Energy
Study: Enhanced photosynthesis increases yield up to 20 percent
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A solution to world hunger may come through increasing the efficiency of one of nature’s most basic functions: photosynthesis.
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A solution to world hunger may come through increasing the efficiency of one of nature’s most basic functions: photosynthesis.
Monsanto is working on a genetically engineered variety of corn designed to grow bigger ears. While that's a major leap for the agribusiness company, it's only a small step in corn's long and storied history.
After making record profits from 2007 through 2013, farmers in Champaign County, Ill., who rent their land are likely to lose money on both corn and soybeans in this year and next, said a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign economist.