Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The study of plant nutrition and growth in relation to soil conditions, especially to determine ways to increase crop yields.
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- noun The
science ofplant life andnutrition .
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- noun the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield
Etymologies
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Lysenko's main problem was to maintain his reputa - tion as a master of “agrobiology” (the term was his invention).
Dictionary of the History of Ideas DAVID JORAVSKY 1968
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Only protracted stagnation of yields brought them to a grudging retreat from farming by decree, and from Lysenko's “agrobiology,” which cast an aura of science over the Stalinist agricultural policy.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas DAVID JORAVSKY 1968
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Biotechnology and medical device executives continue to rate their industry more highly than executives from the information technology, advanced manufacturing and clean technology/agrobiology industries, the release said.
San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal 2010
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Biotechnology and medical device executives continue to rate their industry more highly than executives from the information technology, advanced manufacturing and clean technology/agrobiology industries, the release said.
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2010
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