Role of Agronomist
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Agronomist aims at obtaining maximum production at minimum cost.

1. He exploits the knowledge of the basic and applied sciences for higher crop production.
2. In a large scale, agronomist is concerned with production of food and fibre to meet the needs of growing population.
3. To develop efficient and economic field preparation method.
4. He is also involved to select suitable crop and varieties to suit or to match varied seasons and soils Eg. Red soil – select groundnut.
5. To develop efficient method of cultivation (whether broadcasting, nursery and transplantation or dibbling, etc.).
6. He has to identify various types of nutrients required by crops, e.g. for long duration rice (150-60-60 kg NPK), short duration : 120:50:50 kg NPK/ha.
7. Agronomist must select a better weed management practice. Either through mechanical or physical or chemical or cultural.
8. Irrigation management: Selection of proper irrigation method, irrigation scheduling i.e irrigation timing and quantity based on the crops to be irrigated, whether to irrigate continuously or stop in between and how much water to be supplied are computed so as to achieve maximum water use efficiency.
9. Crop planning (i.e.) suitable crop sequence should be developed by agronomist (i.e.) what type of crop, cropping pattern, cropping sequence, etc.
10. Agronomists are also developing the method of harvesting, time for harvesting, etc. The harvest should be done in the appropriate time
11. Decision-making in the farm management. What type of crop to be produced, how much area, including marketing should be planned. Decision should be taken at appropriate time