Flashcards: Agronomy

Hermann Gustav Settegast (30 April 1819 in Königsberg - 11 August 1908 in Berlin) was a German agronomist.

Agricultural science is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture.

A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, "a plant in the wrong place".

Cherry leaf spot is a fungal disease which infects cherries and plums.

The Roslin Institute is an animal sciences research institute at Easter Bush, Midlothian, Scotland, part of the University of Edinburgh, that is sponsored by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar or different types of crops in the same area in sequenced seasons.

Phytophthora infestans is an oomycete that causes the serious potato disease known as late blight or potato blight.

Agricultural engineering in forestry

Agricultural chemistry is the study of both chemistry and biochemistry which are important in agricultural production, the processing of raw products into foods and beverages, and in environmental monitoring and remediation.

Sowing is the process of planting seeds.

Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors).

Gibberellins (GAs) are plant hormones that regulate growth and influence various developmental processes, including stem elongation, germination, dormancy, flowering, sex expression, enzyme induction, and leaf and fruit senescence.

Trees for the Future is a Maryland-based nonprofit organization founded in 1989 that helps communities around the world plant trees.

An agricultural experiment station (AES) is a scientific research center that investigates difficulties and potential improvements to food production and agribusiness.

Yin T. Hsieh (Traditional Chinese: 謝英鐸) (Taiwan, 14 April 1929) is a Taiwanese scientist based in Dominican Republic.

The Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA, pronounced [inʁa]; English: National Institute of Agricultural Research) is a French public research institute dedicated to agricultural science.

The Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (ICAR-CSWRI) is an Indian Council of Agricultural Research subsidiary commissioned for research, training and extension activities related to sheep and rabbits.

The Foundation for Agronomic Research (FAR) is a non-profit (501(c)(3) research and education foundation, created in 1980 by the Board of Directors of the Potash & Phosphate Institute (PPI) to expand its research efforts beyond that possible with PPI’s resources and mandate. The mission of FAR is to improve the economic vigor and sustainability of agriculture in North America and around the world, while protecting and enhancing the environment. FAR works to integrate a broad spectrum of interests and to assemble multi-regional projects with multi-disciplinary research teams.

The gene-for-gene relationship was discovered by the late Harold Henry Flor who was working with rust (Melampsora lini) of flax (Linum usitatissimum).

Animal Science (also Animal Bioscience) is described as "studying the biology of animals that are under the control of humankind".

Agronomy for Sustainable Development is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on the interactions between cropping systems and other activities in the context of sustainable development.

Agricultural geography is a subdiscipline of human geography concerned with agriculture.

Although erroneously assumed to compete with neighboring plants for food and moisture, some "weeds" provide the soil with nutrients, either directly or indirectly.

Abhayavapi (Sinhalese: අභයවාපි) or commonly Abhaya Wewa (Sinhalese: අභය වැව) is a reservoir built by King Pandukabhaya who ruled in Anuradhapura from 437 BC to 367 BC, after constructing the city.

Cambia is an Australian -based global non-profit social enterprise focusing on open science, biology, innovation system reform and intellectual property.