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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 Introduction to Agronomy and Horticulture. 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 5th Dean’s Committee of ICAR .The book is best suited for students preparing for competitive examinations such as JRF, SRF, NET, SLET, ASRB, IRMA, NABARD, Pre-PG, Ph.D. entrance exams, etc. The book Series: INTRODUCTION TO AGRONOMY AND HORTICULTURE 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, importance and scope of horticulture, planning, layout and planting of orchard, training and pruning, use of growth regulators, horticulture zones of india etc. have been concisely dealt in separate chapters becomes helpful for whom this is made. The
book will be very helpful for B.Sc. Agriculture and Horticulture students throughout the country as it covers nearly the entire syllabus for ‘Introduction to Agronomy and Horticulture’ course framed by ICAR as suggested by 5th Dean’s Committee.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Prof. Dr. L.L. Somani is retired Director Resident Instructions MPUAT, Udaipur. He has organised the first ever seminar on Natural Farming (1992) and subsequently a National Symposium on Organic Farming (2001). 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 etc.