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Agricultural education is essential as it pertains not only to food security, but also to human health. In order to attract young people to agriculture, it is crucial that education in this field be made engaging, straightforward, and purposeful. Textbooks are a means of reaching out to college and university students, who constitute a significant audience. The present work is a textbook on the fundamentals of agriculture, which is entirely based on the curriculum for educating agricultural graduates and is also informed by student feedback. The first chapter provides an overview of the history and scope of agriculture, while the second chapter covers crop classification. The third chapter includes definitions of soil, soil composition, soil profile, soil development, and the different soil classes of India, and the fourth chapter provides an overview of the extent and distribution of these soil classes. The fifth chapter deals with the classification of problem soils and their distribution, as well as reclamation methods. The sixth chapter covers plant nutrition, including all the functions and deficiency symptoms of plant nutrition, as well as the classification of nutrients. Fertilizers and manures, and their role in crop production are discussed in Chapter 7. Chapters 8 and 9 address all aspects of irrigation and rainfed agriculture, respectively. The tenth chapter covers Agricultural Engineering, including implements, tillage, devices, and power transmission, and their role in enhancing agricultural productivity. Finally, the textbook includes a selection of sample questions and answers to help students prepare for competitive examinations.

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Kanchan Nainwal is Professor, Agronomy at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jeolikote, G B Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar. Prior to this she was at Agriculture Technology Information Centre (ATIC), Pantnagar involved in extension and teaching students for nine years. She has worked in the Directorate of Sugarcane Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare from the Year 2001-2003. She obtained her graduation in Agriculture & Animal Husbandry, Master's Degree and PhD Degree from Agronomy Department, College of Agriculture with all first class from G B Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar. Dr. Nainwal has experience in Teaching, Research and Extension works in Agronomy in various capacities for 20 years. She has written 240 papers including research papers, presented in conference and symposiums, online publications, popular articles, extension booklets and 3 books and 14 book chapters. Navin Chandra Nainwal is presently associated with KPMG for UKCDP Project in Uttarakhand. He is Pantnagar Agriculture University Alumni and his specialization is in post harvest technology and supply chain management. He was associated with UFRMP-JICA as Technical Coordinator-Horticulture in Uttarakhand. He was Assistant Director at Amity University Uttar Pradesh and established Amity Institute of Horticulture Studies & Research, in the Year 2010. Prior to this he was Coordinator In-charge for Agri Export Development Unit, Dehradun Government of Uttarakhand. He has 30 years long experience, worked with World Bank Project, Food & Agriculture Organizations of United Nations (FAO) and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-WFLO Project, ADB and JICA projects. He has written 40 papers and 7 books and many popular articles. He has presented research papers in abroad at various international forums. He is widely traveled across the globe. He is Hon' General Secretary of Walnut and Other Nut Fruit Crop Growers Association of India (WANGAI), Member, Regional Committee on Agriculture & Food, CII Northern Region and Founder Member, Asian Food Safety & Security Association (AFSSA), Bangladesh. A. Arunachalam is a trained ecologist from the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong and has grown professionally through strong pursuit in ecological research that is evident from 12 books, 250 research papers, 110 book chapters, 35 popular articles. He started his service as a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Forestry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology (Arunachal Pradesh) and currently he is working as a Director of the ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Before this position, he was working as a Principal Scientist and Assistant Director General in the headquarters of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. His academic excellence is also evident from the awards/honours he has received: DST-Visting Fellowship in Biodiversity, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Study in Science & Technology, Jakkur, 1998-99; DST-BOYSCAST Fellowship in Restoration Ecology, University of Massachusetts, Boston (USA), 2000-01; Dr. K.G. Tejwani Award for Management of Natural Resources (biennium 2002-03), Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists; Pran Vohra Award in Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (2003-04), Indian Science Congress Association; Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Outstanding Award for Hill Agriculture by the ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam; Eminent Scientist of the Year award (2012) by the National Environmental Science Academy and several others; Dr. Arunachalam is a Fellow of several professional societies including National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Academy of Dairy Sciences (India) and National Academy of Biological Sciences. Presently, he is the Secretary of the Society for Science in Climate Change and Sustainable Environment, New Delhi and is the Chief Editor of Indian Journal of Agroforestry.

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