As nouns the difference between agronomy and hydroponics
is that agronomy is the science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science while hydroponics is the cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil.
agronomy
English
Noun
(agronomies)
The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science.
Synonyms
* (science of using plants and animals) husbandry
Related terms
* agronomist
hydroponics
Noun
(-)
the cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil