AGRON-111 Fundamentals of Agronomy VIth Deans Notes

Lecture-1 Agronomy: Definition, meaning and scope of Agronomy

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Lecture-2 Art, science and business of crop production

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Lecture-3 Relation of Agronomy with other disciplines of Agricultural Science

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Lecture-4 Fields crops and classification

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Lecture-5 Importance of Agronomy, ecology and ecosystem

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Lecture-6 Seeds and sowing: Definitions of crops, variety and seed

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Lecture-7 Factors affecting crop stands establishment: good quality seed, proper tillage, time of sowing seed rate, depth etc.

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Lecture-8 Methods of sowing: broadcasting, drilling, dibbling, transplanting etc.

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Lecture-9 Tillage and tilth: Definition, objectives, types, advantages and disadvantages of tillage including conservation tillage.

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Lecture-10 Crop density and geometry: plant geometry and planting geometry, its effect

on growth, yield

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Lecture-11 Crop nutrition: Definition of essential nutrients, criteria of essentiality, functional elements Classification of essential nutrients, role of macro and micronutrients

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Lecture-12 Nutrient absorption, active and passive absorption of nutrients, forms of

plant nutrients absorbed by plants, Combined /uncombined forms

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Lecture-13 Manures and fertilizers, nutrient use efficiency