0 a scientist who works in agronomy (= the science of farming): --
Agronomists were working on new ways to create healthier food while managing the environmental impact of agriculture.
Rather, researchers looked to environments that modern agronomists considered too dry, too steep or too wet.
The text is aimed at meeting the needs of professional growers, agronomists, researchers and extension workers, and is an obvious buy for their libraries.
There are relatively few examples of agronomists using far mer-participatory approaches, however.
Many agronomists, faithfully echoed by agricultural historians, reckon that sharecropping hampers technical progress.
It has some similar characteristics in that it is a very personal journey containing reflections of another peripatetic agronomist.
Brazilian foresters, agronomists and farmers regularly use the term madeira de lei to describe high-quality trees or timber.
Many agronomists assume that grass plus clover equals a good pasture.
All the technology-generating projects involved interdisciplinary teams composed of breeders (usually as the team leaders), entomologists, pathologists and agronomists, and, in some cases, socio-economists.
