Poznań, Poland

Agronomy

Master's
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⇑Agronomy at UPP

Language: EnglishStudies in English
Subject area: agriculture, forestry and fishery, veterinary
Kind of studies: full-time studies
University website: puls.edu.pl/en

⇑Test: Is Agronomy the right fit for you?

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10 questions · two minutes

1. Yields on one field have been falling for several seasons. How do you investigate?

2. How do you feel about precision agriculture – drones, sensors and satellite data?

3. A farmer asks how to cut pesticide use without losing the harvest. What do you suggest?

4. Would you like to design and run field trials comparing new crop varieties?

5. The programme is taught in English, in a group of agronomists from different countries and climates. How does that sound?

6. How do you feel about spending long days outdoors in all weathers, from sowing to harvest?

7. How do you see the link between farming and climate change?

8. A farm wants to switch to conservation tillage. What do you take into account?

9. Would you like to advise farmers or manage crop production on a large farm?

10. What motivates you most to pursue a Master’s degree in Agronomy?

⇑Definitions and quotes

Agronomy
Agronomy (Ancient Greek ἀγρός agrós 'field' + νόμος nómos 'law') is the science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, fiber, and land reclamation. Agronomy has come to encompass work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and soil science. It is the application of a combination of sciences like biology, chemistry, economics, ecology, earth science, and genetics. Agronomists of today are involved with many issues, including producing food, creating healthier food, managing the environmental impact of agriculture, and extracting energy from plants. Agronomists often specialise in areas such as crop rotation, irrigation and drainage, plant breeding, plant physiology, soil classification, soil fertility, weed control, and insect and pest control.
Agronomy
The study of the soil is known as "Agronomy," but, from the foregoing remarks, it will be seen that agronomy is not in itself a science, but expresses the bearing of several recognised branches of science upon the study of soils.
John Wrightson (1887) Agricultural text-book: : embracing soils, manures, rotations of crops and live stock, adapted to the requirements of the syllabus of the Science and Art Department, South Kensington. p. 9.
Agronomy
The fundamental core of contemporary Darwinism, the theory of DNA-based reproduction and evolution, is now beyond dispute among scientists. It demonstrates its power every day, contributing crucially to the explanation of planet-sized facts of geology and meteorology, through middle-sized facts of ecology and agronomy, down to the latest microscopic facts of genetic engineering.
Daniel Dennett Darwin's Dangerous Idea (1995).
Agronomy
… agronomy is this classification is divided into farm crops, crop pests, soils and fertilizers.
University of Texas (1894) Bulletin of the University of Texas: General series, p. 20.
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