Production Agronomy- Contemporary Concepts for Sustainable Agricultur
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Plant and Soil - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Agronomy means field management and production agronomy refers to systems of field management meant to achieve high sustainable productivity. It involves planning and execution of intensive cultivation systems aimed to maximize productivity, vital to feed and clothe increasing population. Agronomist does it by pooling latest research information on all aspects of cultivation and plant growth on a continual basis and putting them in a system that is efficient and economically viable. Some of the contemporary reflections on this discipline is spelt out.
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V. Ranganathan
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