Department of Agronomy has been established during 2011. It has well developed lab and lab equipments. The lab is equipped with irrigation and water management equipments (weirs, parshall flumes, Raingun irrigation system, Orifice, ‘V’ notch etc.), field instruments (Hi-tech sprayer, power sprayer, battery operated sprayer), Soil moisture estimation instruments (tensiometer, Rapid moisture meter, Digital soil thermometer, Soil moisture sensor, soil auger), PAR sensor, Handheld chlorophyll meter, Vernier caliper etc.. Department has 16 acres of farm land where students are involved in crop production and experimental techniques courses. The Department has Agrometeorology unit to record different weather parameters.
Faculty Members
| Sl No. | Name | Designation | Mobile No. | Email id |
| 1 | Dr. Ashoka. P | Professor & Head | 9686609363 | ashokap@uasd.in |
| 2 | Dr. Priya P. | Assistant Professor | 7619196545 | prponnuswamy@gmail.com |
| 3 | Dr. Mamathashree C.M. | Asst. Professor of Meteorology | 9901806799 | mamathashreecm@gmail.com |
B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons.) courses
| Sl. No. | Course No. | Course Title | Credits |
| 1 | AGR 101 | Fundamentals of Agronomy | 4 ( 3+1 ) |
| 2 | AGR 201 | Crop Production Technology – I (Kharif Crops) | 3 ( 2+1 ) |
| 3 | AGR 202 | Practical Crop Production – I (Kharif crops) | 1 ( 0+1 ) |
| 4 | AGR 203 | Crop production Technology – II (Rabi Crops) | 2 ( 1+1 ) |
| 5 | AGR 204 | Practical Crop Production – II (Rabi Crops) | 1 ( 0+1 ) |
| 6 | AGR 205 | Geoinformatics and Nano-technology for Precision Farming | 2 ( 1+1 ) |
| 7 | AGR 301 | Experimental Techniques in Agricultural Research | 1 ( 0+1 ) |
| 8 | AGR 302 | Principles of Organic Farming | 1 ( 0+1 ) |
| 9 | AGR 303 | Rainfed Agriculture & Watershed Management | 2 ( 1+1 ) |
| 10 | AGR 304 | Farming System & Sustainable Agriculture | 1 ( 1+0 ) |
| 11 | AGM102 | Introductory Agro-meteorology & Cliamate change | 2 ( 1+1 ) |