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Anthere wrote in part:
Toby Bartels wrote:
>In Wikipedia, when we write an article on part of
biology,
>then that article too is restricted to the displine of biology.
Well. No. That is not always true.
Writing a textbook about corn, and only sticking to
the
plant biology would be of no interest to a farming student. He will need plant
science and botany to know the crop, farming information to grow it, animal
science to understand what it is needed for (hence the quality required), soil
science to understand the crop requirement versus soil resources, climate
science and water science to irrigate the crop wisely, chemistry and quality
management to understand how to best deal with this crop disease and insect
specificities whilst insuring food quality and safety, environmental issues
related to that crop, such as benefits and drawbacks associated with a
particular crop management, a minimum of biotech information to understand
what a gmo is and what the different trends are on that topic, mechanics for
the farming equipment, trade, market, economical and political background to
best sell his product and project himself in the future.
I agree completely. For a textbook on corn farming.
Which is not the same thing as a textbook on biology!
So I don't see any conflict between your opinion and mine.
Both are ok, but I am here for the second point. Not
the first.
So you would rather work on a textbook on corn farming
than work on a textbook on biology. That's fine with me!
-- Toby