n. e. borlaug

Bor·laug

[bawr-lawg, -log]
noun
Norman Ernest, 1914–2009, U.S. agronomist, leading figure in “Green Revolution”: Nobel peace prize 1970.
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Borlaug (ˈbɔːlɔːɡ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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Norman (Ernest). born 1914, US agronomist, who bred new strains of high-yielding cereal crops for use in developing countries. Nobel peace prize 1970

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