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Teaching at
under graduate and post graduate levels so as to make manpower available in
the field of Agronomy
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To
undertake location specific production oriented research on fundamental and
applied aspects of natural resource management and other aspects of agronomy
so as to develop production technology
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To transfer
the agro-technologies and skills to the farmers
Major
Fields of specialization
i.
Cropping
Systems and Crop Production
ii.
Weed
Science
iii.
Mineral
Nutrition and Water Management
iv.
Pasture and
Grassland Management
v.
Agro-meteorology
Future
thrusts/vision for the next decade
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Integrated crop management for
sustained agricultural productivity
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Refinement of production
technology for rainfed, irrigated and assured rainfall areas of different
agro-ecological regions with emphasis on increasing cropping intensity and
productivity
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Development of farming systems
models for different land holdings
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Development of efficient
cropping systems for sustainable land use
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Development of management
practices for improving the productivity and carrying capacity of pastures
and grasslands
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Validation and utilization of
crop models for policy planning and resource management.
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Setting up of Agro
meteorological observatories at different research stations to develop crop
weather relationship, weather forecast and development of contingent crop
plans.
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