Agronomy

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  • noun. Application of the various soil and plant sciences to soil management and crop production; scientific agriculture.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Specifically, a group of agricultural subjects, particularly when set off as a department of instruction in agriculture.
  • noun. The art of cultivating the ground; agriculture.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The management of land; rural economy; agriculture.
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  • noun. The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science.
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  • noun. the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production
    • Word Usage
    "He has a PhD in agronomy and a masters in soil science."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    science  scientific discipline  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    5mg  agriculturalist  agronomist  amphibia  bitek  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    agriculture  husbandry  
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