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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