Editing Agronomy (section)

{{Short description|Science of producing and using plants}}
{{Distinguish|text=[[agricultural economics]] (also known as agronomics)}}
{{broader|Agricultural science}}
{{Agriculture}}
'''Agronomy''' is the science and technology of producing and using [[plant]]s by [[agriculture]] for [[food]], [[fuel]], [[fiber]], chemicals, recreation, or land conservation. Agronomy has come to include research of [[plant genetics]], [[plant physiology]], [[meteorology]], and [[soil science]]. It is the application of a combination of sciences such as [[biology]], [[chemistry]], [[economics]], [[ecology]], [[earth science]], and [[genetics]]. Professionals of agronomy are termed [[Agriculturist|agronomists]].