agronomic
Related to farming
Agronomic relates to agronomy—the science of soil management and crop production.
The term appears in technical and agricultural contexts: agronomic practices, agronomic research, agronomic conditions.
Something described as agronomic concerns the practical science of growing crops efficiently and sustainably.
Alternating field plantings yearly
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- fertilizersSubstances enriching soil
- pesticidesChemicals destroying harmful organisms
planting · harvesting · seeding · spraying · soil testing · plowing · cultivation · furrow
From living matter
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
- no-tillUndisturbed-soil cultivation
composting · biocontrol · polyculture · green manure · soil health · carbon sequestration · water conservation · biodynamic
Produce or relinquish
- acreageAmount of land owned
- monocultureSingle-crop agricultural system
- agribusinessCommercial farming sector
- farm machineryPowered tools for farming
cost-benefit · commodity prices · mechanization · scalability · return on investment · market demand · storage · processing
Study of earth's surface layer
- plant breedingDeveloping improved crop varieties
- entomologyStudy of insects
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- biotechnologyEngineering using living systems
climatology · hydrology · field trials · germplasm · phenotyping · statistical analysis · peer review
crop rotation
Alternating field plantings yearly
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- fertilizersSubstances enriching soil
pesticides · planting · harvesting · seeding · spraying · soil testing · plowing · cultivation · furrow · agrochemicals
organic
From living matter
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
no-till · composting · biocontrol · polyculture · green manure · soil health · carbon sequestration · water conservation · biodynamic · habitat restoration
yield
Produce or relinquish
- acreageAmount of land owned
- monocultureSingle-crop agricultural system
- agribusinessCommercial farming sector
farm machinery · cost-benefit · commodity prices · mechanization · scalability · return on investment · market demand · storage · processing · supply chain
soil science
Study of earth's surface layer
- plant breedingDeveloping improved crop varieties
- entomologyStudy of insects
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
biotechnology · climatology · hydrology · field trials · germplasm · phenotyping · statistical analysis · peer review
agronomicnonagricultural
Not involving cultivation
ornamental · industrial · urban · decorative · uncultivated
agronomicwild
Not domesticated or controlled
uncultivated · fallow · natural · untamed · wilderness
agronomy, agronomist, agronomics, agronomical, agronomically