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Recent Examples of pomology
Wolf, now 65, joined Virginia Tech in 1986, soon after completing his doctoral work in pomology (the science of growing fruit) and viticulture (the science of growing grapes) at Cornell University.
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Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pomology
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One plant that gets more blame than others is corn, said Dan Quinn, assistant professor of agronomy and extension corn specialist at Purdue University.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
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Ten minutes away are the LMR experimental fields, for smelling what its team is developing and agronomy research.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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His family has almost 500 acres of vines in the region, and in addition to transitioning a large part of the estate to organic and biodynamic, Brocard also began planting dense groves of trees, an approach known as agroforestry, to help expand the forms of life within their vineyards.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
10 Aug. 2025
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For example, in Malawi, Concern Worldwide is providing coaching on a variety of income generating activities that can support its participants’ ability to respond to drought by providing coaching on climate smart agriculture, home gardening, conservation and agroforestry.—
TrickleUp,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Based in Chesterfield, Missouri, Bunge North America is an agribusiness that produces and markets multiple food ingredients including corn, wheat, rice, soybeans and feed peas.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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The total number of recipients is estimated to be 210,000, according to the agribusiness data hub Tridge.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 July 2025
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Students in the program will learn horticulture therapy techniques and how to develop therapy programs, while students in the advanced horticulture therapy certificate program will deepen their expertise within the field, the release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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Robert Westerfield, horticulture specialist, University of Georgia.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
27 May 2025
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That’s why trees really need their canopies during hot summer temperatures, said James Downer, a plant pathologist and horticulturist who teaches arboriculture at Cal Poly Pomona and just retired from the Ventura County UC Cooperative Extension office.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
21 July 2023
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One of the fastest growing areas has been utility arboriculture, which involves managing trees near power lines and other infrastructure.—
Marguerite Holloway,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2020
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As that happened, animal and plant populations shifted range or died out, and hunter-gatherer societies either became nomadic or clustered around remaining water sources and took up one or another form of sedentary agriculture, including the cultivation of the date palm.—
Jacob Jones,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Aug. 2025
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The cultivation and export of flowers has long been one of the most important industries in Colombia, but the best of the bunch always stay closer to home.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Industries like aquaculture, tourism, and fisheries rely on them, amounting to a staggering US$375 billion globally each year.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
16 May 2025
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China recently expanded an aquaculture facility in the Provisional Measures Zone between China and South Korea.—
Jill Goldenziel,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Pomology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pomology. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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