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[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago (3 children)

could i have some further reading materials?

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 25 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Any chance to link to one of my favourite sites, tho. 🥲

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I just think it's neat.

[–] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Leave OP alone!

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[–] Cort@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Corn uses C4, but soybeans use c3 which typically uses more water to create the same amount of glucose.

[–] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Only under hotter, dryer conditions. Under wetter and cooler conditions, the inefficiency of C3 is offset by the extra steps required for C4, which makes C3 favored in those conditions

[–] Sidhean@piefed.social 9 points 4 months ago

"I have you at gunpoint; give me a bomb."