Agronomy - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Agronomy :  (noun)

1: the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production [syn: scientific agriculture]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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