Fundamentals of Agronomy

This book has been designed to cover undergraduate syllabus of 'Fundamentals of Agronomy' as per ICAR 5th Deans' Committee report. It covers the entire syllabus in one compact volume of 15 chapters. It covers introduction, seeds and sowing, tillage, crop density and geometry, manures and fertilizers, essential plant nutrients, irrigation management, crop rotation, allelopathy, herbicides, weed management, cropping systems, factors affecting crop production, plant ideotypes, adaptation and distribution of crops and harvesting and threshing. Related terms has been provided at the end for the ready reference of readers. The present book has been recommended as a core subject in the curriculum of B.Sc. (Agriculture) course of the agricultural universities. This book would be immensely useful to students, teachers, researchers, progressive farmers and extension workers working in the field of crop science, agronomy and agriculture.