nonagronomic en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + agronomic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not agronomic.
This may be because he chose 'peculiar' (nonagronomic) sites -- but of course wetlands often are in nonagronomic areas.
1992, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, Wetlands Conservation: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, page 981:The nonagronomic factors include those that have been historically important and those that are emerging as future impacts.
1975, TVA Fertilizer Conference, July 29-31, 1975, page 95:Therefore, the LCC spent much time and energy focusing on point source pollution problems, especially nonagronomic sediment control structures and feedlots with over 1,000 animal units and under a schedule with the NDEC.
1992, Betty Hermsmeyer, Nebraska, Long Pine Creek Rural Clean Water Program 10 Year Report, page 46: