Edexcel GCSE History · 1HI0
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GCSE History · key term
Scientifically flawed agricultural ideas associated with Soviet scientist Trofim Lysenko, including planting seeds unusually deeply and closely together.
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Agricultural ideas associated with the Soviet scientist Trofim Lysenko, including close planting and deep sowing, which were imposed in China despite being scientifically flawed.
Revise: The Great Leap Forward and the Dazhai CommuneFarmers were instructed to use methods associated with Lysenkoism, including planting seeds unusually close together and deep in the soil. These methods ignored sound agricultural knowledge and reduced yields rather than increasing them.
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