Course Content
Introduction
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Introduction
Scope of Agrometeorology
Role of Agrometeorology in agriculture
Relationship of agrometeorology with other areas of agricultural sciences
Historical development and recent advancements in Agrometeorology
Significant events in the development of Meteorology
Earth atmosphere: composition, extent and structure
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Introduction
Composition of the atmosphere
Structure of the atmosphere
Modern View regarding the structure of Atmosphere
Solar radiation
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Introduction
Nature and properties of solar radiation
Solar Constant
Isolation(Incoming Solar Radiation)
Some terminologies
Measurement of Solar Radiation
Pyranometer or solarimeter
Significance of solar radiation in crop production
Atmospheric temperature
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Introduction
Measurement of air temperature
Significance of Air Temperature on Agriculture
Degree days (DD) and Growing degree days (GDD)
Soil temperature
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Introduction
Factors affecting soil temperature
Measurement of temperatures of soil profile
Some terminologies
Significant of soil temperature in crop production
Atmospheric pressure
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Introduction
Variation in Air Pressure
Measurement of atmospheric pressure
Wind
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Introduction
Wind belts
Wind observations
Measurement of wind speed and direction
Some of the famous winds
Significance of wind
Humidity
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Introduction
Measurement of humidity
Significance of humidity in Agriculture
Evaporation
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Introduction
Measurement of evaporation
Transpiration
Some terminologies
Factors affecting consumptive use
Method of determining consumptive use or evapotranspiration
Importance of the Evaporation/transpiration in agriculture
Precipitation
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Introduction
Hydrological cycle
Types of precipitation
Forms of precipitation
Characteristics of Precipitation in Nepal
Measurement of rainfall
Various model of Recording gauge
Estimation of Missing Precipitation
Significance of rainfall in crop
Soil Moisture
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Introduction
Soil Moisture content
Classification of soil water
Soil moisture tension
Soil moisture stress
Types of soil moisture constant
Some terminologies
Factors affecting Infiltration
Significance of soil moisture in crop production
Significance of soil moisture in crop production
Significance of soil moisture in crop production
Agrometeorological normal for: rice, wheat, maize, potato, sugarcane, cotton, soybean, citrus and vegetable crops
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Rice
Wheat
Maize
Potato
Sugarcane
Cotton
Soybean
Citrus
Vegetable crops
Micro-climate modification
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Introduction
Shelterbelt/Windbreak
Agroclimatic regionalization and crop zonation
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Weather elements affecting life cycle of plant
Some terminologies
Methods of agroclimatic regionalization
Climate belts in Nepal
Agroclimatic Zones in Nepal
Human influence on climate
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Greenhouse Gases
Global warming and green house effect
Climate change and its causes
Expected effects of global warming on global agricultural production
Impact of Agriculture on Climate change
Other major effects include
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Weather elements affecting life cycle of plant

a. Elements important to vegetative growth of plant:

  • Moisture,
  • radiation and temperature

 

b. Elements important to the development of successive phase:

  • Day length,
  • daily range of temperature, annual variation in radiation and temperature,
  • Duration of frost-free period,
  • duration of rainy and dry season,
  • Wind motion, humidity.
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