agrobiotechnology

English

Etymology

From agro- +‎ biotechnology.

Noun

agrobiotechnology (countable and uncountable, plural agrobiotechnologies)

1. The application of biotechnology to agriculture
   • 2001, Leonie A. Marks, “Communicating about agrobiotechnology”, in AgBioForum‎^[1], volume 4, archived from the original on 6 January 2009:

     And although the debate about GM crops and foods has become more muted in recent months, agrobiotechnology is still making it onto the front page.

Derived terms

• agrobiotechnological

Related terms

• agrotechnology
• biotechnology

Translations

the application of biotechnology to agriculture

• Portuguese: agrobiotecnologia f
• Spanish: agrobiotecnología f