History of agricultural science

For broader coverage of this topic, see Agricultural science.
Italian Renaissance book on cultivation, written in 1549

The history of agricultural science is a sub-field of the history of agriculture which looks at the scientific advancement of techniques and understanding of agriculture. Early study of organic production in botanical gardens was continued in with agricultural experiment stations in several countries.

Fertilizer is a major contribution to agriculture history increasing the fertility of the soil and minimizing nutrient loss.[1] Scientific study of fertilizer was advanced significantly in 1840 with the publication Die organische Chemie in ihrer Anwendung auf Agrikulturchemie und Physiologie (Organic Chemistry in Its Applications to Agriculture and Physiology) by Justus von Liebig.[2] One of Liebig's advances in agricultural science was the discovery of nitrogen as an essential plant nutrient.

  1. ^ Roberts, T.L. (2009). "The Role of Fertilizer in Growing the World's Food" (PDF). International Plant Nutrition Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2018.
  2. ^ "The agricultural sciences".