agrisciencen.
/ˈaɡrɪˌsʌɪəns/, U.S. /ˈæɡrəˌsaɪəns/ North American.
= agricultural science n. at agricultural adj. Compounds.
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the world > food and drink > farming > [noun] > farming sciences
agriculture1565
georgics1594
geoponics1608
rural science?1750
agricultural science1775
agronomy1796
agronomics1825
agrometeorology1925
agrobiology1930
agroecology1930
agrotechnology1932
agrology1946
agro-ecosystem1949
agriscience1958
green revolution1968
cereology1990
agromechanization2006
1958 Bull. Vermont. Agric. Exper. Station No. 604 (back cover) Four out of five of our graduates enter agribusiness or agriscience in interesting positions at high pay.
1972 Assabet Valley (Acton, Mass.) Beacon 17 Aug. a10/5 The combination of wise husbandry and imaginative agri-science has given us good apples 12 months of the year.
2009 Phi Delta Kappan Feb. 455/1 Myers..began his career as an agriscience teacher.
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agriˈscientist n. = agricultural scientist n. at agricultural adj. Compounds.
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1963 Brandon (Manitoba) Sun 15 June (2nd section) 1/4 He will present two papers to fellow agri-scientists of the Canadian National Society for Animal Protection.
1984 Arizona & West 26 80 Cotter describes the work of various agri-scientists, such as Garcia, in improving the different varieties of chilli peppers.
2010 L. D. Burton Agrisci. Fund. & Applic. xxxii. 655 Agriscientists at the University of Florida have created an inexpensive way to extract lycopene from tomatoes.
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