Agriscience Quiz
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What is agriscience?

  • A term referring to the study of agricultural history
  • A term used to describe the social sciences applied in agriculture
  • A specific discipline focusing solely on agricultural economics
  • A broad multidisciplinary field of biology used in the practice and understanding of agriculture (correct)

    • Who conducted experiments on the use of gypsum as a fertilizer in the 18th century?

  • Hatch Act of 1887
  • Johann Friedrich Mayer (correct)
  • Joseph Henry Gilbert
  • John Bennet Lawes

    • Where were the long-term field experiments at Rothamsted Research initiated?

  • England (correct)
  • France
  • United States
  • Germany

    • What initiated a scientific revolution in agriculture in the United States?

    <p>The Hatch Act of 1887</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Smith–Hughes Act of 1917 do?

    <p>Shifted agricultural education back to its vocational roots</p> Signup and view all the answers

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