agronomy

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noun

agron·​o·​my ə-ˈgrä-nə-mē 

: a branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production and soil management

agronomic

ˌa-grə-ˈnä-mik 

adjective

agronomically

ˌa-grə-ˈnä-mi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

agronomist

ə-ˈgrä-nə-mist 

noun

agronomic

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adjective

ag·​ro·​nom·​ic ¦a-grə-¦nä-mik 

variants or agronomical

¦a-grə-¦nä-mi-kəl

: of, relating to, or designed to promote agronomy

agronomically

¦a-grə-¦nä-mi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

agronomically important crops

As a cold-climate cereal crop, rye was an alternative to wheat and agronomically safer, but it had too low a yield and fetched too unrewarding a price to attract Veneto farmers or their landlords to cultivate it extensively.

—James McCann, Maize and Grace, 2005

Examples of agronomy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

From the agronomy side, that progression was part of the design. —Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026

Planting a tree or tending to a garden is a simple way for individuals to contribute to the climate fight, Chris Cerveny, a soil science and agronomy expert and co-founder of Just Good Soil, an agricultural company that focuses on regenerative gardening practices, told ABC News. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026

Sarah Budde Rodriguez is an agronomy solutions manager at Tidal Grow AgriScience. —Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 19 Mar. 2026

Tom Huesgen, the golf club’s director of agronomy, said the club is undertaking the effort in order to provide a consistent playing experience—the gras say-grade will also improve irrigation efficiency. —Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

borrowed from French agronomie, from agronome "agronomist" (borrowed from Greek agronómos "official in charge of country districts, land steward," from agro- agro- + -nomos, agentive derivative, with o-grade ablaut, of némein "to graze, pasture [animals], have management or control of, rule, direct") + -ie -y entry 2 — more at nimble

Adjective

agronomy + -ic, -ical

First Known Use

Noun

1796, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1793, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for agronomy

• aeronomy
• astronomy
• autonomy
• economy
• gastronomy
• metonymy
• taxonomy
• deuteronomy

Kids Definition

agronomy

noun

agron·​o·​my ə-ˈgrän-ə-mē 

: a branch of agriculture that deals with the raising of crops and the care of the soil

agronomist

-məst 

noun