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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