Books for Agriculture Optional
For IAS, IFS, PSC, ADO Exams
Books for Agriculture Optional for IAS, IFS, PSCs Exams: Final List
Books for Agriculture Optional Paper 1: Final List
Handbook of Agriculture - Published by ICAR.
Principles of Agronomy - Published by S R Reddy.
50 Years of Crop Production - Published by ICAR.
An Introduction to Soil Science - Published by ISSS Society.
Textbook of Soil Science - Published by ICAR.
Agricultural Marketing in India - Published by Acharya S.S.
Handbook of Agricultural Extension - Published by ICAR.
Annual Report - Released by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
Annual Report - Released by Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs.
Annual Report - Released by Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.
Annual Report - Published by ICAR.
Annual Report - Published by IARI.
State of Indian Agriculture (Latest) - Released by Ministry of Agriculture.
Union Budget - Released by the Government of India.
Economic Survey - Released by Government of India.
Indian Farming - Published by ICAR.
Indian Horticulture - Published by ICAR.
News Abstracts - Published by The Hindu, Indian Express.
Books for Agriculture Optional Paper 2: Final List
Handbook of Agriculture - Published by ICAR.
50 Years of Crop Science - Published by ICAR.
Genetics and Plant Breeding - Authored by BD Singh.
Plant Biotechnology - Authored by BD Singh or Biology NCERT.
Plant Physiology - Published by Biology NCERT or Biology Discussion website.
Crop Protection Report - Published by ICAR-NIPHM.
Annual Report - Released by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
Annual Report - Released by Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
Annual Report - Published by ICAR.
Annual Report - Published by IARI.
State of Indian Agriculture (Latest) - Released by Ministry of Agriculture.
Union Budget - Released by the Government of India.
Economic Survey - Released by Government of India.
Indian Farming - Published by ICAR.
Indian Horticulture - Published by ICAR.
News Abstracts - Published by The Hindu, Indian Express.
Books for Agriculture Optional for IAS, IFS, PSCs Exams: Short List
Books for Agriculture Optional Paper 1: Short List
1.1. Agronomy & Crop Production:
"Handbook of Agriculture" by ICAR
"Principles of Agronomy" by S.R. Reddy
"50 Years of Crop Production" by ICAR
"Modern Techniques of Raising Field Crops" by Chhidda Singh
1.2. Forestry & Agroforestry:
"Handbook of Agroforestry" by ICAR
"A Textbook of Forestry" by S.S. Negi
"Agroforestry Systems in India" by P.K. Ramachandran Nair
1.3. Weed Management:
"Handbook of Agriculture" by ICAR
"Principles of Weed Science" by V.S. Rao
"Weeds and Weed Management" by T.K. Das
1.4. Soil Science:
"Handbook of Agriculture" by ICAR
"Introduction to Soil Science" by ISSS
"Textbook of Soil Science" by D.K. Das
1.5. Dryland Agriculture:
"Dryland Agriculture" by ICAR
"Handbook of Agriculture" by ICAR
1.6. Agricultural Economy:
"Handbook of Agriculture" by ICAR
"Agricultural Marketing in India" by S.S. Acharya
1.7. Agricultural Extension:
"Handbook of Agricultural Extension" by ICAR
"Agricultural Extension Systems" by G.L. Ray
Books for Agriculture Optional Paper 2: Short List
2.1. Genetics:
"Genetics and Plant Breeding" by B.D. Singh
2.2. Plant Breeding:
"Genetics and Plant Breeding" by B.D. Singh
2.3. Seed Science:
"Seed Science and Technology" by S.P. Agarwal
2.4. Biochemistry and Plant Physiology:
"Biology Class 11 and 12" by NCERT
"Plant Physiology" by Pandey and Sinha
2.5. Horticulture:
"Introduction to Horticulture" by K. Kumar
"Fundamentals of Horticulture" by Jitendra Singh
"Handbook of Horticulture" by ICAR
2.6. Crop Protection:
"Plant Pathology" by R.S. Singh
"Handbook of Pest Management" by D.P. Abrol
2.7. Food Science:
"Food Science" by B. Srilakshmi
"Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006" by Government of India
Books for Agriculture Optional for IAS, IFS, PSCs Exams: Comprehensive List
Books for Agriculture Optional Paper 1: Comprehensive List
1.1. Agronomy & Crop Production:
"Agronomy" by Yellamanda Reddy
"Principles of Agronomy" by S.R. Reddy
"Fundamentals of Agronomy" by Arun Katyayan
"Cropping Systems" by W.R. Fehr
"Modern Techniques of Raising Field Crops" by Chhidda Singh
"Handbook of Agriculture" by ICAR
"50 Years of Crop Production" by ICAR
1.2. Forestry & Agroforestry:
"A Textbook of Forestry" by S.S. Negi
"Agroforestry: Principles and Practices" by A.P. Dwivedi
"Handbook of Agroforestry" by ICAR
"Forest Management" by T. Kumar
"Forestry Principles and Applications" by G.S. Puri
"Silviculture of Indian Trees" by R.S. Troup
"Agroforestry Systems in India" by P.K. Ramachandran Nair
1.3. Weed Management:
"Weed Science: Principles and Practices" by G.L. Ashton and A.S. Crafts
"Principles of Weed Science" by V.S. Rao
"Weed Management" by J.D. Green
"Weeds and Weed Management" by T.K. Das
"Manual of Weed Management" by ICAR
"Recent Advances in Weed Science" by D.K. Das
"Integrated Weed Management" by R.K. Sharma
1.4. Soil Science:
"Textbook of Soil Science" by D.K. Das
"Soil Science: An Introduction" by D.V. Singh
"Principles of Soil Science" by M.L. Jackson
"Fundamentals of Soil Science" by ISSS
"Handbook of Soil Science" by ICAR
"Soil Fertility and Fertilizers" by Tisdale and Nelson
"Introduction to Soil Physics" by D.K. Das
1.5. Dryland Agriculture:
"Dryland Agriculture" by ICAR
"Dryland Farming: Principles and Practices" by N.G. Poonia
"Rainfed Agriculture: Challenges and Strategies" by A. Subba Reddy
"Dryland Farming in India" by R.P. Singh
"Sustainable Agriculture in Dry Lands" by N.S. Jodha
"Dryland Agriculture" by G. Singh
"Water Management in Dryland Agriculture" by J.S.P. Yadav
1.6. Agricultural Economy:
"Agricultural Economics" by R.C. Choudhary
"Agricultural Marketing in India" by S.S. Acharya
"Agricultural Production Economics" by David L. Debertin
"Agricultural Economics" by B.P. Tyagi
"Handbook of Agricultural Economics" by P.L. Pingali
"Indian Agriculture: Performance and Challenges" by Ramesh Chand
"Agricultural Finance and Management" by R.M. Soni
1.7. Agricultural Extension:
"Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education" by U.B. Barman
"Extension Education" by A.K. Singh
"Agricultural Extension" by ICAR
"Introduction to Extension Education" by R.K. Samanta
"Handbook of Agricultural Extension" by ICAR
"Extension Management in the Information Age" by S.V. Supe
"Agricultural Extension Systems" by G.L. Ray
Books for Agriculture Optional Paper 2: Comprehensive List
2.1. Genetics:
"Genetics" by B.D. Singh
"Principles of Genetics" by Gardner, Simmons, Snustad
"Genetics and Plant Breeding" by B.D. Singh
"Concepts of Genetics" by Klug and Cummings
"Introduction to Genetic Analysis" by Griffiths
"Genetics" by Strickberger
"Fundamentals of Genetics" by V. Verma
2.2. Plant Breeding:
"Plant Breeding: Principles and Methods" by B.D. Singh
"Principles of Plant Breeding" by R.W. Allard
"Plant Breeding" by M.D. Hayward
"Fundamentals of Plant Breeding" by B.D. Singh
"Plant Breeding and Biotechnology" by J.W. Singh
"Plant Breeding" by P.K. Gupta
"Plant Breeding and Genetics" by B.D. Singh
2.3. Seed Science:
"Principles of Seed Science and Technology" by L.O. Copeland
"Seed Technology" by R.S. Paroda
"Seed Science and Technology" by S.P. Agarwal
"Handbook of Seed Science and Technology" by A.S. Basra
"Seed Production and Quality Control" by J.D. Bewley
"Principles and Practices of Seed Storage" by O.L. Justice
"Seed Physiology, Production and Management" by J. Koornneef
2.4. Biochemistry and Plant Physiology:
"Biochemistry" by Lehninger
"Plant Physiology" by Taiz and Zeiger
"Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants" by Buchanan, Gruissem, and Jones
"Plant Biochemistry" by Hans-Walter Heldt
"Introduction to Plant Physiology" by Hopkins
"Plant Physiology" by Salisbury and Ross
"Principles of Biochemistry" by Zubay
2.5. Horticulture:
"Introduction to Horticulture" by K. Kumar
"Fundamentals of Horticulture" by Jitendra Singh
"Horticulture: Principles and Practices" by G.J. Gardner
"Handbook of Horticulture" by ICAR
"Fruit Science" by Chadha and Pareek
"Vegetable Science" by B.S. Asati
"Ornamental Horticulture" by A.K. Singh
2.6. Crop Protection:
"Plant Pathology" by R.S. Singh
"Entomology and Pest Management" by L.P. Pedigo
"Handbook of Pest Management" by D.P. Abrol
"Integrated Pest Management" by D.P. Abrol
"Principles of Insect Pest Management" by G.S. Dhaliwal
"Nematode Management in Crops" by M.R. Khan
"Pesticides and Plant Protection" by M. Prakash
2.7. Food Science:
"Food Science" by B. Srilakshmi
"Principles of Food Science" by Owen Fennema
"Food Processing Technology" by P.J. Fellows
"Food Science and Nutrition" by Sunetra Roday
"Introduction to Food Science and Technology" by G. Frazier
"Handbook of Food Science, Technology, and Engineering" by Y.H. Hui
"Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006" by Government of India