List of basic agricultural science topics
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Below is a list of basic topics in agricultural science -- topics which will help the beginner become familiar with agriculture and the field of agricultural science. For a comprehensive list, see List of agricultural science topics.
- animals: Animal physiology -- Cattle -- Fish -- Horse -- Physiology --Poultry -- Sheep -- Pig -- Veterinary medicine -- Fishery -- Aquaculture -- Apiculture
- plants: Botany -- Horticulture -- Plant breeding -- Algae -- Cash crop -- Fiber -- Fruit -- Cereal -- Legume -- Nuts -- Plant physiology -- Post-harvest physiology -- Vegetable -- Greenhouse -- Tree -- Woodland management
- plant and animal protection: phytopathology -- disease management -- pest management -- Malherbology -- Integrated pest management -- Entomology
- biology: Trophic chain -- Epidemiology
- plant and animal nutrition: Nutrition management -- Fertilizer -- Nitrogen -- Animal nutrition
- microorganisms: -- Bacteria -- Virus -- Food microbiology -- Nodosities -- Soil life
- water: Irrigation -- Pollution -- Salinity -- Transpiration -- Nitrate pollution -- Bioleaching -- Water cycle -- Drainage
- soil: Land improvement -- Agricultural soil science -- Soil -- soil erosion -- soils retrogression and degradation -- Type -- Amendment
- milieux: climate -- Spatial organisation -- Land management -- Bioclimatology -- Arid-zone agriculture -- Tropical agriculture
- farm equipment: Tractor -- Spreader
- information and process: Modeling -- Biometrics -- Quality control -- Geographic Information System -- Cartography
- techniques and approaches: Microbiology -- Biosalinity -- Biotechnology -- Breeding -- Intercropping -- Organic farming -- Integrated farming -- In-vitro culture -- Permaculture -- Pollination management -- Organic gardening -- aquaculture, mariculture
- food industry: Food science -- Food preservation -- Yeast -- Food additive -- Brewing industry -- Food safety -- Quality assurance -- Food processing -- Nutrition -- Packaging -- Mandatory labelling -- Pasteurization -- Sterilization -- Foodborne illness -- Dairy farming -- Brewing -- Distribution center -- Warehouse
- social and economics: Economic development -- Agricultural economics -- Agribusiness -- Agricultural extension -- Agrarian system -- Agricultural policy -- Rural Community Development
- environment: Ecology -- Biodiversity -- Sustainable agriculture -- Waste management -- Recycling -- Green residues-- Composting -- Ecosystem -- Natural resources -- Sludge
- agricultural scientists: -- Luther Burbank -- George Washington Carver -- René Dumont -- Gregor Mendel -- Louis Pasteur
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