biointensive

comparative more biointensive · superlative most biointensive

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

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   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

   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

   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