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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Weather and climate

Field capacity

Field capacity is the amount of soil moisture or water content held in the soil after excess water has drained away by gravity.

Weather and climate

Frost-free period

The interval between the last spring frost and the first autumn frost, during which the air temperature remains above zero degrees Celsius.

Weather and climate

Frosts

A weather phenomenon where air temperatures drop below the freezing point of water during the night or early morning while daytime temperatures remain positive.