Master Gardener Manual

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department

This note covers Agriculture, Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Agricultural Engineering, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Sugar, Seed Certification and Organic Certification, Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business, Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency and Demand.

Author(s): NA

254 Pages

Crop Production Guide Agriculture

The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, is playing a pivotal role in design and development of crop varieties,technologies and farm implements to suit the prevailing situations and adapt to the climate change scenarios. This book provides guidance to the production of following crops: Rice, Millets, Wheat, Pulses, Oilseeds, Fibre Crops, Sugarcane , Sweet Sorghum, Tropical Sugarbeet, Forage Crops, Green Manure Crops, Mushroom Cultivation , Composting And Industrial Waste Water, Agro Forestry, Integrated Farming System, Weeds, Soil Related Constraints and Their Management , Chisel Technology, Surge Irrigation, Micro Irrigation, Agrometeorology, Farm Implements And Machinery .

Author(s): Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

460 Pages

Urban Horticulture

This book covers a wide array of topics on the subject Urban Horticulture and constitutes a valuable reference guide for students, professors, researchers, builders,  and horticulturists concerned with urban horticulture, city planning, biodiversity, and the sustainable development of horticultural resources.

Author(s): Shashank Shekhar Solankey

NA Pages

Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement

This book covers the following topics: Natural strength of land, Plant constituents, Organic matter, Drainage, The Need of Lime, Applying Lime, Crop-rotation, Fertilizers , Tillage, Control of soil moisture.

Author(s): Alva Agee

NA Pages

North Carolina Extension Gardener Handbook

This book covers the following topics: Soils and Plant Nutrients, Composting, Botany, Insects, Diseases and Disorders, Weeds, Diagnostics,IPM, Lawns, Herbaceous Ornamentals, Woody Ornamentals, Native Plants, Propagation, , small Fruits, Tree Fruits and Nuts, Vegetable Gardening, Organic Gardening, Plants Grown in containers, Landscape Design, Wildlife, Youth, Community, and Therapeutic Gardening.

Author(s): NC State University

NA Pages

Alternative Crops and Cropping Systems

Crop diversity is a key tenet of sustainable agriculture. Having multiple crops that fill distinct niches in an agro eco system improves the ability to manage weeds, diseases and insect pests as well as potentially improving the environmental performance of the cropping system. The goal was to write a book where as many different existing studies as possible could be presented in a single volume, making it easy for the reader to compare methods, results and conclusions.

Author(s): Petr Konvalina

170 Pages

Crop Production

The book focus on challenges, progress and prospects of crop production. It comprises of vast array of topics including latest agronomics practices for different crops to enhance productivity, mitigate the challenges imposed by climate change, improve water use efficiency, factors controlling dormancy, optimum use of fertilizers etc.

Author(s): Aakash Goyal and Muhammad Asif

189 Pages

Agricultural Finance and Co operation (PDF 96P)

This note covers the following topics: Time Value of Money, Agricultural Credit, Credit Analysis, History of Financing Agri , Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Higher Financing Institutions, Insurance and Credit, Crop Insurance and Agricultural Cooperation.

Author(s): Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

NA Pages

An introduction to agriculture statistics (PDF 98p)

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Author(s): NA

NA Pages

Food and Agriculture Powerpoint Lecture

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Author(s): NA

NA Pages