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agronomy (əgrŏn`əmē), branch of agriculture agriculture, science and practice of producing crops and livestock from the natural resources of the earth. The primary aim of agriculture is to cause the land to produce more abundantly and at the same time to protect it from deterioration and misuse. ..... Click the link for more information. dealing with various physical and biological factors—including soil management, tillage, crop rotation, breeding, weed control, and climate—related to crop production. Agronomy commonly refers to field crops, e.g. wheat, rice, corn, sorghum, soybean, cotton, as well as pasture, sugar, and forage crops; while horticulture horticulture [Lat. hortus=garden], science and art of gardening and of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants. Horticulture generally refers to small-scale gardening, and agriculture to the growing of field crops, usually on a large ..... Click the link for more information. is concerned with fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants; silviculture, or forestry forestry, the management of forest lands for wood , water, wildlife, forage, and recreation. Because the major economic importance of the forest lies in wood and wood products, forestry has been chiefly concerned with timber management, especially reforestation, ..... Click the link for more information. , with forest trees; and agroforestry, with mixtures of trees with other crops. agronomyBranch of agriculture that deals with field crop production and soil management. Agronomists generally work with crops that are grown on a large scale (e.g., small grains) and that require relatively little management. Agronomic experiments focus on a variety of factors relating to crop plants, including yield, diseases, cultivation, and sensitivity to factors such as climate and soil. |
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So if you're planning
corn-on-corn and don't have a lot of experience in the method, now
is the time to talk with your seed company agronomists and crop
consultants to increase your chances for success. While ethanol and other economic factors helped,
most economists and agronomists say the boom was really driven by
biotech products that boosted yields and drove markets further north and
west. Agronomists at several universities have been studying the
potential of the GreenSeeker, which uses crop reflections of near-red
and infrared light to gauge a crop’s vigor and ability to use
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