agronomist
Agronomists provide consulting services to companies, agricultural cooperatives, agronomical crop growers and horticultural crop growers on the cultivation of food crops. They study the science, technology and business related to growing plants. They examine crops and perform experiments in order to improve crop yields and farms' production. Agronomists also examine the most effective ways to harvest and cultivate plants.
Also called: agronomy researcher, technician for sustainable agriculture, crop science researcher, crop research scientist, organic farming advisor, crop analyst, crop consultant, agronomy science researcher
- 35
- essential skills
- 46
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2132
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- horticulture production managerWhat changes?10 skills in common
- agronomic crop production team leader9 skills in common
- horticulture production team leader9 skills in common
- crop production manager8 skills in common
- fruit production team leader8 skills in common
- soil scientist7 skills in common
- physics technician6 skills in common
- soil surveying technician6 skills in common
Essential skills
35- agroecology
- agronomy
- apply horticultural standards and practices
- apply safety procedures in laboratory
- biology
- budgetary principles
- consult with business clients
- consultation methods
- crop production principles
- cultivate crops for biomass
- environmental legislation
- environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
- European pesticide legislation
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- gather experimental data
- horticulture principles
- irrigation systems
- laboratory techniques
- livestock species
- maintain laboratory equipment
- manage crop rotation
- manage livestock
- manage nutrients
- mathematics
- perform laboratory tests
- pest control in plants
- pesticides
- plant disease control
- plant harvest methods
- plant propagation
- research improvement of crop yields
- scientific literature
- supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings
- use agricultural information systems and databases
- write work-related reports
Optional skills
46- accept own accountability
- advise on crop diseases
- advise on fertiliser and herbicide
- advise on soil and water protection
- agricultural equipment
- analyse samples of food and beverages
- archive scientific documentation
- assess crop damage
- bioeconomy
- biological chemistry
- climate smart agriculture
- collect samples for analysis
- communicate with customers
- comply with agricultural code of practice
- create crop protection plans
- create solutions to problems
- develop irrigation strategies
- develop personal skills
- develop scientific research protocols
- develop scientific theories
- ecology
- fertilisation principles
- genetic engineering
- keep task records
- liaise with crop growers
- livestock feeding
- maintain plants' growth
- make decisions regarding plant propagation
- manage agricultural staff
- manage crop production
- manage farm supplies
- microbiology-bacteriology
- molecular biology
- monitor crops
- organic farming
- pollution prevention
- prevent crop disorders
- quality criteria for storage facilities
- reforestation
- soil structure
- supervise laboratory operations
- types of storage facilities
- use communication techniques
- write research proposals
- write scientific publications
- write technical reports
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