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Agronomy

The science of soil management for producing crops destined for food, feed, fibre and fuel.

agronomy

the study of the cultivation of field crops, with particular emphasis on improving their productivity and qualitative features.

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The maximum mean population of spider (19 /plant) was observed on the student farm (SAU, Tandojam), followed by highest mean population of spider at the research farm of ARI Tandojam (12.5 /plant); whereas the maximum population of spider was recorded at nursery farm of the Agronomy Department, SAU, Tandojam was (8 /plant).

MONITORING OF INSECT PESTS AND THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES ON BIODIESEL PLANT, JATROPHA CURCAS L

It will also feature three technical agronomy presentations, followed by a discussion led by a local agronomist or grower: | Making the most of early warning systems (pests); | Weed resistance: Should you jump before you get pushed?

Agronomy event staged for Northern farmers; FARMING

Under this agreement, Iteris' ClearPath Ag high-resolution, precision weather analytics will be integrated into Agrian's suite of precision agronomy products.

Iteris signs agronomy weather agreement with Agrian

MarkLogic's capabilities allowed the American Society of Agronomy to "get at" and use its data quickly.

A case of agronomic information management

Origin Enterprises supplies integrated agronomy services, crop nutrition and feed ingredients in the UK, Poland and Ireland.

-Danish Columbus IT wins ERP deal in Ireland

On the sidelines of the seminar, an agreement of partnership and expertise exchange was signed between the Higher Agronomic Researches and Studies Institute, the International Mediterranean Agronomic Studies Centre and the Mediterranean Agronomy Institute.

Results of technical co-operation back-up project to fruits and vegetables production in Tunisia

Morocco pledged to reconstruct the agronomy faculty of Al-Azhar University and the destroyed part of al Quds hospital in Gaza under two agreements signed, here Thursday, under chairmanship of king Mohammed VI.Aa The first agreement, signed by director of the king's private secretariat, Mohamed Mounir Majidi, and Deputy Chairman of the al-Azhar University, Youssef Joumaa Salama, provides for reconstructing the agronomy faculty of Al-Azhar Univesrity, which was destroyed during the Israeli aggression on Gaza in February, to be paid by the king.

Morocco to reconstruct agronomy faculty, Al Quds hospital in Gaza

FINE (South Dakota State University), a longtime agronomy professor, passed away on Nov.

Lawrence O. Fine

The International Annual Meetings of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) will hold their annual meetings November 4-8, 2007 in New Orleans, La.

2007 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings

Written by agriculture technology experts Neal Kinsey and Charles Walters, Hands-On Agronomy: Understanding Soil Fertility & Fertilizer Use is an information-packed guide for soil scientists and professional farmers alike.

Hands-On Agronomy, revised edition

Mustard-seed and poinsettia-shoot extracts proved most effective, Cox's team reports in Agronomy Journal, published online June 5.

Herbal therapy for beleaguered lawns

REX BERNARDO is a professor and endowed chair in corn breeding and genetics in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota.