Definition of "agronomy" []

• Application of the various soil and plant sciences to soil management and crop production; scientific agriculture. (noun)

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• "He has a PhD in agronomy and a masters in soil science."
• "In 1941, Calvino dutifully enrolled at the University of Turin, choosing the Agriculture Faculty where his father had previously taught courses in agronomy."
• "One of the best teachers that I ever knew taught the subject that we now call agronomy, -- a branch of agricultural science that has to do with field crops."