Soil and tillage
Water erosion
Water erosion is the detachment and removal of soil particles from the land surface by the action of rainfall, runoff, or flowing water.
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Agronomist dictionary
Short and clear definitions of agronomic terms: soil cultivation, sowing, nutrition, plant protection, machinery, and crop storage.
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Soil and tillage55
Sowing and varieties55
Nutrition and fertilizers55
Crop protection55
Machinery and irrigation55
Storage and economics55
Growth and development55
Weather and climate55
Breeding and seed production55
Digital farming40
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Machinery and irrigation
Water pump
A portable device powered by an internal combustion engine, designed for moving large volumes of water for irrigation or drainage purposes.
Soil and tillage
Water retention
The ability of soil to hold water against gravitational drainage and evaporation, ensuring it remains available for plant uptake.
Weather and climate
Water use efficiency
A metric representing the amount of water required by a crop to produce a unit of dry biomass.
Growth and development
Waxy ripeness
A stage of cereal crop development where the grain loses moisture, hardens, and its texture becomes similar to wax.
Storage and economics
Weed admixture
Weed admixture refers to foreign materials, including weed seeds and plant debris, present in a grain sample that reduce its commercial quality and storage stab...
Weather and climate
Wilting point
The minimum soil moisture level required for a plant not to wilt, below which water is held so tightly by soil particles that it becomes unavailable to roots.
Weather and climate
Wilting point
The minimum level of soil moisture required for a plant to not wilt, below which the plant cannot recover and will permanently wither.
Soil and tillage
Wind erosion
The process of detachment and transport of topsoil particles by wind energy, which results in the loss of organic matter and reduced agricultural productivity.
Machinery and irrigation
Working width
Working width is the physical distance or strip of land that an agricultural implement covers in a single pass across the field.