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This free PDF covers topics like meteorology, climate science, atmospheric conditions, greenhouse gases, and mitigation strategies. It has been created by Vallal Kannan Sankaralingam and reviewed by Dr. Vijay Gopal More.
What’s Inside?
✅ Lesson 1: Agricultural Meteorology – Introduction, definition of meteorology, scope, and practical utility of agricultural meteorology.
✅ Lesson 2: Composition and Structure of Atmosphere – Definition of weather and climate, aspects involved in weather and climate.
✅ Lesson 3: Atmospheric Temperature & Soil Temperature
✅ Lesson 4: Solar Radiation, Atmospheric Pressure, Atmospheric Humidity, Evaporation, and Transpiration
✅ Lesson 5: Monsoons, Rainfall, Clouds, Drought
✅ Lesson 6: Weather Disasters and Their Management
✅ Lesson 7: Atmospheric Pollution and Role of Meteorology – Basics of weather forecasting.
✅ Lesson 8: Climate Change Causes, Global Warming Causes, and Remote Sensing
✅ Lesson 9: Effect of Climate Change on Horticulture – Past and future changes in greenhouse gases, sources, and sinks for greenhouse gases.
✅ Lesson 10: Atmospheric Chemistry, Plants’ Response to CO₂ Concentration Changes, C3 and C4 Species Effects
✅ Lesson 11: Plant Development Affected by Elevated CO₂, Nitrogen Use, Soil Fertility, and Its Implication for Production
✅ Lesson 12: Change in Secondary Metabolites, Pest-Disease Reactions, Ozone and UV Damage Tolerance in Plants
✅ Lesson 13: Increased Temperature Effects on Plants in Tropical/Sub-Tropical Climates – Flowering timing, fruit development, and crop yields.
✅ Lesson 14: Interaction of Temperature with Other Abiotic/Biotic Stresses
✅ Lesson 15: Mitigation Strategies and Genetic Manipulation of Crops for Future Atmospheric Conditions
✅ Lesson 16: Modifying Rubisco, Acclimation, Metabolism of Oxidizing Radicals, and Sink Capacity Strategies
About the Author
👨🏫 Vallal Kannan Sankaralingam
🏛️ Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
👨🎓 Course Reviewed By:
👨🏫 Dr. Vijay Gopal More
🏛️ Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli
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📌 File Size: 2.3 MB
📌 Number of Pages: 296
📌 Format: PDF
📌 Language: English
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