Contents: 1. Agricultural economics. 2. Agricultural extension. 3. Agricultural statistics. 4. Agro-forestry. 5. Agronomy. 6. Horticulture. 7. Plant breeding. 8. Plant physiology. 9 plant protection. 10. Seed technology. 11. Soil science. 12. General agriculture. The book covers the entire syllabus for the civil services examination conducted by UPSC and State Public Service Commission. The chapters have been arranged subject wise so as to cover the entire syllabus of agriculture paper. All the subjects viz. agronomy, forestry, plant breeding, soil science, horticulture, vegetables, entomology, pathology, extension education, economics, genetics, seed technology, plant physiology etc have been covered in the book.