University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

The book deals with methods of providing favourable environment to the crop for higher production. It covers introduction to agriculture and agronomy, climate, influence of climate on crops, soil properties, growth and development of crops, plant populations, manures and fertilizers, soil conservation, dryland agriculture, irrigation, weed management, agronomic methods of pest management, harvesting, quality of agricultural produce, precision agriculture and synthetic biology in agriculture and synthetic biology in agriculture.

Introduction to agriculture and agronomy -- Climate -- Influence of climate on crops -- Growth and development of crops -- Soil environment and its modification -- Tillage -- Seeds and sowing -- Plant population -- Nutrient management -- Irrigation -- Soil Conservation -- Dryland Agriculture -- Weed management -- Agronomic methods of pest management -- Cropping systems -- Harvesting and storage -- Quality of agricultural produce -- Sustainable agriculture -- Precision agriculture -- Synthetic biology in Agriculture -- Reference -- Index