agronomy

Noun

Meaning

The management of land; rural economy; agriculture.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

scientific agriculture production working culture operating husbandry growing agricultural agriculture farming breeding feeding cultivation planting grazing
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Antonyms

destruction harm ignorance unemployment scything unsophistication

Hypernyms

science scientific discipline

Examples

A theoretical grounding in agronomy must, therefore, include knowledge of biological laws. Trofim Lysenko

Agronomy Agronomy science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, feed, fiber, and reclamation. Source: Internet

Branches of agriculture By type of life form produced or harvested * Agronomy science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, feed, fiber, and reclamation. Source: Internet

Pietro aims to put his agronomy studies into practice by expanding their hay production with clover in nearby fields, to provide hay for the entire flock and supplement the forage they find in the trees. Source: Internet

Agronomy Chair Professor David Coventry is leading the University's participation in an Australian Centre for International Centre Research (ACIAR) project to revolutionise traditional cropping methods in Iraq. Source: Internet

A native of Coleman, Texas where he grew up on a ranch and graduated from Coleman High School, Pearce later graduated from Texas A&M University in 1977 with a degree in Agronomy. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

agronomically agronomics agronomist agropark agropastoral agropastoralism