Theory
Unit I
Understanding the influence of weather elements on crop growth, impact of climatic variability and extremes on crop production, climatic normals for crop production.
Unit II
Climatic requirements of major crops, temperature effect on crop growth, radiation impact and radiation utlilization efficiency, humidity effect on crop performance, effect of soil temperature on seed germination and root growth, wind variation and crop growth.
Unit III
Meteorological indices to predict crop production, Interpretation of weather forecasts for various agricultural operations towards improved productivity, crop-weather relationship in dryland areas. Crop weather relationship of major horticultural crops of the region and agroforestry system.
Unit IV
Rhizosphere and microorganisms in relation to weather, fertilizer and water use efficiency in relation to weather.