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Prepared By
Rajeeb Ku. Behera
Asst. Professor (Agril. Extension)
Genesis of Agriculture
Topic

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Pet Sheep & Goat
8700-7700 B.C
1st Pet animal
Used for hunting
Wheat Barley Chickpeas
Peas Bean Linseed
Sheep Goat
Agriculture/
Cultivation of
crop started
7500 BC

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Agriculture
Agric/ Ager
Cultural
Soil
Cultivation
Latin words Means
Art and science both in which we study all the human
activities related to the use of soil.
Tilling of soil /cultivation of soilAgriculture
Revolutionized by Discovery and use of Iron

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Productivity of SoilField Management α
Agronomy
Agros
nomos
Field
to manage
Greek words Means
Agronomy
Agricultural sciences
Management of field
Branch
Deals with
Fav. Environment to the crop
Higher productivity (Qty & Qlty)
To provide
For

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Book “Opus
Ruralium
Kamo Daram”
Father of
Agronomy
Peter Decresenzi
(1230-1307 A.D.)
Jethrotull
(1674-1741 A.D.)
Book “Horse Hoeing Husbandry”
“seed drill” and “Horse Drawn cultivator”
zero tillage
Weed
Peter Decresenzi
Opus Ruralium Kamo
Daram Jethrotull
Horse Hoeing
Husbandry

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In India, scientific
cultivation started with ?
Commercialization of
1) Sugarcane
2) cotton
3) Tobacco
A joint department of
agriculture, revenue and
commerce
Established on
27th April 1871 Lord Mayo
Established by
A. O. Hume
Request of
A separate central
department of agriculture
Established on
1881 Famine commission 1880
Established by

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