Crop Management and Integrated Farming

This book is written to serve a text book of Agronomy-cum- reference/guide book for the students of agriculture, veterinary, soil conservation and field practitioners. The book fills the need for an up-to-date comprehensive text on crop management and integrated farming under varying situations and covers comprehensively the content of the courses of Filed Crops and farming Systems in Agronomy offered for the students at under graduate and postgraduate levels of Agricultural universities in the country. This book will be of immense use in imparting knowledge on the basic principles of crop Production and applied aspects of Integrated farming Systems for students, teachers, scientists, extension workers and professional engaged in agricultural development. The coverage of twenty one chapters bring out all aspects of crop management and Integrated Farming, which includes introduction, Importance of agriculture, factors affecting crop production, Systems of crop production, Classification of crops-Cereals, millets, pulses, forage, oilseeds, fibre, sugar, narcotics, root and tuber, fruits and vegetables crops, Plant protection, crop sequence and research findings, IFS under varying situations, FSR for different situations, Enterprises of FS, IFS models under agro-ecosystem, Achievements and IFS models in Orissa, Future guide line and conclusion. Each chapter is brief, comprehensive full-fledged with respect to technical information.