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green revolution [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic and Industrial Sociology
- Plant Breeding
- Environmental Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- green revolution
1, record 1, English, green%20revolution
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A movement [in the 1960s and 1970s] to increase yields by using: new crop cultivars; irrigation, fertilizers; pesticides; mechanization. 2, record 1, English, - green%20revolution
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie économique et industrielle
- Amélioration végétale
- Économie environnementale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- révolution verte
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9volution%20verte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amélioration spectaculaire des productions de céréales suscitée par la création de variétés plus productives dans les années soixante et soixante-dix. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9volution%20verte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En culture industrielle, les travaux d'amélioration variétale ont permis d'accroître les rendements de façon considérable [...] En culture traditionnelle [...] la rusticité restait la qualité maîtresse. Il en va différemment avec les mesures envisagées d'accroissement de la fertilité des sols : la «révolution verte»; les variétés offertes aux cultivateurs tropicaux sont à haute productivité [...] Riz, Maïs, Blé [...] 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9volution%20verte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sociología industrial y económica
- Mejora vegetal
- Economía del medio ambiente
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- revolución verde
1, record 1, Spanish, revoluci%C3%B3n%20verde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expresión que desde la década de 1960 se emplea para hacer referencia a las posibilidades de conseguir aumentos espectaculares en la producción agraria en los países del Tercer Mundo, sobre la base de emplear semillas de alta calidad, fertilizantes, y sistemas de regadío adecuados; todo ello con el resultado de altos rendimientos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - revoluci%C3%B3n%20verde
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