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Agricultural science

Agricultural science (also called agronomy) is a broad multidisciplinary field that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic, and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. (Veterinary science is often excluded from the definition.) Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Agriculture and agricultural science 2 Agricultural science: a local science 3 Agricultural sciences evolution 4 Agricultural sciences and agriculture crisis 5 Fields of agricultural science 6 Agricultural scientists Agriculture and agricultural science The two terms are often confused. However, they cover different concepts: Agriculture is activities that transform the environment for the production of animals and plants for human use. Agriculture concerns techniques, including the application of agronomic research. Agronomy is research and development related to studying and improving agriculture. Agricultural sciences include research and development on: Agricultural science: a local science Research in agronomy, more than in any other field, is strongly related to local areas. It can be considered a science of ecoregions, because it is closely linked to soil properties and climate, which are never exactly the same from one place to another. Many people think an agricultural production system relying on local weather, soil characteristics, and specific crops has to be studied locally. Others feel a need to know and understand production systems in as many areas as possible. Agricultural sciences evolution Agronomy today is very different from what it was before about 1950. Intensification of agriculture since the 1960s in developed and developing countries, often referred to as the Green Revolution, was closely tied to progress made in selecting and improving crops and animals for high productivity, as well as to developing additional inputs such as artificial fertilizers and phytosanitary products. However, environmental damage due to intensive agriculture, industrial development, and population growth have raised many questions among agronomists and have led to the development and emergence of new fields (e.g., integrated pest management, waste treatment technologies, landscape architecture, genomics). New technologies, such as biotechnology and computer science (for data processing and storage), and technological advances have made it possible to develop new research fields, including genetic engineering, improved statistical analysis, and precision farming. Agricultural sciences and agriculture crisis Agriculture sciences seek to feed the world's population while preventing biosafety problems that may affect human health and the environment. This requires promoting good management of natural resources and respect for the environment. Economic, environmental, and social aspects of agriculture sciences are subjects of ongoing debate. Recent crises (such as mad cow disease and issues such as the use of genetically modified organisms) illustrate the complexity and importance of this debate. Fields of agricultural science Agricultural scientists See also Agricultural sciences basic topics

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Against the Grain : How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization by Richard Manning

Food, Inc. : Mendel to Monsanto--The Promises and Perils of the Biotech Harvest by Peter Pringle

The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry

Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and All Climates: Helping Your Garden Flourish, While Conserving Water! by Robert Kourik

Philip Vera Cruz: A Personal History of Filipino Immigrants and the Farmworkers Movement by Craig Scharlin

Genetically Modified Foods: Debating Biotechnology (Contemporary Issues Series) by Michael Ruse

Your Florida Guide to Butterfly Gardening: A Guide for the Deep South (Published in Cooperation With the Institute of Food and Agricultural s by Jaret C. Daniels

Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last? by Sandra Postel

Sharing the Harvest by Elizabeth Henderson

The Farm As Natural Habitat: Reconnecting Food Systems With Ecosystems by Dana L. Jackson

Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappe

Genetically Engineered Food: Changing the Nature of Nature by Ralph Nader

With These Hands: The Hidden World of Migrant Farmworkers Today by Daniel Rothenberg

Invisible Giant: Cargill and Its Transnational Strategies by Brewster Kneen

Faith the Cow by Susan Bame Hoover


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