Ago-biotechnology
Origin: Lat. Ager, agri, Gr.βίος, τεχνολογία, de τεχνολόγος, de τέχνη, λόγος
The application of biotechnology to agriculture, emergent by the need to maintain a viable global supply of germ plasma in order to safeguard future genetic diversity and a continuing crop inventory.
Spanish: Agro-biotecnología
Sources and references
- Macer, Darryl ,“UNESCO Bioethics Dictionary”cited 74 times
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