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Synopsis Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fibre and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals. Agriculture is also known as farming. More people in the world are involved in agriculture as their primary economic activity than in any other. Modern agriculture depends heavily on engineering and technology and on the biological and physical sciences. This encyclopaedic dictionary of agricultural science covers the whole range if terms related with agriculture and include essential entries from such fields as agronomy, hydrology, instrumentation, agricultural engineering, waste water use, plant physiology, agricultural biotechnology, soil science, ecology, agricultural economics, soil conservation, and so on. Each entry has been defined with utmost accuracy, completeness and easy readability to be readily accessible for students and professionals in agricultural sciences. It will be an authoritative source to which one can turn with confidence for meaning and knowledge of the common, specialised and latest terms in agricultural science and allied fields.