The
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, is playing a pivotal role in
design and development of crop varieties,technologies and farm implements to suit the
prevailing situations and adapt to the climate change scenarios. This book
provides guidance to the production of following crops: Rice, Millets, Wheat,
Pulses, Oilseeds, Fibre Crops, Sugarcane , Sweet Sorghum, Tropical Sugarbeet,
Forage Crops, Green Manure Crops, Mushroom Cultivation , Composting And
Industrial Waste Water, Agro Forestry, Integrated Farming System, Weeds, Soil
Related Constraints and Their Management , Chisel Technology, Surge Irrigation,
Micro Irrigation, Agrometeorology, Farm Implements And Machinery .
This lecture note explains the following topics:
The evolution of agriculture, Agro ecosystem, Impact of agriculture on
environment, Impact of environment on agriculture, Sustainability the new
paradigm, Land, Water, Biodiversity, Energy, Off farm inputs, Integrated
resource management, Integrated farming systems, Integrated disease, Pest and
weed management, Imperatives, New technologies, Agricultural waste management
and Alternative management.
This note covers Agriculture, Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Agricultural Engineering, Tamil
Nadu Agricultural University, Sugar, Seed Certification and Organic
Certification, Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business, Tamil Nadu Watershed
Development Agency and Demand.
This PDF Training Manual for Organic
Agriculture covers the following topics related to Agriculture : Introduction to
Organic Agriculture, Considerations for Conversion to Organic Agriculture, Mixed
farm, Degraded land, Water Management in Organic Agriculture, Crop Planning and
Management in Organic Agriculture, Nutrient Management in Organic Agriculture,
Pest and Disease Management in Organic Agriculture, Weed Management in Organic
Agriculture, Soil Cultivation and Tillage in Organic Agriculture, Plant
Propagation in Organic Agriculture, Animal Husbandry in Organic Agriculture.
Author(s): Nadia Scialabba, Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nation
The object in presenting
the book to the general public is the hope that it may be of assistance to
farmers, students and teachers, in their search for the fundamental truths and
principles of farming. Topics covered includes: Roots, Soils, Relation Of Soils
To Water, Forms Of Soil Water, Loss Of Soil Water, Soil Temperature, Plant Food
In The Soil, Seeds, Seed Planting, Spading And Plowing, Harrowing And Rolling,
Leaves, A Fertile Soil, Soil Water, Farm Manures, Commercial Fertilizers,
Rotation Of Crops, Farm Drainage.
This book covers a wide
array of topics on the subject Urban Horticulture and constitutes a valuable
reference guide for students, professors, researchers, builders, and
horticulturists concerned with urban horticulture, city planning, biodiversity,
and the sustainable development of horticultural resources.