Suggest best books in Agriculture engineering and Forestry for the preparation of IFS exam?

sir iwant to do indian forest service with subject agriculture engg. and forestry please give me reference book for exam

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hello friend
there are some books suggested for
Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
Soil Science - D.K Das Or Brady
Agronomy By Yellamananda Reddy
Plant Breeding By B.D. Singh
Genetics By B.D.Singh
Physiology By Pandey & Singha
Indroduction To Horticulture - Kumar
Handbook Of Agriculture By ICAR
Agricultural Extension Education in India
Pathology - Singh
Entomology - Vasantha Raj & David
The Hindu - Survey Of Indian Agriculture
Agricuture Statistics
Special Issue of Agriculture by The Hindu
Suggested Reading for Preliminary Exam
1. Soil Science - D.K Das Or Brady
2. Agronomy By Yellamananda Reddy
3. Plant Breeding By B.D. Singh
4. Genetics By B.D. Singh
5. Physiology By Pandey & Singha
6. Indroduction To Horticulture - Kumar
7. Handbook Of Agriculture By ICAR
8. Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
9. Agricultural Extension Education in India

Suggested Reading for Mains Exam
1. Soil Science - D.K Das Or Brady
2. Agronomy By Yellamananda Reddy
3. Plant Breeding By B.D. Singh
4. Genetics By B.D. Singh
5. Physiology By Pandey & Singha
6. Indroduction To Horticulture - Kumar
7. Handbook Of Agriculture By ICAR
8. Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
9. Agricultural Extension Education in India
10.Pathology - Singh
11.Entomology - Vasantha Raj & David
12.The Hindu - Survey Of Indian Agriculture
13.Agricuture Statistics - Dept. of Agri. and coop. statistics at a glance.

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sir iwant to do indian forest service with subject agriculture engg. and forestry please give me reference book for exam

Best Books in Agriculture engineering and Forestry for the preparation of IFS Exam



IFS Indian Forest Service Agriculture (Paper I & Paper II)
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House




UPSC-IFS indian forest service Examination
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House




IFS Indian Forest Service Examination Botany (Paper I & II)
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House




IFS Indian Forest Service Zoology (Paper I & II)
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House

SCHEME of Indian Forest Service Examination


IFS exam has 2- stages as below...

• Written Examination
  
• Interview Test

Pattern of Indian Forest Service Written Examination:

Paper I - General English: 300 Marks

Paper II - General Knowledge: 300 Marks

Paper III, IV, V & VI - Any two subjects to be selected from the list of optional subjects set out below. Each subject will have two papers.: 200 Marks for each paper

Total marks for written examination: 1400 Marks


List of Optional subject...

• Agriculture
• Agricultural Engineering
• Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Science
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Forestry
• Geology
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics
• Statistics
• Zoology

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA for INDIAN FOREST SERVICE EXAMINATION:

Educational Qualification:- You should have completed Bachelor�s degree with at least one of the subjects namely, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a Bachelor�s degree in Agriculture or Forestry or Engineering of a recognized university.

Candidates appearing final year of qualifying examination of above program are also eligible to apply.


Age-limits:- Your Age should be with in 21-30 Years on 1st July of the year of examination

Agricultural Economics and Farm ManagementSoil Science - D.K Das Or Brady
Agronomy By Yellamananda ReddyPlant Breeding By B.D. Singh
Genetics By B.D.Singh
Physiology By Pandey & Singha
Indroduction To Horticulture - Kumar
Handbook Of Agriculture By ICAR
Agricultural Extension Education in India
Pathology - Singh
Entomology - Vasantha Raj & David

Hello,
I am advising some books but first of all you have to go for the question pattern first.

BOOKS:-
1. Soil Science - D.K Das Or Brady
2. Agronomy By Yellamananda Reddy
3. Plant Breeding By B.D. Singh
4. Genetics By B.D. Singh
5. Physiology By Pandey & Singha
6. Indroduction To Horticulture - Kumar
7. Handbook Of Agriculture By ICAR
8. Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
9. Agricultural Extension Education in India
10.Pathology - Singh
11.Entomology - Vasantha Raj & David
12.The Hindu - Survey Of Indian Agriculture
13.Agricuture Statistics - Dept. of Agri. and coop.

Hello,
I am advising some books but first of all you have to go for the question pattern first.

Books:

1. Soil Science - D.K Das Or Brady
2. Agronomy By Yellamananda Reddy
3. Plant Breeding By B.D. Singh
4. Genetics By B.D. Singh
5. Physiology By Pandey & Singha
6. Indroduction To Horticulture - Kumar
7. Handbook Of Agriculture By ICAR
8. Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
9. Agricultural Extension Education in India
10.Pathology - Singh
11.Entomology - Vasantha Raj & David
12.The Hindu - Survey Of Indian Agriculture
13.Agricuture Statistics - Dept. of Agri. and coop.

SYLLABUS FOR AGRICULTURE:-

• Marketing of Agricultural Products
• Soil Properties
• Natural Resources
• Ecology
• Agricultural extension
• Water-use efficiency and Farm Management.

Agricultural Engineering

• Soil and Water Conservation
• Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing
• Irrigation and Drainage
• Agricultural Structures
• Farm Power and machinery
• Instrumentation and Computer Applications in Agricultural Engineering
• Agro-energy and Agricultural Process Engineering

SYLLABUS IN FORESTRY:-

• Silviculture
• its principles
• Silviculture of trees
• Silviculture - systems
• Silviculture - Mangrove and Cold desert
• Agroforestry
• Social Forestry
• Joint Forest Management and Tribology
• Forest Soils
• Soil Conservation and Watershed Management
• Environmental Conservation and Biodiversity
• Tree Improvement and Seed Technology
• Forest Management and Management Systems
• Forest Ecology and Ethnobotany
• Forest Protection & Wildlife Biology
• Forest Economics and Legislation.

BEST BOOKS:-



UPSC-IFS indian forest service Examination
by
Editorialrph Board
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House (2012)




UPSC-IFS Forestry Guide
by
Rph Editorial Board
Publisher: Ramesh Publisher (2013)

OTHER BOOKS ARE:-

1 . Forest fire by Dougal Dixon

2 . Lookouts by Ira Spring

3 . Lumberjack by William Kurelek

4 . More tree talk by Ray Raphael

5 . Meetings with remarkable trees by Thomas Pakenham

6 . UPSC-IFS indian forest service Examination by Editorialrph Board
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House (2012)

7. UPSC-IFS Forestry Guide by
Rph Editorial Board
Publisher: Ramesh Publisher (2013)

8. IFS Indian Forest Service Examination Botany (Paper I & II) by
Editorialrph Board
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House (2012)

9. IFS Indian Forest Service Mathematics (Paper I & II) by
Editorialrph Board
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House (2012)

10 .Agricultural Economics and Farm Management

11 .Agricultural Extension Education in India

for agriculture engineering and forestry you can follow the below mentioned books...
agriculture economics and farm management soil science by D.K Das
physiology by Pandey & Singha
agriculture extension education in india pathology by singh
entomology by vasantha raj And David
IFS indian forest service examination by Editorialrph Board by Ramesh Publishing House
genetics by B.D.Singh

dear aspirant,
books for agriculture engineering
1.Plant Breeding
2.Entomology
3.Genetics
4.Soil Science
5.Agricuture Statistics
6.zoology
7.Indroduction To Horticulture