As an Agronomist, you will need to master following:

• European pesticide legislation
• agroecology
• apply horticultural standards and practices
• apply safety procedures in laboratory
• budgetary principles
• consult with business clients
• consultation methods
• crop production principles
• horticulture principles
• irrigation systems
• livestock species
• manage livestock
• manage nutrients
• pesticides
• plant disease control
• plant harvest methods
• plant propagation
• supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings
• use agricultural information systems and databases

More generally, an agronomist is also versed in:

• agronomy
• biology
• environmental legislation
• environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
• execute analytical mathematical calculations
• gather experimental data
• laboratory techniques
• maintain laboratory equipment
• mathematics
• perform laboratory tests
• pest control in plants
• research improvement of crop yields
• write work-related reports

It also helps to know the following:

• accept own accountability
• advise on crop diseases
• advise on fertiliser and herbicide
• advise on soil and water protection
• agricultural equipment
• assess crop damage
• biological chemistry
• climate smart agriculture
• comply with agricultural code of practice
• create crop protection plans
• develop irrigation strategies
• develop personal skills
• develop scientific theories
• genetic engineering
• liaise with crop growers
• livestock feeding
• maintain plants' growth
• make decisions regarding plant propagation
• manage agricultural staff
• manage farm supplies
• microbiology-bacteriology
• monitor crops
• organic farming
• prevent crop disorders
• quality criteria for storage facilities
• soil structure
• supervise crop production
• types of storage facilities
• archive scientific documentation
• bioeconomy
• collect samples for analysis
• communicate with customers
• create solutions to problems
• develop scientific research protocols
• ecology
• fertilisation principles
• keep task records
• molecular biology
• pollution prevention
• supervise laboratory operations
• use communication techniques
• write research proposals
• write scientific publications
• write technical reports