See also plants; 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.
