‘Agronomy’ has been derived from the Greek derivatives ‘Agros’ and ‘nomos’ which respectively mean ‘field’ and ‘management’. The foundation of the American Society of Agronomy in 1907 led to a vigorous development of the subject; but in India, the field management of crops has been advocated from very early days of agriculture. ‘Krishi Parashar’ is a text of ancient agriculture in Sanskrit. Although there is no documentary evidence, it is argued that the author sage ‘Parashar’ in the 4th century AD paid great attention to the management of agriculture.