Pulse Crop Production: Principles And Technologies

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Rich in protein, pulses or grain legumes form a very important source of food. The problem of malnutrition and inadequate supply of protein poses a gigantic task to increase pulse production in many countries. This comprehensive book has been designed to provide sequential development and generation of information in science and technology of growing pulse crops. It aims to equip the students and researchers with the knowledge of research results to put those into practice for higher crop production.
The book presents the varied principles and technologies available in growing pulse crops in different states of India. It provides introductory knowledge of the basics of pulse production, factors limiting production, trends of research in India and the importance of pulses in human nutrition. All together, it covers 15 pulses, each one in a separate chapter. All the pulses have been elaborately discussed based on advanced research results beginning with climate and soil requirements, seedbed preparation, technologies related to sowing, manuring and fertilizer use, water management, cropping systems, weed management and crop protection. In addition, each chapter ends with a good number of references followed by a question bank.
Primarily designed for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of agriculture, the book will also be beneficial to teachers, scientists, scholars and extension agencies in agriculture.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dilip Kumar Majumdar

DILIP KUMAR MAJUMDAR, D.Phil. (Agriculture), is formerly Professor of Agronomy and Principal (Dean), Institute of Agriculture, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan. An M.Sc. (Agronomy) from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, and D.Phil. (Agriculture) from the University of Calcutta, Prof. Majumdar has four decades of teaching experience in Agronomy. He has guided a number of Ph.D. and M.Sc. students in Agronomy and Water Management.He has been Consultant in the Ministry of HRD, GoI, for formulation of a project to establish the Council of Rural Higher Education and University of Rural Education in India. He possesses seven years of experience in rural development under Government of Tripura. He also served as Member of Tripura State Planning Board. He is a Life Member of a number of scientific societies including Indian Society of Agronomy and Indian Science Congress Association.He has published 67 research papers in Agronomy of Crops and Water Management in reputed national and international journals and authored a successful university-level textbook.

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Title
Pulse Crop Production: Principles And Technologies
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
9788120341760
Length
572p.,
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