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

Desiccation

Pre-harvest dehydration of plant tissues using chemicals to accelerate maturation and simplify the harvesting process.

Crop protection

Disease symptomatology

This refers to the set of external and internal signs used to identify the nature and severity of a pathogen's effect on a crop.

Crop protection

Distribution range

Distribution range is the geographical area within which a specific plant species, pest, or disease is naturally found or successfully cultivated under existing...