Agronomy knowledge

Agronomist dictionary

Short and clear definitions of agronomic terms: soil cultivation, sowing, nutrition, plant protection, machinery, and crop storage.

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Crop protection

Biological efficacy

A measure of the performance of plant protection products, indicating the degree of suppression of pests or diseases compared to an untreated control group.

Crop protection

Biological pest control

This is a method of controlling agricultural pests and diseases using living organisms or their metabolic products.