Yield and Environmental Stresses
Advances in agricultural drought monitoring and forecasting
Strategies for Mitigation and Adaptation in Agriculture in context to Changing Climate
Role of Grasses and Pastures, Wind breaks and Shelter belts in soil conservation.
Extreme weather events ; astronomical predictions: lunar cycle, sunspot cycle, solar-lunar tides, Chandlers Compensation, blocking highs
PRESENT LAND USE PLANNING SYSTEM OF INDIA : Current Land Use Planning and Utilisation Trends, Agrometeorological Services for Farmer’s Welfare
Atmosphere near the ground; laminar and turbulent flows; wind profile near the ground.
Influence of microclimate, plant, soil and cultural factors on ET; techniques of lysimetry in measuring actual evapotranspiration.
Advances in Instrumentation for Micrometeorological Studies
Modification of weather hazards: weather modification for agriculture; scientific advances in artificial rain making, hail suppression, dissipation of fog and stratus clouds, modification of severe storms and electric behavior of clouds.
Weather and animal diseases and parasites; diseases of poultry and its relation with weather and thermal comfort.