This book has been designed to enquire about the various aspects of agronomy. However, agronomy is the collection of various fields’ viz., floriculture, horticulture, olericulture, seed science, soil science etc. Moreover, we tried our best to insight the journey of agriculture since evolution, practices used in ancient India and modern India, sustainable agriculture, application of cyanobacteria in agriculture, cultivation of fruits, medicinal plants, organic amendments in agriculture and other useful plants and effects of climate change on agronomy. The book comprises 18 chapters covering almost every aspect of agriculture contributed by several researchers and faculties from various fields. Each chapter starts with an introduction to the issue, illustrating it, stating the effects of the issue and remedial measures, where appropriate, to achieve set goals of agronomy.

Foreword
Preface
Note from the Editors
Acknowledgement
Acronyms
Editorial Review Panel

1. The Scenario of Demographics and Journey of Agriculture
   Isha Sharma and G. S. Rajwar
2. Organic Manure: A Potential Approach for Sustainability of Hill Agro-Ecosystem
   Akshat Uniyal and N. S. Bisht
3. Traditional Knowledge of Herbal Medicines Revisited: A Holistic Approach for Future Healthcare
   Sheetal Pandey and Akshat Uniyal
4. Traditional Agricultural Practices: A Preview into Record
   Madhu Raina, Romica Verma and Bharat Bhushan
5. Traditional Farming: An Indigenous Approach for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
   Anju Joshi1 and Mamta Pujari
6. Cyanobacteria: An Inevitable Bioagent for Sustainable Agriculture
   Bharat Bhushan, Arun K. Khajuria and Madhu Raina
7. Organic Farming and Biochar
   Akshit Kukreti, Neelam Kurmanchali and Laxmi Rawat
8. Reviewing the Adverse Impacts of Climate Change on Agronomy and its Mitigation by Adopting Climate-Smart Technologies
   Sheetal Pandey and Dev R. Badri
9. Bamboo: A Potential Source of Food Under Changing Climatic Condition
   Brajkishor Prajapati, Sunil Kumar, Murlidhar Ingle, Avikal Kumar, Gangadhar Nanda, Amrendra Kumar, Aminuddin Qureshi and Chainu Ram Netam
10. Assessment of Effective Water Management Systems Over Traditional Irrigation Practices
    Priyanka Uniyal and Anupama Singh
11. Assessment of Biomass and Carbon Stock along Altitudes in Traditional Agroforestry System in Tehri District of Uttarakhand, India
    K. K. Vikrant, D. S. Chauhan and R. H. Rizvi
12. Tal (Borassus flabellifer Linn.) Plant for the Livelihood and Sustainability of Rural India
    Shyam Chandra Ghosh
13. Sustainable Agriculture: Its Indicators and Effects on Agriculture
    Rohitashv Nagar, Krishan K. Singh, Rakesh Meena, Deepak Nagar and S. K. Trivedi
14. Approaches to Relieve a Worldwide Global Warming through Agriculture
    Krishan K. Singh, Rakesh K. Meena, Shiv P. Singh and J. S. Chauhan
15. Need and Type of Agricultural Drainage in Modern Time
    Ravi Kumar Mahour
16. Advanced Production Technology of Kiwifruit Under Temperate Region
    Rakesh K. Meena and Krishan K. Singh
17. Seabuckthorn: An Emerging Horticultural Crop of India
    Nivedita Sharma
18. Assessment of Biodiversity Loss and Sustainability due to Urbanization
    Shiv P. Singh, Krishan K. Singh and Beena Kumari
19. Index