About Lesson
Agronomy
- The term agronomy has been derived from two Greek words: Agros: means field and nomos means management. Thus agronomy has been defined as “the branch of agricultural science that deals with principles and practices of crop production and field management”.
- “Agronomy is the art and science of crop production covering soil, tillage, seed, sowing time, methods of seeding, manures and fertilizers use with their time of application, irrigation schedule, pesticide application, post-harvest techniques and efficient and economic management of farm”.
