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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

agronomy , branch of agriculture 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 is concerned with fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants; silviculture, or forestry , with forest trees; and agroforestry, with mixtures of trees with other crops. ... Read more

agronomy
A Dictionary of Ecology

agronomy A branch of agriculture concerned with the theoretical and practical production of crops, and with the management of soils.

agronomy
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences

agronomy A branch of agriculture concerned with the theoretical and practical production of crops, and with the management of soils.

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	Student Numbers in Agronomy and Crop Science in the United States: History, Current Status, and Possible Actions1 Magazine article from: NACTA Journal; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...colleges of agriculture and particularly in agronomy majors threaten the viability of these...students receiving Bachelor's degrees in agronomy and crop science nationally and at selected...affects enrollment. The Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of... Read more
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	Crop yields focus of 50th Agronomy Day. Newspaper article from: Herald & Review (Decatur, IL); 8/18/2006; 441 words ; ...helped start the University of Illinois' Agronomy Day 50 years ago, he was hoping to help...since 1956. When we first started having Agronomy Day, most of them that came would have...their yields, which is what organizers of Agronomy Day are still trying to help accomplish... Read more
	U-Md. Professor James R. Miller; Directed Agronomy Department Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/18/2003; 345 words ; ...directed the University of Maryland's agronomy department for 22 years and helped educate...testing laboratory, helped launch an agronomy newsletter and established a turf grass...Farmers of America, American Society of Agronomy, Farm Chemicals Magazine, Soil Science... Read more
	Agronomy, hort courses ...(Notices) Magazine article from: Landscape & Irrigation; 10/1/2004; 58 words ; Agronomy, hort courses ... Herbaceous Perennials and Grasses in Sustainable Landscapes is one of five University of Nebraska-Lincoln...workshops offered this fall. For more information, including cost and registration information, visit the Website http://agronomy.unl.edu/distance_ed/, phone Dr. Deana Namuth at ... Read more
	Agronomy Improving Lives Of China's Ethnic Groups Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 7/22/1999; 188 words ; More developed agronomy has been used on the Pamir Plateau where members of the Tajik ethnic...history last year, greatly increasing farmers' enthusiasm for more modern agronomy, says an official in charge the county's agriculture and forestry... Read more
	Tri-Societies to hold career fair at upcoming meeting. (Notebook).(American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America) Magazine article from: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation; 7/1/2002; 112 words ; The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and the Soil Science Society of America...event, contact Leann Malison, program manager for outreach activities, at Imalison@agronomy.org or (608) 273-8090, ext. 314. Read more
	The American Society of Agronomy. (Association News).(announced memorandum of understanding between association's Certified Crop Adviser Program ande USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service )(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Implement & Tractor; 3/1/2003; 63 words ; * The American Society of Agronomy announced a memorandum of understanding between the association's Certified Crop Adviser Program...conservation farm programs. For information about the Certified Crop Adviser Program, visit www.agronomy.org/cca/. Read more
	AGRICULTURAL NEWS; AGRONOMY SOCIETY CERTIFIES CROP ADVISERS Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 2/13/2003; ; 621 words ; ...on the crowd. The American Society of Agronomy is a group of university, government...advice. First, the American Society of Agronomy registered professional agronomists and...degrees such as soils, crop science, agronomy and sometimes horticulture. Certification... Read more
	Agronomy field day is Sept. 7 Newspaper article from: The Topeka ; 7/27/2000; ; 337 words ; ...K-State Research and Extension's 2000 Agronomy Farm Field Day on Sept. 7. Field day...Extension soil scientist in the Department of Agronomy. A soil horizon is developed by the weathering...minutes until 10:30 at the university's Agronomy Farm on Kimball Avenue, just north of... Read more

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