Department of Agronomy
Department of Agronomy
The Department of Agronomy came into existence as one of the five departments at the time of establishment of the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana in 1962. It played a pivotal role in providing linkage to allied departments and constituent colleges of the University. The department has not only helped the State of Punjab to usher in green revolution but also helped to sustain the gains during post green revolution period.
The department offers comprehensive and dynamic resident instructions for M.Sc and Ph.D. programmes in seven fields of specialization viz. crop ecology, crop nutrition, crop physiology, water management, cropping system, new crops and weed science. Each field of specialization is headed by a senior professor level teacher and supported by well equipped laboratories with state-of-the-art instrumentation and highly qualified faculty. The department has provided much required manpower for various development agencies. Several of our faculty members have served in national and international organizations including the World Bank, Federal Governments of Afghanistan and Nigeria, Indian Council of Agricultural Research etc.
The department has a research goal of enhancing productivity and profitability of various crops and cropping systems on ecologically sustainable basis through efficient management of resources. The crop management research focus has been on the refinement of various agronomic practices on regional basis such as optimum sowing schedule, tillage needs, crop geometry, nutrient needs, weed management and irrigation schedules to increase productivity of different crops in the state. Several research projects sponsored by various national and international agencies are operative in the department. The development staff has been provided at the district headquarters for quick dissemination of agronomic techniques and providing much desired feedback to the research scientists which has been the mainstay of agricultural development in the state.
Department of Agronomy
Punjab Agricultural University
Ludhiana, Punjab
India
Other Departments at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
- Department Of Forestry & Natural Resources
- Department Soil & Water Engineering
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology
- Department of Agricultural Meteorology
- Department of Agriculture Journalism, Language & Culture
- Department of Agronomy
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Botany
- Department of Business Management
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Clothing & Textiles
- Department of Economics & Sociology
- Department of Electrical Engineering & IT
- Department of Energy Studies for Agriculture
- Department of Entomology
- Department of Extension Education
- Department of Family Resource Management
- Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering
- Department of Floriculture and Landscaping
- Department of Food Science & Technology
- Department of Foods & Nutrition
- Department of Home Science Extension and Communication Management
- Department of Horticulture
- Department of Human Development
- Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics
- Department of Plant Pathology
- Department of Processing & Agricultural Structures
- Department of Processing & Food Engineering
- Department of Soil Science
- Department of Vegetable Crops
- Department of Zoology
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