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biointensive en · ADJ

Etymology

From bio- + intensive.

Meanings

1. Pertaining to sustainable methods of maximizing yields while increasing biodiversity.
   • In this case, the teaching of biointensive methods in Kenya is successful as it targets the smallholder farmers. 2003, Gatua wa Mbugwa -, The impact of biointensive cropping on yields and nutrient contents of collard greens in Kenya:
   • Both threshold-based fungicide applications and non-fungicide alternatives hold promise for more biointensive management of sooty blotch and flyspeck. 2009, MartÃn Aluja, Tracy C. Leskey, Charles Vincent, Biorational Tree Fruit Pest Management, →ISBN, page 163:
   • Each time he visited my family he taught us one or two aspects of biointensive mini-farming, including double- digging, compost, offset planting, and natural pest control techniques. 2008, Matthew Stein, When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency, →ISBN, page 130:
   • Biointensive IPM incorporates ecological and economic factors into agricultural system design and decision-making, and addresses public concerns about environmental quality and food safety. 2007, Chigozie Jesse Uneke, Integrated Pest Management for Developing Countries, →ISBN, page 127:

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