Ahmad etal Experimental Agrometeorology

Abstract

Weather and crop production are integral components
of agriculture. During the era of global warming and
climate change, the role of agro-meteorology in agriculture
has become more important in mitigating the
challenges arisen by climate change. Successful crop
production depends on the prevailing weather conditions
at different stages of crop growth. This manual
has been prepared to enhance the understanding of
undergraduate and postgraduate students regarding
measurement of weather elements, their interpretation
and role in agriculture and its allied subjects.
Weather is the most important entity in agricultural production. Sustainable agricultural
production is dependent to a large extent on the precise knowledge of the
weather resources. Precise measurements of weather elements are required to
understand the proper interpretation in relation to crop growth and development.
The manual “Experimental Agrometeorology” provides some of that necessary
information using practical description of the “microclimate” or “crop environment”.
The manual contains practical assignments that deal with the measurement of
weather parameters, instruments used and computation of various weather variables,
crop simulation models and agro-met advisories. The manual also contains the
description of agro-climatic and agro-ecological zones of India and the state of
Jammu and Kashmir. The related information through glossary on the subject and
tabulated Saturation Vapour Pressure, Maximum Possible Sun Shine Hours, Mean
Solar Radiation and Standard Meteorological Weeks has also been included.
We hope that the manual will be helpful for undergraduate and postgraduate
students of agriculture, horticulture, animal science, forestry, fisheries and other
related subjects.
Nineteen chapters have been included in the manual with the aim to provide a
convenient form information regarding the practices and procedures that are of the
greatest importance in agricultural meteorology.