agronomicsn.
/ˌaɡrəˈnɒmɪks/, U.S. /ˌæɡrəˈnɑmɪks/ With singular and plural agreement. The management or administration of the material resources of agriculture; agricultural economics; (also) = agronomy n.
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agriculture1565
georgics1594
geoponics1608
rural science?1750
agricultural science1775
agronomy1796
agronomics1825
agrometeorology1925
agrobiology1930
agroecology1930
agrotechnology1932
agrology1946
agro-ecosystem1949
agriscience1958
green revolution1968
cereology1990
agromechanization2006
1825 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Agric. I. p. vii Rural economy, rural affairs, geoponics, agronomics, terms considered as synonymous with husbandry.
1889 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly Sept. 258/1 Irrigation..is rapidly becoming a live issue in American agronomics.
1921 Geogr. Rev. 11 164/2 (caption) The high relative productivity of former Prussian Poland.., a fact to be explained largely in terms of superior administration and agronomics.
1945 Life 24 Dec. 20/1 Food economists can prove..that mankind can raise enough to eliminate hunger... But agronomics are way ahead of politics.
1981 C. D. Totman Japan before Perry iv. 220 Increased production per hectare through crop diversification and improved agronomics.
2003 E. Dark Lantana Lane 107 From his reading in the science of agronomics he has learned that a rich acre may support a worm population of up to eight millions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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