AGRONOMY BASIC & APPLIED FUNDAMENTALS
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AUTHOR: L.L. Somani
PUBLISHING YEAR: 2026
ISBN: 978-93-7188-401-3
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Description
PREFACE
Agriculture is the largest enterprise in India which has been and will continue to be the lifeline of the Indian economy in the foreseeable future. However, due to urbanization, agricultural land is shrinking and human population is increasing year by year. So, there is a need for vertical increase in agricultural produce to feed the increasing population. Due to changing climatic conditions, there is a need for reorientation of presently practiced agricultural technologies. At the same time there is a need to save/conserve the natural resources. In order to increase profit in agriculture, the farm inputs like seeds, fertilizers, irrigation water, herbicides, etc. must be used judiciously and more stress should be laid on conservation agriculture including organic farming, farming systems and cropping systems.
A number of courses have been indentified for agronomy and horticulture science of which the course on Principles of Agronomy and Horticulture involving fundamentals of agronomic and horticulture are important. In continuation of this exercise, it was pertinent to develop relevant literature on principles of agronomy and horticulture. To fulfil the requirement of these two courses for B.Sc. (Ag.) as well as those of B.Sc. (Hort.) degree, this book entitled AGRONOMY: BASIC & APPLIED FUNDAMENTALS is being brought out to meet the entire requirements of Syllabi Recommended by 6th Dean’s Committee of ICAR.
The book AGRONOMY: BASIC & APPLIED FUNDAMENTALS covers basic but very comprehensive information on history of agriculture and role of Agronomy, tillage practices, nutrient elements for plant growth, integrated nutrient management, weeds and their management, irrigation management, drainage, crop rortation and cropping systems, weed management, soil fertility management, cropping system, integrated nutrient management, irrigation, etc. The book will be very helpful for B.Sc. Agriculture students throughout the country as it covers nearby the entire syllabus for AGRONOMY: BASIC & APPLIED FUNDAMENTALS course framed by ICAR as suggested by 6th Dean’s Committee.
There is a great need of a textbook for UG students of SAUs as related. AGRONOMY: BASIC & APPLIED FUNDAMENTALS For overall success for a student it is quite essential that he has gone through all the finer points of which an examiner is looking for. The authors have made an excellent attempt to compile this book taking due care of the syllabi recommended by the 6th Dean’s Committee of ICAR. The book AGRONOMY: BASIC & APPLIED FUNDAMENTALS is expected to serve as a ready material for all inquisitive minds to prepare for any traditional or internal grading system examinations, competitions and interviews, viva voce in the discipline of agriculture in general and agronomy in particular. We are sure that this book will be helpful to the students, scientist and teachers and aspirants looking for suitable jobs in the discipline of agronomy and horticulture.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Very often we ignore or miss the basic knowledge or information on which the multi-storeyed, multidisciplinary approach of crop production stands. It is strenuous strive to keep pace with the progress of such a vast subject like agronomy and horticulture which is in practice throughout the world. Efforts have been made in this textbook to collet and collate new concepts of agronomy and horticulture into a somewhat single unit understandable to the undergraduate students and useful as a remedial course to the workers and scientist of agriculture and allied disciplines.
There is a great need of a textbook for UG students of SAUs as related AGRONOMY: BASIC & APPLIED FUNDAMENTALS. For overall success for a student it is quite essential that he has gone through all the finer points of which an examiner is looking for. The authors have made an excellent attempt to compile this book taking due care of the syllabus recommended by the 5th Dean’s Committee of ICAR. The book is expected to serve as a ready material for all inquisitive minds to prepare for any traditional or internal grading system examinations, competitions and interviews, viva voce in the discipline of agriculture in general and agronomy in particular. We are sure that this book will be helpful to the students, scientist and teachers and aspirants looking for suitable jobs in the discipline of agronomy.
All our strains will be worthy if the text containing basic concepts and scope of agronomy, classification of crops, sowing and planting, crop growth and development, tilth and tillage, nutrient management, weed management, irrigation and water management, crop rotations and cropping systems, The book will be very helpful for B.Sc. Agriculture students throughout the country as it covers nearly the entire syllabus for course framed by ICAR as suggested by 6th Dean’s Committee.
CONTENTS
| S.No. | TITLE | Page No. |
| Preface | 3-4 | |
| About the Author | 5 | |
| Syllabus | 6 | |
| About the Book | 8 | |
| CHAPTERS | ||
| 1 | Introduction and Scope of Agronomy | 9-18 |
| 2 | Classification of Crop Plants
|
19-36 |
| 3 | Farming and Cropping Systems | 37-58 |
| 4 | Principles of Tillage, Tilth and its Characteristics | 59-89 |
| 5 | Seed, Its Characteristics and Different Sowing Methods | 90-126 |
| 6 | Irrigation : Crop Water Requirement | 127-136 |
| 7 | Soil Water Classification | 137-139 |
| 8 | Methods of Irrigation | 140-165 |
| 9 | Approaches For Scheduling Irrigation. | 166-181 |
| 10 | Weeds: Definition and Importance | 182-186 |
| 11 | Weeds: Dissemination and Classification | 187-189 |
| 12 | Concept of Weed Management | 190-193 |
| 13 | Methods of Weed Control | 194-205 |
| 14 | Herbicides in Weed Control | 206-213 |
| 15 | Integrated Weed Management (I.W.M.) | 214-219 |
| 16 | Factors Affecting Crop Production | 220-239 |
| 17 | Crop Rotation | 240-245 |
| 18 | Adaptation and Distribution of Crops | 246-261 |
| 19 | Harvesting Threshing and Storage | 262-274 |
| Literature Cited | 275-276 | |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Prof. Dr. L.L. Somani is retired Director Resident Instructions MPUAT, Udaipur. He has authored several books like Handbook of Biofertilisers, Biodynamic Organic Farming, Composting Technology, Vermicomposting & Vermiwash, and Handbook on Green Manuring, Green Manuring for Sustainable Agriculture, Organic Recycling and Bioinoculants, efficient use of fertilisers, soil conditioners and Amendments, handbook of biofertlisers, Introduction to Agronomy and Horticulture, Diagnosis and Improvement of Acid Soils, Management of Salt Affected Soils and Water, Textbook Series: Problematic Soils and Their Management, Soil Fertlility and Plant Nutrition, Textbook Series: Fundamentals of Agronomy, Nature, Properties and Management of Saline and alkali Soils, Alkali Soils: Their Reclamation and Management, etc.
Additional information
| AUTHOR/AUTHORS | L.L. Somani |
|---|---|
| PAGES | 276 |
| BINDING | Hardbond |
| PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |




