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Book Detail: Introductory Agriculture
Language: English
Pages: 125
Author: TNAU
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CONTENTS
1 Agriculture Heritage in India 1-7
2 Development of Human Culture and Beginning of Agriculture 8-12
3 Indus Civilization (3250 BC – 2750 BC) 13-15
4 Status of farmers in the society during Indus, Vedic, Buddhist, Mauryan, Gupta and Sangam periods 16-18
5 Kautilta’s Artha-Sastra, Agriculture, animal Husbandry, Commodity Trade etc. – Features of Village 19-21
6 Agriculture in the Sangam Literature of Tamil Nadu22-27
7 Astronomy – Prediction Of Monsoon Rains; Parashara, Varamihira, Panchanga in comparison to modern methods 28-44
8 Ancient soil classification and Maintenance of Soil Productivity45-47
9 Water harvesting and irrigation developments during different periods – water storage – distribution and relevance to modern agriculture. 48-54
10 Plant Protection in Ancient Period – Ink – Harvesting – Threshing and Storage 55-64
11 Crops – Indigenous and Introduced – History of Rice, Sugarcane and Cotton 65-77
12 Gardening in Ancient and Medieval Period – Arbori Horticulture -Orchards 78-84
13 Traditional Technical Knowledge 85-90
14 Vegetable farming – Floriculture– Perfumes and Medicinal Plants 91-99
15 Role of cattle and other domestic animals- management of cattle for draught and milk – indigenous breeds 100-105
16 Description of Indian civilization and agriculture by travelers from China, Europe and USA 106-108
17 Our Journey in Agriculture and Vision for the Future109-117
