Lysenko
Tro·fim De·ni·so·vich [truh-fyeemdyi-nyee-suh-vyich], /trʌˈfyim dyɪˈnyi sə vyɪtʃ/, 1898–1976, Russian biologist and agronomist.
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Shortly after that, when he was in Moscow, Vavilov and Lysenko got into a heated argument.
The Botanist Who Defied Stalin - Issue 99: Universality | Lee Alan Dugatkin | April 21, 2021 | NautilusThe article was fiction, but brought Lysenko to national attention, including the attention of Josef Stalin.
The Botanist Who Defied Stalin - Issue 99: Universality | Lee Alan Dugatkin | April 21, 2021 | NautilusVavilov was undeterred and kept up his fight against Lysenko.
The Botanist Who Defied Stalin - Issue 99: Universality | Lee Alan Dugatkin | April 21, 2021 | NautilusLysenko soon claimed to have conducted experiments in which wheat and barley produced higher yields during stretches of cold weather after their seeds were frozen in water before planting.
The Botanist Who Defied Stalin - Issue 99: Universality | Lee Alan Dugatkin | April 21, 2021 | NautilusThey could not, and Vavilov became Lysenko’s outspoken opponent.
The Botanist Who Defied Stalin - Issue 99: Universality | Lee Alan Dugatkin | April 21, 2021 | Nautilus
But one convoy alone, according to Lysenko, consisted of 32 tanks, 16 D-30 howitzers and 30 KamAZ heavy trucks.
Putin Is Lying on Ukraine—and the West Can’t Stop Him | Jamie Dettmer | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“We stress that such a system, even in theory, is not part of armament of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” said Lysenko.
British Dictionary definitions for Lysenko
/ (lɪˈsɛŋkəʊ, Russian liˈsjɛnkə) /
Trofim Denisovich (traˈfim dɪˈnisəvitʃ). 1898–1976, Russian biologist and geneticist
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