Agriculture Vocabulary
Agriculture Vocabulary: Here we have given you a vocabulary of words related to the subject of agriculture. The vocabulary of the words given here will be very helpful in exams related to English like IELTS or TOEFL.
Agricultural vocabulary with meaning |
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Organic Farming – Farming without use of chemicals |
Crop rotation – Growing of different crops in a specific order to maintain nutrients of the soil |
Green manure, Natural Fertilizer, compost – fertilizer made from dead plants and crops |
biological pest control – to control the pest by using other living organisms instead of chemical |
Inorganic Farming – farming with the use of chemicals. |
pesticide – substance used to kill the insect or unwanted organism |
weedicide – to kill weeds or unwanted plants |
chemical fertilizers – chemicals used to make the soil fertile |
genetic engineering, genetic modification – modification character by changing DNA |
terrace farming – farming on hilly or mountainous areas |
irrigation types – the ways to watering land for agricultural |
drip irrigation – irrigating by allowing the water to drip slowly |
sprinkler irrigation – irrigation with help of sprinklers |
surface irrigation – distributing water evenly on the soil surface |
irrigation canals – artificial or natural waterways used for irrigation on for passage of boats |
cash crop – crops are grown for commercial purposes like tobacco, cotton, etc. |
genetically modified crops – crops growing using genetic engineering. |
food crops – crops grown for eating purposes |
orchard – a land for cultivation of food |
vegetation – plant life, flora |
weeds – unwanted plants grown |
yield – the amount of crop production |
husk – the outer covering of the seed |
haystack – a pile of dry grass |
hedge, hedgerow, a row of bushes – fence formed by growing bushes closely together |
peasant – farmer |
scarecrow – a dummy of human kept on the farm to keep the birds away |
infertile, barren, unproductive land – land which cannot grow vegetation |
fertile, productive land – land which is good for the growth of plants |
sow the seed |
reap the crop, reap the harvest – cut and gather the crops |
cultivate, till, plough, furrow, harrow – to prepare the land for growing plants |
germinate – to sprout |
farming equipment |
Thresher, sickle, spade, reaper, harvester |
Gardening – |
kitchen garden, vegetable garden, potager – a small garden in the backyard to grow fresh vegetable |
dig |
water |
grow |
Grass, cutter, trowel, shovel |
Animal Rearing, Animal Husbandry Vocabulary
Animal Rearing or Animal Husbandry Vocabulary |
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cattle – animals like cows and oxen kept for milk or meat |
livestock – farm animals like cows, horses, goats, asses, pigs, etc. kept raised for profit |
cattle rearing – raising or breeding of cattle for commercial purpose |
cross-breeding to produce hybrid species – breeding of two different species to form a new one |
factory farming, intensive animal farming – livestock kept confined in very large numbers for commercial purpose |
selective breeding – breeding of two species to get specific or desired characteristic |
poultry farming – the raising of birds like chickens, ducks, turkeys, etc. for meat or eggs |
battery cage, battery farm – animal home where a large number of chickens are kept in small cages in crowded condition. |
fodder, feed crops – food like dry grass. |
pasture, grassland, meadow – (land covered with green grass used for grazing of animals) |
veterinarian, veterinary doctor – doctor for animal |
domesticate – to tame |
animal grazing, cattle grazing – feeding of animals |
shepherd, herdsman, cowboy, cattleman – a person in charge of domesticated animals |
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