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The word agrology is derived from the Greek words "agros" meaning land, or farm, and "logy" meaning word, or wisdom. The use of the term is most active in Canada. Use of the term outside of Canada is sporadic but significant. The term appears especially well established in Russia and China, with agrologists on university faculty lists and agrology curricula. Land is sometimes used synonymously with country. ...
Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ...
Agrology is synonymous with agricultural science when used in Canada, and has a meaning related to soil science outside of Canada. 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. ...
Soil science deals with soil as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils per se; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils. ...
Canada The term agrologist was coined by Dr. J. B. Harrington and adopted in 1946 to fill the need in Canada to have a term to denote "provincial agriculturalist." The title is conferred on individuals with at least a Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture and who can demonstrate the qualities needed to responsibly teach, practice, or conduct experiments and research in the agricultural sciences. According the Agricultural Institute of Canada website, an agrologist can also hold a degree in a field related to agriculture, or in some provinces pass rigorous prescribed examinations to attain a professional designation (see http://www.aic.ca/agrology/index.cfm). There are about 5000 agrologists in Canada as of 2004. 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years. ...
From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum attempt). ...
Research is an active, diligent and systematic process of inquiry in order to discover, interpret or revise facts, events, behaviours, or theories, or to make practical applications with the help of such facts, laws or theories. ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Each of Canada's provinces has granted legal status to agrologists. A provincial Agrologists Act defines the practice of agrology, the activities that are within the scope of the profession, the qualifications required to have the right to practice agrology, and grants legal status to agrologists. The first Agrologists Act was proclaimed in 1946. 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
Outside Canada Outside of Canada, the term agrology is synonymous with soil science and is not in common usage in English speaking countries. Soil science deals with soil as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils per se; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils. ...
Agrology in soil science society glossaries Two national member societies (Canadian, American) of the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) maintain and publish glossaries of scientific terms. Other soil science societies defer to the American glossary. The term agrology is not in use. Edaphology or crop edaphology in combination with soil management would be the preferred approach used by soil scientists to concisely describe soil science as it applies to crop production. The International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) founded in 1924, is a Scientific Union member of the International Council for Science (ICSU), which it recognizes as the coordinating body for the international organization of science. ...
The word edaphology is derived from the Greek words edaphos meaning ground or floor, and logy meaning word, or wisdom. ...
Agrology dictionary definitions As of 2004, no dictionary definition of agrology is yet consistent with the Canadian use of the term and dictionary definitions fall into one of four categories. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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- agrology is defined as synonymous with soil science. The root agr- is represented as meaning soil.
- agrology is defined as synonymous with soil science, but the context implies that soil science is a subdiscipline of agricultural science.
- agrology is defined as the sub discipline of soil science as it applies to crop production. This would make agrology synonymous with the term crop edaphology.
- agrology is defined as the sub discipline of agronomy that considers the influence of soil.
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. ...
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Provincial Institutes of Agrology
Soil Science Glossaries
Dictionaries
Agrology Faculty and Curricula - Non-Canadian
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