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Definition of Agrology
1. Noun. Science of soils in relation to crops.
Group relationships: Agronomy, Scientific Agriculture
Derivative terms: Agrologic, Agrological
Definition of Agrology
1. Noun. The science and art of agriculture ([ legal term, Canadian use]) ¹
2. Noun. A sub-discipline of soil science which addresses optimising crop production (common usage, not acceptable to soil scientists) ¹
3. Noun. A sub-discipline of agronomy which addresses the influence of edaphic conditions on crop production. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Agrology
1. the science of soils in relation to crops [n -GIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agrology
Literary usage of Agrology
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. California, Canada And Free Trade: A Guidebook For California Business (1990)
"... architecture and surveying Accounting and auditing agrology Scientific and
technical services Management consulting Library services Agricultural ..."
2. Memoir of the State of Bahia by Arquivo Público do Estado da Bahia, Francisco Vicente Vianna, José Carlos Ferreira (1893)
"... zootechnics, hygiene and law; 51'1.—lines, figures, animals and plants drawing,
de scriptive geometry and topography; G'1'. — agrology ..."
3. Interim Report of the Commissioners on Certain Parts of Primary Education by George Handley Knibbs, John William Turner (1903)
"In order that the students may follow in the second year lessons in agrology,
references are made to the constituent substances in vegetation, ..."
4. Second Report of the Royal Commissioners on Technical Instruction: Presented by Henry Michael Jenkins (1884)
"agrology.—The Study of the soil. I. Soil and sub-soil.—Nature and
composition.—Definitions.—Origin and formation of arable soil.—Meteorological,
mechanical ..."
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