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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Machinery and irrigation

A planter mechanism that uses air pressure differential to hold seeds onto a rotating disc for precise, singulated placement in the furrow.

Machinery and irrigation

A precision farming technique that automatically adjusts the amount of fertilizer applied across a field based on site-specific soil and crop needs.