The book consists of 12 chapters. The chapter-I is related to terminology in experimental design while the chapter-II devoted to completely randomized block design for agricultural experiments in the field. The Chapter-III is devoted to factorial experiments in randomized block design involving two or more factors. The Chapter-IV deals with partially confounded and fully confounded factorial experiments. The Chapter-V deals with split plot design and strip plot design. The Chapter-VI deals with repetition of experiments over years with sampling in agricultural trials at cultivator’s fields, while Chapter-VII is related to sustainability of crop sequences and treatments. The Chapter-VIII deals with analysis of trials at cultivators fields while the Chapter-IX deals with sampling techniques. Chapter-X deals with Co-relation and regression studies. The Chapter-XI spells out the Agronomic considerations and synthesis of system based results. The last Chapter-XII deals with methodology and procedures for farming systems research while the schedule for data collection for farming systems characterization and evaluation is given in appendix.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR B Gangwar
Dr. B. Gangwar, presently working as Principal Scientist (Agronomy) and Programme Facilitator (Cropping System Management) at Project Directorate for Cropping Systems Research, Modipuram. He has severed as Project Coordinator (Agronomy/Diaraland) also. Dr. Gangwar recipient of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad Award (1986-87) Outstanding Agronomic contributions in Remote area of Andaman-Nicobar Islands. He has series of recognitions to his credit such as Fellow of Indian Society of Agronomy for outstanding contributions in the field of Agronomy, Fellow of Indian Society for Coastal Agricultural Research for outstanding scientific contributions in coastal areas and Fellow of Society for Recent Developments in Agriculture for outstanding contributions in cropping systems research. he has served as founder General Secretary, Andaman Science Association for 5 years; Joint Secretary, Indian Society Agronomy (1999-02); Editor-in-Chief, J. Andaman Science Association (1996-99); Journal of Farming Systems Research and Development (1999-2005); Editor, Agronomy News (1999-2000); Agronomy Digest (2002); Indian J. Agronomy (2003 & 2004); Member, Editorial Board, 20d International Agronomy Congress (2002) and Indian J Crop Science (2006 to date). He has 268 scientific contributions in his credit involving 100 research papers, 102 popular articles, 13 chapters in books 11 books/manuals, 14 research/ extension bulletins and 28 edited publications.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Vijay Katyal
V. Katyal: Principal Scientist (Ag. Stat.) Retd., Central Jute & Allied Fibers Research Institute, West Bengal Central Soil Salinity Research Institute Karnal, Haryan, Project Directorate on Cropping System Research Meerut, UttarPradesh, (Indian Council of Agricultural Research).
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