conventional plant
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconventionalandplant
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conventional
adjective
uk/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/us/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/
traditional ...
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plant
noun
uk/plɑːnt/us/plænt/
a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and ...
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However, the author introduces interesting biotechnology strategies to extend the life of resistance, which are difficult and costly for theconventionalplantbreeder to achieve.
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Capital costs of nuclear plant are depreciated over 20 years, and ofconventionalplantover 25 years.
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This could be achieved either usingconventionalplantbreeding or genetic modification.
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Where it is economic, combined heat and power technology produces net benefits which stem from its higher fuel efficiencies compared withconventionalplant.
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The savings which arise because the running costs of nuclear plant are much lower than those ofconventionalplanthave to be set against the higher capital charges.
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However, the author introduces interesting biotechnology strategies to extend the life of resistance, which are difficult and costly for theconventionalplantbreeder to achieve.
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Green revolution rices and wheats were one of the triumphs ofconventionalplantbreeding.
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In each case advances in bioengineering are being made that will benefit the poor and hungry and that would be impractical throughconventionalplantbreeding or non-breeding approaches.
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Capital costs of nuclear plant are depreciated over 20 years, and ofconventionalplantover 25 years.
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This could be achieved either usingconventionalplantbreeding or genetic modification.
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On that basis, the generation of electricity is likely to be more expensive than it would be fromconventionalplant.
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Where it is economic, combined heat and power technology produces net benefits which stem from its higher fuel efficiencies compared withconventionalplant.
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The savings which arise because the running costs of nuclear plant are much lower than those ofconventionalplanthave to be set against the higher capital charges.
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One is comparing the costs of nuclear stations installed in a certain position with the cost of installing at the same place the most modern form ofconventionalplant.
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Essentially, the field trials also gave no information on the effect on the environment of crops for which herbicide resistance has been gained byconventionalplantbreeding methods.
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I want now to come to the basis of comparison, which is also important, between the cost of generation from nuclear plant and that of generation fromconventionalplant.
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They compared the hazards associated with plants produced by cisgenesis and intragenesis with those obtained either byconventionalplantbreeding techniques or transgenesis.
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Conventionalplantequipment can be used with no, or only modest, adaptations.
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Micropropagation is used to multiply novel plants, such as those that have been genetically modified or bred throughconventionalplantbreeding methods.
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It is expected a conservative 1% increase in power output with a 100% reduction of cooling water, at similar capital cost as aconventionalplant.
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