Agronomy: Tillage, Irrigation, & Cropping Systems PDF
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This document provides a comprehensive overview of agronomy, covering topics such as tillage practices, irrigation techniques, various crop types, and cropping systems. It details the water requirements and cultivation methods for a wide range of crops, offering practical information for agricultural management.
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### Agronomy * **Modern Concepts of Tillage** * Tillage and Tilth * Types of Tillage * Objectives of Tillage * Modern Concepts of Tillage * Water Requirement of Different Crops - Critical Stages of Irrigation * **Cultivation Practices of Crops** * **Cereal Crops** *...
### Agronomy * **Modern Concepts of Tillage** * Tillage and Tilth * Types of Tillage * Objectives of Tillage * Modern Concepts of Tillage * Water Requirement of Different Crops - Critical Stages of Irrigation * **Cultivation Practices of Crops** * **Cereal Crops** * Rice * Wheat * Maize * Sorghum/Jowar * Pearl Millet/Bajra * Barley * Millets * **Pulse Crops** * Chickpea/Gram * Pigeonpea * Lentil * Field Pea * Mungbean/Greengram * Urdbean/Blackgram * **Oilseed Crops** * Groundnut * Sunflower * Sesami/Til * Safflower * Linseed * Soybean * Rapeseed and Mustard * **Fibre Crops** * Cotton * Jute * Sunhemp * **Sugar Crops** * Sugarcane * **Fodder & Forage Crops** * Berseem/Egyptian Clover * Lucerne/Alfalfa * Oats * Napier Grass * Fodder Sorghum/Chari * Fodder Maize * **Commercial Crops** * Potato * Tobacco * **Cropping Systems and Patterns** * Crop Rotation * Cropping Pattern * Cropping System * Farming System * Mixed Farming * Ratooning * Live Mulch System * Mixed Cropping * Sole Cropping/Solid Planting * Monoculture * Multistoreyed/Multitired/Multilevel Cropping * Parallel Cropping * Companion Cropping * Synergetic Cropping * Cropping Index * Land Equivalent Ratio * **Irrigation Water Management** * **Concept of Irrigation** * **Water Resources in India** * **Scheduling of Irrigation** * **Irrigation Water Measurement** * **Methods of Irrigation** * Methods of Irrigation * **Concept of Available Soil Moisture** * Field Capacity * Permanent Wilting Point (PWP) or Wilting Point (WP) * Evapotranspiration * Water Requirements of Crops * **Water Use Efficiency** * **Irrigation Water Quality** * Bicarbonate Content of Irrigation Water * Sodium Hazard of Irrigation Water * **Agricultural Drainage** * **Watershed Management** * Watershed * Types of Watershed * Objectives of Watershed Management * Main Components of Watershed * Irrigation Projects * Steps in Watershed Management
