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

Groundwater table depth

This is the vertical distance from the soil surface to the upper boundary of the saturated zone, which determines the drainage and irrigation requirements of a...

Weather and climate

Growing Degree Days

It is a heat accumulation index used to estimate the development stages of crops by calculating the sum of daily mean temperatures above a specific biological t...

Weather and climate

Growing season

It is the period of the year when climatic conditions allow plants to actively grow, develop, and produce a harvest.