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agronomy

noun

agron·​o·​my ə-ˈgrä-nə-mē How to pronounce agronomy (audio)
: a branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production and soil management
agronomic adjective
agronomically adverb
agronomist noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Pro golf on so many weeks is a comfortable environment for elite athletes who have elite equipment and elite agronomy at their command. Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022 Chris Gaesser, 36, who returned to the farm after graduating from Iowa State University with a degree in agronomy, asked with a laugh. New York Times, 9 July 2022 But with advanced agronomy practices, golfers may be surprised as course conditions improve despite the worsening drought, Brandon Fox, the PGA director of golf for the Rose Bowl Stadium, told KABC. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 June 2022 Still, the County has not paid attention to sectors with huge potential like agriculture and agronomy, and tourism while the current Office of Economic and Workforce Development is not supporting or even accurately measuring current efforts. Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022 That's actually not different from what Norman Borlaug, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in agronomy, kickstarted with the Green Revolution. Heather Wishart-smith, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 Digital agronomy can boost environmental sustainability as well, because farmers use 70% of the world’s freshwater supplies and a third of production is lost or wasted. Robert B. Zoellick, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 There has never been as much data in the field of agronomy as there is now. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021 Like many kidnapping victims, her son, an agronomy student, was beaten during his ordeal. Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

probably from French agronomie, from agro- + -nomie -nomy

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of agronomy was in 1796

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