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Agronomical techniques

Compost
A mixture used to improve the soil
Fertilizer
Substance added to soils to supply plant nutrients for a better growth
Green manure
Organic material left on an agricultural field to be used as a mulch or soil amendment
Guano
Excrement of seabirds and bats
IBM 7950 Harvest
Cryptanalysis computer
Irrigation
Agricultural artificial application of water to land
Manure
Organic matter, mostly derived from animal feces, which can be used as fertilizer
Nutrient management
Science and practice of managing nutrients in agriculture
Postharvest
Stage of crop production immediately following harvest
Silage
Fermented, high-moisture stored fodder
Sowing
Planting of seeds or other propagules in the ground for germination
Threshing
Process of loosening the edible part of cereal grain from the scaly, inedible chaff that surrounds it
Tillage
Preparation of soil by mechanical agitation
Vermicompost
Product of the composting process using various species of worms
Winnowing
Method of separating grain from chaff