Sentences with phrase «poor grain yields»

In the long term, these factors eroded their resilience to poor grain yields arising from climate variability.

Not exact matches

But these crops tend to have low yields and poor grain quality, says geneticist Pamela Ronald of the University of California, Davis, and breeding these plants without knowing what genes to extract is time consuming and inefficient.

«In many cases, we saw a spectacular boost in both biomass and grain yield because of the addition of biochar; these extremes are generally found on the poorest soils,» says Laurens Rademakers, Biochar Fund's managing director.

Rising grain prices and falling yields hit the world's poorest people hardest, as they spend most of their income on food.