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Horticulture vs. Agronomy

I don't really understand the difference between these two disciplins and the article might benefit from a clarification on this matter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Michalchik (talk • contribs) 22:03, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

“AGRONOMY” means the art and science of applying the agricultural sciences for the evaluation, improvement and / or management of human, economic and natural resources, for cultivation or production, processing and marketing of plants or animals terrestrial or aquatic other than marine, treating the soil as a biological entity.

“AGRONOMIST’s PROFESSION “ means providing professional support to :

i.Evaluate the potentials of land for the cultivation or production of plants or animals terrestrial or aquatic other than marine, under the given situation, treating soil primarily as a biological entity.

ii.Collect or analyze data or carryout research or assessments and design, evaluate, advise on , cultivation, production, improvement, processing or marketing of plants or animals, terrestrial or aquatic other than marine.

iii.Classification, management, use, conservation, protection, restoration, reclamation or enhancement of aquatic or terrestrial ecosystems that are sustaining, affected by, or have the potential to sustain cultivation or production of plants or animals, terrestrial or aquatic other than marine.

iv Assess the value of soil as a biological entity with or without aquatic or terrestrial plants or animals other than marine, grown therein, and improvements thereupon including farm structures and processing units based on sound techno- economic parameters and assumptions.

v. Prepare project report, and / or analyze the project report using sound techno-economic parameters, make comments on the feasibility and viability of short- term and long term investment for cultivation, production, improvement, processing or marketing of plants or animals, terrestrial or aquatic other than marine.

vi.Any other activity that may be incumbent on an Agronomist by virtue of his qualification and may be required by the law of the land. -P.G.Damodaran Nair

Triticale

The recently-added statement "Triticale contains more usable protein than does either rye or wheat" could use a little refinement, mainly because the definition of "usable" depends on the application. In feeding swine, for example, the high levels of the amino acid lysine found in most triticale cultivars is a big advantage. In making leavened breads, however, the gluten in wheat protein is far superior to that of triticale. I would also suggest moving the original statement and any additions from agronomy to triticale. --Belgrano 22:28, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed merge

This should not be merged because the two disciplines in question, do not appear to be one in the same.Meissmart 23:29, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. I removed the tags and merged agronomics with agricultural economics. Carcharoth 16:45, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]