agronomy

noun

agron·​o·​my ə-ˈgrä-nə-mē 

: a branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production and soil management

agronomic

ˌa-grə-ˈnä-mik 

adjective

agronomically

ˌa-grə-ˈnä-mi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

agronomist

ə-ˈgrä-nə-mist 

noun

Examples of agronomy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nearby was a tome on Ecuador’s judicial system and another on agronomy. —Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024

The Times interviewed a dozen academics — in fields ranging from law to psychology to agronomy — who have left Florida public universities or given their notice, many headed to blue states. —Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2023

Crabtree worked for Allen Canning Co. for eight years, then for Farmers Cooperative as its agronomy manager before leaving the firm to farm full-time with his father. —Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2023

Some areas of research and development that could benefit cassava production include breeding and genetics, agronomy and crop management, processing and value addition, post-harvest management and climate change adaptation. —Daniel Danino, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French agronomie, from agronome "agronomist" (borrowed from Greek agronómos "official in charge of country districts, land steward," from agro- agro- + -nomos, agentive derivative, with o-grade ablaut, of némein "to graze, pasture [animals], have management or control of, rule, direct") + -ie -y entry 2 — more at nimble

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

agronomy

noun

agron·​o·​my ə-ˈgrän-ə-mē 

: a branch of agriculture that deals with the raising of crops and the care of the soil

agronomist

-məst 

noun