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Agronomy — is the science and technology of using plants for food, fuel, feed, and fiber. Agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and soil science. [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/agronomy] Agronomy is the… … Wikipedia
agronomy — a‧gron‧o‧my [əˈgrɒnəmi ǁ əˈgrɑː ] noun [uncountable] the study, practice, and organization of animal and crop production in farming: • the Department of Agronomy and Environmental Management at Louisiana State University * * * agronomy UK US… … Financial and business terms
Agronomy — A*gron o*my, n. [Gr. ? rural; as a noun, an overseer of the public lands; ? field + ? usage, ? to deal out, manage: cf. F. agronomie.] The management of land; rural economy; agriculture. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
agronomy — (n.) science of land management for crop production, 1814, from Fr. agronomie, from Gk. agronomos overseer of land, from agros field (see ACRE (Cf. acre)) + nomos law or custom, administering, related to nemein manage (see NUMISMATICS (Cf … Etymology dictionary
agronomy — ► NOUN ▪ the science of soil management and crop production. DERIVATIVES agronomic adjective agronomist noun. ORIGIN French, from Greek agros field + nomos arranging … English terms dictionary
agronomy — [ə grän′ə mē] n. [Fr agronomie < OFr agronome, agriculturist < Gr agronomos, overseer of the public lands < agros (see ACRE) + nomos (see NOMY)] the science and economics of crop production; management of farm land agronomic [ag΄rə… … English World dictionary
agronomy — Scientific discipline related to the production of agricultural crops. Universities aren t uniform in their organization of plant sciences into departments. For example, at some schools, scientists who work on corn would be found in the agronomy… … Combined glossary of agriculture
agronomy technician — agronomijos technikas statusas T sritis profesijos apibrėžtis Technikas, kuris, dažniausiai agronomijos inžinieriaus vadovaujamas ir prižiūrimas, atlieka techninio pobūdžio užduotis, susijusias su įvairių laukininkystės kultūrų tyrinėjimais,… … Inžinieriai, technikai ir technologai. Trikalbis aiškinamasis žodynėlis
agronomy — noun Etymology: probably from French agronomie, from agro + nomie nomy Date: 1814 a branch of agriculture dealing with field crop production and soil management • agronomic adjective • agronomically adverb • agronomist … New Collegiate Dictionary
agronomy — agronomic, agronomical, adj. agronomically, adv. agronomist, n. /euh gron euh mee/, n. the science of soil management and the production of field crops. Also, agronomics /ag reuh nom iks/. [1805 15; AGRO + NOMY] * * * Branch of agriculture that… … Universalium
