AGRONOMIA 2024

7. Community of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) interacting with the nonliving components of their environment (sunlight, air, water, mineral soil).
8. Water containing few dissolved natural solids, such as salt. It is water we use to drink, grow crops, and run our factories.
9. Applying water to land to supply crops with necessary moisture to grow.
11. The study of chemical characteristics and processes of living organisms.
13. Dry, like a desert.
14. Substance added to soil to provide plant nutrients, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.

1. Producing crops and livestock in a way that protects the land, air, and water.
2. Removal of water from one area to another. Movement can be on the surface or underground.
3. A structure, often made of glass or plastic, that controls the light and temperature while plants are growing.
4. Producing new forms of plants and animals by genetic changes in order to improve them.
5. Green pigment in plants, algae, and some bacteria that captures light energy for photosynthesis.
6. Chemical designed to kill weeds.
10. The science of soil and plants and the application of this knowledge to help farmers produce more sustainable crops.
12. Period of little to no precipitation. A long period of drought can damage crops.