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agronomy

American  
[uh-gron-uh-mee] / əˈgrɒn ə mi /
Also agronomics

noun

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


agronomy British  
/ əˈɡrɒnəmɪ /

noun

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

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agronomy Scientific  
/ ə-grŏn′ə-mē /
  1. The scientific study of soil management and crop production, including irrigation and the use of herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers.


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Etymology

Origin of agronomy

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


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Deliev has held out until now, with the help of his wife and his son who has a degree in agronomy, but he no longer sees a future.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

More successfully, George dabbled in the new science of agronomy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

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 ● Nov. 19, 2024

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

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024

In Westphalia one finds communes in which all the land is cultivated as one common estate, in accordance with all requirements of modern agronomy.

From Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution by Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin, Prince

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