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what is Agronomy and what are the job oppertunities in this course


Anwesha Roy 20th Aug, 2020
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Afifa 20th Aug, 2020

Hello dear ,

Agronomy is a 4 years full time course divided into 8 semesters, with each semester lasting a period of 6 months. Agronomy is a branch of agriculture focused on plants, particularly food and cash crops.

Agronomy is a dynamic discipline with the advancement of knowledge and better. understanding of planet, environment and agriculture. Agronomy science becomes imperative in.

The job roles for Agronomy are :

1. Agronomist.

2. Agricultural Climatologist.

3. Agronomist Sales.

4. Biological Science Technician.

5. Chemical Sales Representative.

6. Crop Production Specialist.

7. Environmental Scientist.

8. Fertilizer Plant Manager....

Hope this helps !!

AJAY KUMAR POLAVENI 20th Aug, 2020

hello there!

Agronomy is a branch of agriculture that deals with the package of practices for the cultivation of cereal crops like wheat, maize, rice, sorghum etc and oilseeds and pulse crops as well.

Importance and scope : As we know that cereal crops are the consumed at the largest scale worldwide. Hence agronomy is the one that deals with how the crop is grown what conditions are required for its cultivation etc. For instance Wheat is the most consumed cereal crop in the world. Agronomy provides the knowledge about the time of sowing, the seed rate, the variety suited for an area, fertiliser rate, pest disease management, etc.

hope this helps

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