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agronomic

agronomic

1 7.3
Relating to farming, especially growing crops and caring for soil
  • adjective
  • /ˌæɡrəˈnɑːmɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : agronómico
  • Agronomic practices are essential for improving soil health and increasing crop yields.
  • agronomic practices
  • agronomic efficiency
  • agronomic characteristics

And in deed, growers are much more willing to move to more sustainable methods when there are viable, viable agronomic tools for to help them.

Examples

  • Therefore, the magnitude of genetic variability, along with its types, was determined in important agronomic traits in mung bean populations.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Furthermore, large areas planted with a single crop give rise to serious agronomic problems of their own.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Meanwhile, some of the early "agronomic universities" were evolving into clusters of traditional family farms.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In 1993, the city determined that outside agronomic expertise was needed to fine-tune its land application program.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The lab is one of the foremost authorities on agronomic insect identification.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In the meantime, more conventional agronomic methods of controlling the virus may appeal to American growers.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Cultural practices (agronomic operations) and labor requirements within traditional coffee holdings pivot around the harvest period.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Therefore, farmers are experimenting to find out appropriate agronomic practices, on-farm water management or irrigation techniques, and crop protection practices on their own.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Normal agronomic and cultural practices (irrigation, weeding, hoeing, and fertilizer applications) were adopted uniformly.

    Academic text (2014)
  • By the early 1960s, Toenniessen says, Asia had already made significant agronomic investments—86 million hectares of irrigated land, in particular.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

agricultural
vsagronomic
169 3.7

Connected with farming, growing crops, or keeping animals

is narrower, concentrating on scientific soil and crop management
agronomical
vsagronomic
  • Specialized
7.6

Relating to the study of soil and crops for growing food

is identical in meaning but is an alternative adjective form
agrological
vsagronomic
  • Canadian
8.8

About the soil and how it helps crops grow

is broader, covering overall crop and soil management practice
agrologic
vsagronomic
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to the study of soil for growing crops

covers the broader science and practical crop and soil management
agrobiological
vsagronomic
  • Specialized
8.4

The study of soil, plants, and tiny living things in farming

focuses more on practical crop and soil management than biological interactions
agrobiologic
vsagronomic
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to plant growth and nutrition in soil and farming

focuses more on hands-on crop and soil management than biological detail

Surface Forms

agronomic positive

Morphology

agronomic = agronomy (transparent) = agronomy + ic

The adjective is formed by the regular adjectival suffix '-ic' added to 'agronomy', so the relation to the science/practice is direct and clear.

Etymology

The word agronomic comes from an old Greek word agros meaning 'field' and shares the same base as agriculture. So, agronomic describes the science and practice of caring for fields, crops and soil.