Science of land cultivation (8)

I believe the answer is:

agronomy

(Other definitions for agronomy that I've seen before include "Study of crops and soil management" , "Science of soil management and crop production" , "Rural economy" , "Science of soil and crops" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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