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Agrology

//əˈɡɹɒlədʒi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A subdiscipline of agronomy (the science of utilizing animals, plants, and soils) and of soil science which addresses the influence of edaphic (soil-related) conditions on crop production for optimizing it. rare, uncountable

    "Earth.—We have to examine its nature in connection with its products; this is the object of a technologic science, derived from mineralogy, and to which we give the name Agrology."

  2. 2
    science of soils in relation to crops wordnet
  3. 3
    The science and art of agriculture. Canada, uncountable

    "Viewed in this light, agrology possesses a three-way interest, between the member, the agricultural industry and society."

Etymology

From agro- + -logy, modelled after French agrologie.

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