agronomy agricultural physics agricultural meteorology soil science

A.I Core Courses
Modern concepts in crop production (3+0)
Crop growth in relation to environment, agroecological zones of India; concept of
potential yield and its realization; modern concepts in tillage: zero or minimum,
conservation tillage etc., optimisation of plant population and planting geometry in
relation to soil fertility, solar radiation and available moisture regimes; Mitscherlich,
Baule and Inverse -yield-nitrogen laws, biotic and abiotic stresses; concept of ideal
plant type; crop modelling for maximising crop yield; crop response production functions;
cropping and farming systems for sustainable agriculture; organic farmingcrop
residue recycling and management; crop production under protective agriculture,
precision agriculture; crop and growth analysis.
Suggested Readings
Baker, C.J., Saxton,K.E. and Ritchie, W.R. 1998. No tillage seeding - Science and
Practice, CAB International, U.K.
Carroll, P.W. 1961. Crop Adaptation and Distribution, Eurasia Pub., New Delhi.
Gardner, P.P., Pearce, G.R. and Mitchell, R.L. Physiology of Crop Plants Scientific
Pub. Jodhpur.
Lai, R. Tillage System in the Tropics-Management Options and Sustainability Indicators,
FAO, Rome.
Palaniappan, SP and Sivarama, K. 1996. Cropping Systems in the Tropics- Principles
& Management, New Age International Pub. P.211.
Reddy, K.R. and Hodges, H.R. Climate Change and Global Productivity. CABI, Pub.
Reddy, S.R. 2000. Principles of Agronomy, Kalyani Pub., New Delhi, pp.458.
Reddy, S.R. 2000. Principles of Crop Production. Kalyani Pub., New Delhi, pp.428.
Sankaran, S. and Mudaliar, T.V.S. 1997. Principles of Agronomy, The Bangalore
Printing & Pub., Bangalore.
2. Principles and practices of weed management (2+1)
Classification and characteristics of weeds; special weed problems including aquatic
and parasitic weeds, ecology and physiology of major weeds; ecophysiology of cropweed
competition including allelopathy; weed indices; principles and methods of
weed control, concept of integrated weed management; weed control through
bioherbicides, mycoherbicides and allelochemicals; herbicides history, development