
The increase in population means a growing demand for food in the world, whereas the essential factors in food production such as cultivated land and fresh water are decreasing continuously. The problem of global food security remains unsolved. Agronomists can be able to synthesise production practices from several fields of specialization. It may not be appear as glamorous as nuclear science or atomic energy working miracles but like Ayurvedic medicines, it has the capacity to reach the poorer section of the society to bring out the desired results. We can call the Agronomy as backbone of all agricultural sciences, because the management of soil and water, with a view to achieving the production potential of high yielding varieties, in green revolution, is exclusively an agronomic domain. NEW AGE INTERNATIONAL (P) LIMITED, PUBLISHERS 4835/24, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi - 110002 Visit us at TAMILNADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY COIMBATORE - 641 003, INDIA Dr.C.RAMASAMY, Ph.D. All inquiries should be emailed to ISBN (13) : 978-8-9 No part of this ebook may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, xerography, or any other means, or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission of the publisher. (Ag.), Ph.D.Īssociate Professor of Agronomy Agricultural Research Station Aliyarnagar, Tamil NaduĬopyright © 2010, New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers Published by New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers All rights reserved. (Ag.), Ph.D.ĭirector of Research Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore.Īssociate Professor of Agronomy Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Kumulur Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityĮ.
