Culinary Word of the Day

001 Agronomy

Episode Summary

Definition, use, and examples of the word agronomy.

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Episode Transcription

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I’m Jenn de la Vega and this is your inaugural culinary word of the day.

Today’s word is agronomy. It is spelled A-G-R-O-N-O-M-Y.

According to the American Society of Agronomy,

Agronomy looks at agriculture from an integrated, holistic perspective. Agronomists are specialists in crop and soil science, as well as ecology. 

They examine

  1. The properties of the soil;
  2. How the soil interacts with the growing crop;
  3. What nutrients the crop needs;
  4. The ways that crops grow and develop;
  5. How climate and other environmental factors affect the crop at all stages;
  6. How best to control weeds, insects, fungi, and other crop pests; and,
  7. How to grow crops effectively and profitably while conserving and protecting the environment.

As opposed to the study of horticulture agronomic crops are those that occupy large acreage, and are the bases of the world’s food and fiber production systems, often mechanized. 

Many agronomists specialize in one or more types of crops. 

Based on USDA statistics, the major crops grown in the US are, 

Agronomy originates from Greek from agros meaning ‘field’ and -nomos meaning ‘arranging’

It evolved to the French agronome and later agronomie.

You can find this word in Agronomy Journal, whose articles collect original research in agriculture, natural resources, soil science, crop science, agroclimatology, agronomic modeling, production agriculture, and instrumentation.

Here are three academic papers you may find: 

“Trade‐Offs in Cereal Rye Management Strategies Prior to Organically Managed Soybean”,

Warm‐season forage options in Northern Dryland Regions

Soil and crop management systems that ameliorate damage caused by decades of dryland agroecosystem mismanagement

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Next time on Culinary Word of the day, a technique where opposites attract.

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