"Agronomy is a science that helps to feed the world. The Agronomy is the backbone of all agricultural sciences, because the management of soil and water, with a view to achieving the production potential of high yielding varieties, in green revolution, is exclusively an agronomic domain. Agronomists can be able to synthesise production practices from several fields of specialization. Fundamentals of Agronomy is a practical guide that provides background information as well as details of agronomy. This book is mainly intended for the agronomy courses of graduate students in the field of agriculture, horticulture, home science, forestry and agricultural engineering. To give the beginner in agricultural study a general idea of the principles of successful production of crops, and to furnish him a basis for study in the other branches of agriculture, is the object of the present volume. This book has been prepared with a specific purpose of importing complete comprehensive information about agronomy and we hope that the students and readers will find this with much utility. We are sure that this book will serve as valuable text-cum-reference book to the graduate students of agricultural universities."

"Dr. Amal Saxena (Ph.D. Agronomy) is Professor Agronomy-cum-Associate Director Extension (KVKs) at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences (SKUAST) of Kashmir, Srinagar, (J&K) (India). He had also disseminated various improved agricultural technologies in the benefit of farming communities while working at G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar and C.S. Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur. He has guided more than a dozen post-graduate students and published 36 research papers, popular articles and extension bulletins in journals/magazines of national and international repute. Dr. Saxena had been awarded "Vishwavidyalaya Ratna" by Vice-Chancellor, C.S.A.U.A. & T., Kanpur and "Farrukhabad Bhushan" by Farrukhabad Mahotsav Samiti for his contribution in crop management in the district. Dr. Lal Singh, Ph.D., working as Associate Professor at Division of Agronomy, SKUAST-K, Shalimar, Srinagar-190 025 (J&K), India. He did his Ph.D. in Agronomy from GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. He also qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) in Agronomy in 1998 and 2004. He is co-author of a book, author of 3 book chapters and co-author of 5 book chapters. He has compiled a training manual. He is life member of five scientific societies. He is member of editorial board as executive editor of Journal of AgriSearch. He is Member of Executive Council of Society for Upliftment of Rural Economy (SURE), Varanasi, U.P. and Member of Executive Council of Association of Agrometeorologists, Anand Agricultural University, Anand-388 110 (Gujarat), India. He has published several research papers, articles and abstracts in reputed journals, magazines, compendia. He associated with Gramin Krishi Mausam Seva (GKMS) scheme from 2005 to 2011 as Technical Officer and Forecasting of Agricultural output using Space, atmosphere and Land-based observation (FASAL) scheme from 2010 to till date as Co-PI, operated by IMD. He guided 2 M. Sc., 5 Ph.D., and 3 M. Tech. students. "