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n. - The application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production..

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  • agronomy is the umbrella term for a number of technical research and teaching activities
  • He has a PhD in agronomy and a masters in soil science.
  • 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.
  • In 1941, Calvino dutifully enrolled at the University of Turin, choosing the Agriculture Faculty where his father had previously taught courses in agronomy.
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