About the book:

There are few books in Agronomy which satisfies the requirements of students, particularly preparing for competitive examinations. This book is designed to satisfy their needs and is presented in a systematic manner to understand every fundamental aspect related to agronomy. This book covers all the basic concepts of agronomy viz., tillage, sowing, soil fertility and nutrient management, water management, weed management, dryland agriculture and sustainable agriculture. Some of the new topics like climate change, herbicide resistance and herbicide tolerant crops were also included. Current statistics related to agriculture is also provided for the benefit of the students. This book will be very much useful for those students preparing for NET, ARS, JRF, SRF and PG and Ph.D entrance examinations.

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About the Editors:

Mr. B. Raghavendra Goud is working as Scientist in ICAR. He

completed his graduation in 2010 from Agricultural College, Mahanandi

of Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh. He

secured 28th rank in ICAR-JRF examination and completed his

M.Sc.(Agronomy) in 2012 from UAS, GKVK, Bangalore. He worked as

Agriculture Extension Officer in AP State Department of Agriculture for a

period of two and half years and then joined Ph.D at S.V.Agricultural

College, Tirupati. He secured All India 1st rank in Agriculture Research

Service – 2015 examination conducted by ASRB of ICAR and currently

undergoing training as scientist in NAARM, Hyderabad

Mr. Y. Ashoka Reddy is a Ph.D Scholar in the department of Agronomy

at TNAU, Coimbatore. He obtained his B.Sc.(Ag.) degree in 2009 from

Agricultural College, Mahanandi, ANGRAU, A.P. and M.Sc.(Agronomy) in

2011 from S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, ANGRAU, A.P. He has

published 3 books, 11 research papers in different reputed national

journals and 5 research papers in international journals.

Dr. G. Prabhakara Reddy is presently working as Professor, Department

of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati Campus of ANGR

Agricultural University (AP). He completed B.Sc.(Ag.) and M.Sc.(Ag.) from

ANGR Agricultural University during the years 1998 and 1990

respectively and obtained his Ph.D from IARI, New Delhi during the year

1996. He was awarded Chinese Govt. Post Doctoral fellowship under the

ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, during the year, 1997. He has more than

20 years of teaching experience in different courses of Agronomy more

specifically dryland agriculture. He has guided 15 M.Sc.(Ag.) and 5 Ph.D

Students. He published more than 40 research papers in national and

international journals. He prepared study manual on Dryland Farming

and Watershed Management for under graduate students of ANGR

Agricultural University.

Dr. Mallu Srinivasa Reddy has a vast experience in teaching, research

and extension. Having completed his Ph.D. in Agronomy during the year

2002 at S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, ANGRAU has worked for 4

years in the department of Agriculture, Government of A.P. as Mandal

Agricultural officer (2002-2006). He is working as Assistant Professor at

Agricultural College, Mahanandi since 2006 till today. Presently he is

Associate Professor and Head (FAC) of Agronomy at the same college. He

has guided 8 students as chairman and 7 students as member of the

Advisory committee for M.Sc(Ag.).