agroecologyn.
/ˌaɡrəʊᵻˈkɒlədʒi/, /ˌaɡrəʊɛˈkɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌæɡroʊˌɛˈkɑlədʒi/, /ˌæɡroʊˌiˈkɑlədʒi/ The application of ecological principles to agricultural systems and practices; the branch of science concerned with this.
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the world > food and drink > farming > [noun] > farming sciences
agriculture1565
georgics1594
geoponics1608
rural science?1750
agricultural science1775
agronomy1796
agronomics1825
agrometeorology1925
agrobiology1930
agroecology1930
agrotechnology1932
agrology1946
agro-ecosystem1949
agriscience1958
green revolution1968
cereology1990
agromechanization2006
1930 Internat. Rev. Agric. Aug. 280 In agroecology there will be taken into consideration all the factors which have an influence on the development and success of the crop.
1987 S. B. Hecht in M. A. Altieri Agroecology i. 5 At the heart of agroecology is the idea that a crop field is an ecosystem in which ecological processes found in other formations..also occur.
2011 BioScience 61 78/1 Agroecology must be used to design and manage agriculture in diverse landscapes.
Derivatives
agro-ecoˈlogical adj. involving or relating to both ecological and agricultural factors; esp. (in later use) of or relating to agroecology.
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1940 N. I. Vavilov in J. S. Huxley New Systematics 553 To this agricultural territory belongs a definite agro-ecological group of durum and soft wheats.
1978 Nature 6 Apr. 486/3 The programme is designed to develop new quinoa varieties adapted to different agro-ecological production zones in Bolivia and elsewhere.
2008 National Trust Mag. Autumn 23/1 The strongest benefits of organic agriculture are its reliance on..locally available resources that incur minimal agro-ecological stresses.
agroeˈcologist n. an expert or specialist in agroecology.
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1930 Internat. Rev. Agric. Aug. 279 All the kinds of plant adaptations occurring should be most carefully studied by the agroecologist.
1984 Land Econ. 60 166/1 Agroecologists think of agriculture as a system of ecosystem management.
2007 S. R. Gliessman Agroecology (ed. 2) 235/1 The challenge for the agroecologist is to demonstrate the advantages that can be gained from introducing diversity into farming systems.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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