The Disastrous Effects of Lysenkoism on Soviet Agriculture The disastrous effects of Lysenkoism, a term used to describe the impact of Trofim Denisovich Lysenko's (1898-1976) influence upon science and agriculture in the Soviet Union during the first half of the 20th century, darkly illustrates the disas... more
Lysenkoism Lysenkoism is a term used by geneticists and historians to describe the pseudoscientific practices of Russian horticulturist Trofim Denisovich Lysenko [1898-1976] in the totalitarian Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) during the first half of the... more
