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(AIO) Agricultural science (or agriscience for short) is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. Professionals of the agricultural science are called agricultural scientists or... |
History |
In the 18th century, Johann Friedrich Mayer conducted experiments on the use of gypsum (hydrated calcium sulphate) as a fertilizer. |
In 1843, John Lawes and Joseph Henry Gilbert began a set of long-term field experiments at Rothamsted Research Station in England, some of which are still running as of 2018. |
In the United States, a scientific revolution in agriculture began with the Hatch Act of 1887, which used the term "agricultural science". The Hatch Act was driven by farmers' interest in knowing the constituents of early artificial fertilizer. The Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 shifted agricultural education back to its voc... |
Prominent agricultural scientists |
Robert Bakewell |
Norman Borlaug |
Luther Burbank |
George Washington Carver |
Carl Henry Clerk |
George C. Clerk |
René Dumont |
Sir Albert Howard |
Kailas Nath Kaul |
Thomas Lecky |
Justus von Liebig |
Jay Lush |
Gregor Mendel |
Louis Pasteur |
M. S. Swaminathan |
Jethro Tull |
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen |
Sewall Wright |
Wilbur Olin Atwater |
Fields or related disciplines |
Agricultural biotechnology |
Agricultural chemistry |
Agricultural diversification |
Agricultural education |
Agricultural economics |
Agricultural engineering |
Agricultural geography |
Agricultural philosophy |
Agricultural marketing |
Agricultural soil science |
Agroecology |
Agrophysics |
Animal science |
Animal breeding |
Animal husbandry |
Animal nutrition |
Farm management |
Agronomy |
Botany |
Theoretical production ecology |
Horticulture |
Plant breeding |
Plant fertilization |
Aquaculture |
Biological engineering |
Genetic engineering |
Nematology |
Microbiology |
Plant pathology |
Range management |
Environmental science |
Entomology |
Food science |
Human nutrition |
Irrigation and water management |
Soil science |
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