different between pedology vs agrology

English

Etymology 1

Ancient Greek ????? (pédon, “soil”) +? -logy.

Noun

pedology (uncountable)

1. The sub-discipline of soil science that: studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification or studies the soil profile or solum in its natural setting.

Related terms

• pedoclimate

Translations

See also

• edaphology
• soil scientist

Etymology 2

pedo- +? -logy, from Ancient Greek: ???? (paîs, “child”) and -????? (-logía, “branch of study, to speak”).

Alternative forms

• pædology (British)
• paedology (British)
• paidology

Noun

pedology (uncountable)

1. The study of the behaviour and development of children.

Translations

Related terms

• pedologic, pedological
• pedologist

English

Etymology

agro- +? -logy, modelled after French agrologie.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?????l?d?i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?????l?d?i/
• Hyphenation: agro?lo?gy

Noun

agrology (uncountable)

1. (rare) A subdiscipline of agronomy (the science of utilizing animals, plants, and soils) and of soil science which addresses the influence of edaphic (soil-related) conditions on crop production for optimizing it. [from mid 19th c.]
2. (chiefly Canada) The science and art of agriculture. [from mid 20th c.]

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References

Further reading

• agrology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia