Sentences with phrase «crop biomass»
"Crop biomass" refers to the total amount of living or organic matter produced by plants during a growing season. It includes the stems, leaves, fruits, and other parts of the crops. Full definition
First of all, and rather surprisingly, McKenzie et al. report that the elevated CO2 environment did not increase crop biomass, nor did it impact herbivore abundance.
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«This inevitably leads to stagnation in crop biomass production and reduced inputs of organic matter into the soil,» says Wiesmeier.
The study uncovers that the many satellite data sets share common information related to crop biomass grown aboveground.
So by 2030 (20 years), 26 billion gallons X 1.5 from corn crop biomass waste only (2030) = 39 billion gallons a year (2030).
Dr. Wernick has focused on applying biology to solve engineering problems, culminating in engineering microbial metabolism for efficient production of gasoline - alternative biofuels from wastes, and studying carbon fixation to aid removal of CO2 from the air and increase crop biomass.
However, more atmospheric CO2 is predicted to increase crop biomass and subsequent yields, and reduce water use by allowing plant stomates to open over shorter periods, thus assimilating the same amount of atmospheric CO2 while conserving moisture (Cutforth et al. 2007).
Now I will of course include increased precipitation and crop biomass in India and China whenever revisiting these topics in the future.