Agricultural science

Agricultural science is a broad multidisciplinary field that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic, and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. (Veterinary science is often excluded from the definition.)

Fields of agricultural science

• Agricultural engineering
• Biosystems engineering
• Aquaculture
• Agronomy and Horticulture
• Agrophysics
• Animal science
• Plant fertilization, animal and human nutrition
• Plant protection and animal health
• Soil science, especially edaphology.
• water science
• Biotechnology, genetic engineering, and microbiology
• Farming equipment
• Irrigation and water management
• Agricultural economics
• Food science
• Environmental science and engineering
• Waste management
• Ecology and environment
• Theoretical production ecology