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agroecology

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agroecology [‚ag·rō‚ē′käl·ə·jē]
(agriculture)
The application of ecological knowledge about organism distribution and abundance to enhance crop yields and protect crops from insect or disease attack.


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95 Hardcover Advances in agroecology; 14 S589 This book, edited by Bohlen (director, MacArthur Agroecology Research Center, Archbold Biological Station) and Gar (research director, San Pasqual Agroecosystems Research Center), synthesizes the current literature on agroecology and agroecosystem science and is presented as a tribute to the late Ben Stinner, former professor of ecological management at the Ohio State University.
The memorandum provides for an "assistance to the Boughzoul new town project, and in the use and development of renewable energies, agroecology and waste treatment," according to a ministry's release.
The author of Agroecology: Ecological Processes in Sustainable Agriculture, he later organized the agroecology course for OTS and started the Agroecology Program in the Department of Environmental Studies at the University of California Santa Cruz.
 
 
 
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