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I LIKE CORN! (lemmynsfw.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I wonder how come, since C4 plants, such as corn, have high water-use efficiency

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A plant can use water efficiently, in terms of getting a lot of CO2 in exchange for the water they transpire, and still use a lot of water.

Corn grows super fast at peak season.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In some cases, such as no wind, you can evem hear it growing. It's like bamboo in that regard, which makes sense since they're both grasses

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah, it’s a very creepy experience to walk through a corn field at night in July.

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