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形容詞

biointensive (comparative more biointensive, superlative most biointensive)

1. Pertaining to sustainable methods of maximizing yields while increasing biodiversity.
   • 2003, Gatua wa Mbugwa -, The impact of biointensive cropping on yields and nutrient contents of collard greens in Kenya:

     In this case, the teaching of biointensive methods in Kenya is successful as it targets the smallholder farmers.

   • 2007, Chigozie Jesse Uneke, Integrated Pest Management for Developing Countries, ISBN 1600215920, page 127:

     Biointensive IPM incorporates ecological and economic factors into agricultural system design and decision-making, and addresses public concerns about environmental quality and food safety.

   • 2008, Matthew Stein, When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency, ISBN 1603580956, page 130:

     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.

   • 2009, MartÃn Aluja, ‎Tracy C. Leskey, ‎& Charles Vincent, Biorational Tree Fruit Pest Management, ISBN 1845934857, page 163:

     Both threshold-based fungicide applications and non-fungicide alternatives hold promise for more biointensive management of sooty blotch and flyspeck.