Weather and climate play an important role in hill crops distribution, production and productivity. While climate determines the distribution of crops weather determines the crop yields. The Hill Climates over India in terms of atmospheric temperature and precipitation are discussed in detail along with the influences of topography, elevation, slope and aspect on distribution of crops. The Hill States across the Country viz., Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh and the North-East States are covered with respect to agroclimatic aspects in addition to the hill climates of the Western and Eastern Ghats and Himalayas in this book.

Agroclimatology, a multidisciplinary field of study, seeks to understand the intricate relationships between climate, soil, topography, and crops in specific mountain regions. This field of research has gained significant importance in recent years, as the world grapples with the challenges of climate change, food security, and sustainable agriculture. By examining the complex interactions between environmental factors and crop growth, agrotopoclimatology provides valuable insights into optimizing crop yields, improving agricultural productivity, and promoting sustainable land use practices.

This publication revolves around the Agrometeorology of Mountain Agriculture to minimize crop losses due to global warming and climate change across the Country.  The contributions emerged based on research findings from different parts of the Country and incorporated in this publication are noteworthy, unique and innovative, valuable and informative to the students, faculty members and researchers.

Dr. GSLHV Prasada Rao, had his B.Sc (Physics), M.Sc (Meteorology) and  Ph.D (Agroclimatology) from Andhra University, Waltair. He served as Professor & Head, Department of Agricultural Meteorology, Associate Dean, College of Horticulture (Renamed as College of Agriculture), the Founder of Academy of Climate Change Education and Research (Renamed as College of Climate Change and Environmental Science), Kerala Agricultural University. He is currently the Founder Chairman - Indian Meteorological Society- Amaravati Chapter. He is the Author of many books in Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Change. He is a Life Member in many academic societies. He is currently involved in his farming activities in addition to book writing/editing in the fields of Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Change.

Foreword
Preface
About the editor 
About the book

Chapter 1.Agrotopoclimatology: Basic Concepts B.V. Ramana Rao and Surender Singh
Chapter 2.Hill Climates over India H. P. Borgaonkar, B. Preethi, M. J. Aathira, D. R. Kothawale
Chapter 3.Agrometeorology for Sustainable hill agriculture in Tamil Nadu N.K. Sathyamoorthy., Ga. Dheebakaran S. Kokilavani., V. Geethalakshmi and T. N. Balasubramanian
Chapter 4.Agrometeorology of Hill Crops across Kerala Shajeesh Jan, N. Manikandan and N. Manikandan
Chapter 5.Agrometeorology of Hill Crops across the Western Ghats G.S.L.H.V. Prasada Rao
Chapter 6.Hill Millets in Maharashtra B. P. Patil
Chapter 7.Hill Crops in Gujarat S.B. Yadav
Chapter 8.Agrometeorology of Hill Crops across West Bengal Abhilashaa Das and Saon Banerjee
Chapter 9.Agrometeorology of Hill Crops over Himachal Pradesh Rajendra Prasad
Chapter 10.Agrometeorology of Hill Crops in North-East Region K. K Singh, Samik Chowdhury, Sheshakumar Goroshi, Jagvir Singh, Mamta Rana, Sunil Doley and Debasish Chakraborty
Chapter 11.Hill Agriculture in North-East Region Barnli Saikia and Sanchita Brahma
Chapter 12.Agrometeorology of Hill Crops in Haryana Surender Singh
Chapter 13.Agrometeorology of Hill Crops in Punjab Sarabjot Kaur Sandhu and Sompal Singh
Chapter 14.Hill Climate Dynamics: Understanding Crop Weather Interactions in Temperate Ecology Raihana Habib Kanth, Mehraj Ud Din Sofi, Mohammad Hasanain, Shayista Fayaz, Ummaisa Rehman and Iqra Javaid
Chapter 15.Climate Change over India G.S.L.H.V. Prasada Rao