Crop Management (Paper Code: 17010710)

Factors affecting crop growth and yield; management of environment for crop production

Tillage, tilth and modern concepts of tillage; tillage implements and their use under different soil and crop conditions

Selection of crops and cultivars for different agro-climatic conditions; optimum time of sowing, seed rate, crop spacing and method of sowing for higher crop yield

Factors influencing crop response to fertilizers; integrated nutrient management, balanced fertilization; principles of harvesting, storage and post harvest management

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Study of crop responses to various agronomic practices, comparative economics of different crops and cropping systems

crop planning and layout for different agro-climatic situations; seedbed preparation for different crops with different tillage implements

demonstration of different methods of sowing; calibration of seed drill for different crops sowing

field layout of different methods of sowing

demonstration of different methods of fertilizer application

computing resource use and plant interaction indices and productivity efficiency for evaluating different crops under different levels of input and planting methods

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