CRS 900

CRS 900: ADVANCED CROP ECOLOGY (3 Units)

 

Crop micrometeorology and weather modification: radiation laws, energy balance equations, spatial relations i.e. radiant flux density; Recent research in crops in relation to solar radiation; Crop modelling and simulation; Solution to field problems based on crop modelling – weather as an input in crop modelling; Statistical modelling – dynamic crop growth models; Growth analysis models; Production processes; Plant-soil-water relationships; Resource management: soil management; strategies for rain fed agriculture, water management in irrigated agriculture.