agronomy agricultural physics agricultural meteorology soil science

their classification; Study of landforms using remote sensing data. Soil survey of a
project area using aerial photographs and preparation of soil survey report, Preparation
of soil monoliths, Computer use in soil mapping.
Suggested Readings
Davidson, D.A. 1983. Soil and Land Use Planning. Longman; New York.
Dent, D and Yarg, A. 1987. Soil Survey and Land Evaluation. 2nd edn. George Allen
Ltd.
FAO. 1989. Guidelines for Land Use Planning. FAO, Rome.
Ferro. 1990. Sustainable Land Use System Research. IBH and Oxford.
Lindgren David, T. 1988. Land Use Planning and Remote Sensing. Martines Nijhoff
Pub, Netherlands.
Sehgal, J.L. 1986. Introductory Pedology- Concepts and Applications. Kalyani Pub.,
New Delhi.
USDA Staff. 1995. Soil Survey Manual. Scientific Pub., Jodhpur.
4. Soil-water-plant relationships (2+1)
Soil-plant-atmosphere continuum- pathways of water movement, variations in water
potentials and fluxes. Solute transport in soils; Root growth in relation to soil physical
environment. Modelling water uptake by plants at macro and micro levels.
Evapotranspiration and growth relations. Models for water use, plant growth and
yield in terms of water availability.
Practical
Evapotranspiration losses under different situations. Salt and water profile changes
during infiltration. Measurement of canopy temperature, leaf diffusion resistance,
xylem water potential. Determination of components of water balance in a cropped
field.
Suggested Readings
Doorenbos, J. and Pruitt, W.O. 1975. Crop water requirements. FAO Irrigation and
Drainage Paper 24. Rome, Italy.
Hillel, D. 1977. Soil and water: physical principles and processes. Academic Press.
Inc. New York.
Richards, L.A. 1955. Retention and transmission of water in soil. Year Book of Agriculture.
14-151.