agronomy
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- agronomic adjective
- agronomical adjective
- agronomically adverb
- agronomist noun
Etymology
Origin of agronomy
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Scientific agronomy and field enclosures had increased yields and efficiency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
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 • May 30, 2025
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
Boys learned the principles of agronomy, animal husbandry, soil control and veterinary science, and were expected to put the theoretical knowledge into practice with test animals and acreage on their home farms.
From Frying Pan Farm by Pryor, Elizabeth Brown
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.