Borlaug

[ bawr-lawg, -log ]

noun

1. Norman Ernest, 1914–2009, U.S. agronomist, leading figure in “Green Revolution”: Nobel Peace Prize 1970.

Borlaug

/ ˈbɔːlɔːɡ /

noun

1. BorlaugNorman (Ernest)19142009MUSTECHNOLOGY: agronomist Norman ( Ernest ). 1914–2009, US agronomist, who bred new strains of high-yielding cereal crops for use in developing countries. Nobel peace prize 1970

Example Sentences

I should tell you that I talked briefly with Borlaug before his death.

From Freakonomics

Yet even after winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his accomplishments, Borlaug never lost sight of the challenge involved in making agriculture keep up with population, and never considered it solved for good.

From MIT Technology Review

“We see this as being probably the first step on the path to heavy-duty-truck electrification,” Borlaug says.

From MIT Technology Review

“About 80 to 90% of the substations that we studied were capable of accommodating fleets of up to 100 trucks without requiring significant upgrades,” Borlaug says.

From MIT Technology Review

Borlaug is known as the father of the Green Revolution, and was later awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

From Singularity Hub 

By the early 1960s, Mexico was growing six times more wheat than it did when Borlaug first arrived.

From The Daily Beast

Borlaug and his associates set out to develop strains of wheat that could resist diseases and pests, and thus improve yields.

From The Daily Beast

Next, Borlaug helped develop more productive and drought-resistant strains of rice that became adapted widely in Asia.

From The Daily Beast

Like Carver, Borlaug then sought to institutionalize his breakthroughs.

From The Daily Beast

Borlaug studied forestry, and then obtained a Ph.D. in plant pathology.

From The Daily Beast