The book has been written keeping in view of the necessity of practical as well as theoretical knowledge, during the conduct of practical classes theoretical knowledge is essential, for better understanding of the subject. Therefore, for better understanding of the student, the book “Practical manual on Basic Agronomy” has been written, combining both practical and theory together. This book will be very helpful to the students of ‘Krishi Vigyan Kendras’, Agricultural Training Centres under ICAR and students of other agricultural training centers of the country.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR N R Das
Prof. N.R. Das, Ex-Professor of Agronomy of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV)< West (India), was born on February 1, 1939 at Vikrampur of Dhaka (now in Bangladesh). He obtained his B.Sc. (Ag.) and Ph.D. (Agronomy) degrees from Kalyani University, West Bengal. He was trained on Wheat (D.W.P), in the International Wheat and maize Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) in mexico. During his 35 years in teaching, research and extension activities of both the Universities, he has contributed a lot. He has published more than 292 research papers, besides the extension popular articles (69) and research reports (45). He has conducted successfully many ICAR research projects. He also helped in framing the degree and post graduate degree courses of the Vishwavidyalaya. He received different honours/awards from the National and international societies/organizations. Recently he has been honoured with the ‘Fellow’ by the International biographical research Foundation.
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