agroecology
noun
the application of ecological principles to agriculture, with attention to how agricultural practice will affect habitats or ecosystems.
agroecologist
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a word derived from
agroecology.
Example Sentences
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Funes-Monzote, a PhD agroecologist, worked in academia studying sustainable farming for 20 years before leaving to start the farm in 2010.
From Nature ● Sep. 27, 2016
But the company helped him make a plan: Its agroecologist, Alison Grantham, earlier visited Bautista's farm in Goshen to take soil samples.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2016
For example, Scott Merrill, an agroecologist at the University of Vermont in Burlington, encourages farmers to change the way they monitor pests.
From Nature ● Sep. 25, 2013
“There's a misconception that people will just rely on biotechnology, and that's not the case,” says Troy Coziahr, an agroecologist at Monsanto.
From Nature ● Sep. 25, 2013
Jürgen Kroschel, an agroecologist at the International Potato Center in Lima, Peru, says that outbreaks of potato tuber moth are more severe in years that are hotter and drier than usual.
From Nature ● Sep. 25, 2013
