Definition of agrobiology in English:
agrobiology
noun aɡrəʊbʌɪˈɒlədʒiˌæɡroʊbaɪˈɑlədʒi
mass nounThe branch of biology that deals with soil science and plant nutrition and its application to crop production.
Example sentencesExamples
- Awarded the degree of PhD in agrobiology for the thesis entitled ‘Studies on hemolymph proteins in the silkmoths.’
- ABC of agrobiology; the quantitative science of plant life and plant nutrition for gardeners, farmers and general readers.
- Also, as a rule for settling trade disputes in the field of agrobiology, application of various WTO agreements is emerging as an important challenge for the global community.
- I am referring to genetic manipulation in agrobiology.
- SIR - I would like to thank Mr Suchi for his comments regarding the dangers of genetic contamination in agrobiology.
Derivatives
adjective
Students in our course are requested not only to study the fundamentals of agrobiological production but also to carry out their major research in a specific field so as to acquire highly integrated techniques.
Example sentencesExamples
- Direct seeding over permanent soil cover is a major agrobiological pathway for the management of cropping systems and aimed, among many other things, at completely halting erosion.
- Investigation of agrobiological and technological properties of new French table vine species of vine grape.
- In the Second Five-year Plan, the Institute will focus on the sophistication of agrobiological resources: we will utilize those resources that we have built up in the course of research on the genes of rice, silkworms, and pigs and will secure other genetic resources.
- Dr Curtis, an associate professor at the Japanese national institute of agrobiological science, Tsukuba, abandoned traditional methods of producing GM plants by tissue culture because radish shoots produced by this method died.
noun
The monography is designed for the broad audience of scientists - ecologists, agrobiologist, soil scientists, - and also the practical workers engaged in questions of land management in Azerbaijan during land reform.
Example sentencesExamples
- Yes, he understood the power of a seed, this agrobiologist, and in his lifetime he planted more than a few, knowing that many would not ripen in his span of years, or even his children's or grandchildren's.
- Clive Pickett, along with others from Chelmsford, will be travelling out to Kenya in July to take part in this pilot scheme which will see hundreds of metres of piping laid to irrigate the farmers’ land while an agrobiologist mentors the group on crop selection and maintenance.
- Our concern, declares Thierry Mercier, was to unify agrobiologists in all their varying shades.
- The agrobiologist wine growers follow a vinification charter where some methods and equipment which improve quality are accepted.
Definition of agrobiology in US English:
agrobiology
nounˌæɡroʊbaɪˈɑlədʒiˌaɡrōbīˈäləjē
The branch of biology that deals with soil science and plant nutrition and its application to crop production.
Example sentencesExamples
- ABC of agrobiology; the quantitative science of plant life and plant nutrition for gardeners, farmers and general readers.
- Also, as a rule for settling trade disputes in the field of agrobiology, application of various WTO agreements is emerging as an important challenge for the global community.
- Awarded the degree of PhD in agrobiology for the thesis entitled ‘Studies on hemolymph proteins in the silkmoths.’
- I am referring to genetic manipulation in agrobiology.
- SIR - I would like to thank Mr Suchi for his comments regarding the dangers of genetic contamination in agrobiology.