agronomy

Also ag·ro·nom·ics

[uh-gron-uh-mee]

noun

1. the science of soil management and the production of field crops.

agronomy

/ əˈɡrɒnəmɪ /

noun

1. the science of cultivation of land, soil management, and crop production

agronomy

1. The scientific study of soil management and crop production, including irrigation and the use of herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers.

Other Word Forms

• agronomic adjective
• agronomical adjective
• agronomically adverb
• agronomist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of agronomy¹

First recorded in 1805–15; agro- + -nomy

Example Sentences

Kachuck immersed himself in a wide-ranging education in avocados, from their agronomy to the unlikely backstory of their California triumph.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2010, Jianxin Ma, a professor of agronomy, and his collaborators built the first reference genome for soybeans on the widely studied Williams 82 variety.

From Science Daily

"The results of our study are part of a growing trend to integrate advanced technologies into agriculture to achieve sustainability goals," resumes Benoît Mercatoris, co-author of the study and agronomy researcher at ULiège.

From Science Daily

She is the founder of a not-for-profit organisation to help feed those in poverty and has a PhD in agronomy.

From BBC

Africa's rice imports represent about a third of the rice traded on the global market, said Shen Yuan, a professor of agronomy at Huazhong Agricultural University and lead author of the article.

From Science Daily

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