5. Agriculture

See also 319. PLANTS ; 377. SOIL .

agriculture

the art and science of farming. Also called tillage . — agriculturist, agriculturalist, n . — agricultural, adj.

agrogeology

the branch of geology concerned with the adaptability of land to agriculture, soil quality, etc. — agrogeologist, n .

agronomics

agronomy.

agronomy

the science of management in farming. Also spelled agronomics . — agronomist, n.

chreotechnics

Rare. useful arts, as agriculture, commerce, and manufacturing.

citriculture

the cultivation of citrus fruits, as lemons, oranges, etc. — citriculturist, n .

culturist

a cultivator or a person who grows things.

emblements

Law. the growing of crops and the profits reaped therefrom.

fallowist

Rare. a proponent of the practice of leaving fields fallow.

grangerism

the principles and adherence to the principles of the Grange. — granger, n.

horticulture

the practice and science of cultivating gardens, for the growth of flowers, fruits, or vegetables. — horticulturist, n . — horticultural, adj.

husbandry

1. Obsolete, domestic management, thrift, or frugality.

2. farming, especially the care of farm animals.

monoculture

the use of land for the cultivation of only one type of crop. — monocultural, adj.

orchardist

a person who tends or cultivates an orchard.

pastoralism

the herding or tending of cattle as a primary economic activity or occupation. Also called pasturage . — pastoralist, n. — pastoral, adj.

pasturage

pastoralism.

pomiculture

the cultivation of fruit and fruit-trees.

tillage

agriculture.

transhumance

the seasonal migration of livestock and those who tend livestock between mountain and valley, as practiced in Switzerland. — transhumant, adj.