types of tillage – modern concepts of tillage – main field preparation
11. Seeds – Seed rate – Sowing methods – Germination – Crop stand establishment – Planting geometry
12. Role of manures and fertilizers in crop production – agronomic interventions for enhancing FUE – Inter cultivation – Thinning – Gap filling and other intercultural operations
13. Irrigation – Time and methods – Modern techniques of irrigation – Drainage and its importance
14. Planting Geometry and its Effect on Growth and Yield
15. Cropping pattern and cropping system – Intensive cropping- Sustainable agriculture – IFS
16. Organic / eco-friendly agriculture – Dry farming – Concepts and principles
17. Agro-climatic zones of India
18. Agro meteorology
19. Weather and climate, micro-climate
20. Weather elements and their influence on different crops
21. Monsoon
22. Clouds
23. Weather aberrations
24. Weather forecasting
25. Weather modification -Artificial rain making and cloud seeding
26. Remote sensing
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