Agricultural science
Agricultural science is a field of biology. Professionals of the agricultural science are called agricultural scientists or agriculturists.
Names: Agriscience is a short[1] name for agricultural science.
Fields or related disciplines
- Agricultural soil science
- Agronomy
- Botany
- Horticulture
- Plant breeding
- Plant fertilization
- Theoretical production ecology
- Animal science
- Animal breeding
- Animal husbandry
- Animal nutrition
- Biological engineering
- Entomology
- Fisheries science
- Aquaculture
- Fisheries
- Marine fisheries
- Food science
- Human nutrition
- Irrigation and water management
- Microbiology
- Agricultural biotechnology
- Agricultural chemistry
- Agricultural diversification
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural economics
- Agricultural engineering
- Agricultural geography
- Agricultural philosophy
- Agricultural marketing
- Agroecology
- Agrophysics
- Environmental science
- Farm management
- Nematology
- Range management
- Waste management
- Weed science
Occupations in Agricultural science
The Dictionary of Occupational Titles, lists the following jobs,[2]
- Agronomist, sometimes called crop-research scientist; crop scientist
- Animal Scientist
- Dairy Scientist
- Dairy Technologist, sometimes called dairy-manufacturing technologist
- Fiber Technologist
- Forest Ecologist
- Horticulturist
- Poultry Scientist
- Range Manager, sometimes called range-management specialist
- Silviculturist
- Soil Conservationist
- Soil
- Wood Technologist
- Forester
- Soi-conservation Technician
- Laboratory Technician, Artificial Breeding (agriculture)
- Seed Analyst, sometimes called farm-seed specialist
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Agriscience | Meaning & Definition for UK English". Oxford Dictionary of English. Oxford University Press via Lexico. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ↑ 040 Occupations in Agricultural Sciences Archived 12 August 2024[Date mismatch] at the Wayback Machine. Occupations in Agricultural Sciences.