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2. University of Illinois Conservatory and Plant Collection

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   The University of Illinois Conservatory and Plant Collection is a 2,000-square-foot (190 m 2) conservatory and botanical garden located in the Plant Sciences Laboratory Greenhouses, on the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign campus, 1201 South Dorner Drive, Urbana, Illinois. The conservatory is generally open to the public daily when ...

3. Controlled-environment agriculture - Wikipedia

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   The greenhouse industry is the second largest component of the CEA industry but another quickly growing segment is the vertical farming industry. Controlled Environment Agriculture has the ability to produce crops all year round, with the possibility of increased yield by adjusting the amount of carbon and nutrients the plants receive. [8]

4. High-yielding variety - Wikipedia

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   Corn, one crop for which HYV seeds have been created. High-yielding varieties (abbreviated as HYVs) of agricultural crops are varieties of crops that are usually characterized by a combination of the following traits in contrast to the conventional ones: Higher crop yield per unit area; Higher quality of crops; Improved response to fertilizers

5. Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency - Wikipedia

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   The project is now engineering crops with these better-performing forms of RuBisCO or modifying existing RuBisCO to match these more efficient forms. [22] [23] [24] Optimizing Canopies Layers of crop leaves create a canopy, but the top leaves receive more light than they can use while the bottom leaves are starved for light. By changing the ...

6. Illinois farmers harvest hundreds of acres to help terminally ...

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7. Agricultural productivity - Wikipedia

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   Wheat yields in least developed countries since 1961. The steep rise in crop yields in the U.S. began in the 1940s. The percentage of growth was fastest in the early rapid growth stage. In developing countries maize yields are still rapidly rising. [6] Productivity is driven by changes in either agricultural technique or improvements in technology.

8. Energy crop - Wikipedia

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   Energy crops can also be grown to boost gas yields where feedstocks have a low energy content, such as manures and spoiled grain. It is estimated that the energy yield presently of bioenergy crops converted via silage to methane is about 2 GWh/km 2 (1.8 × 10 10 BTU/sq mi) annually. Small mixed cropping enterprises with animals can use a ...

9. Spotted lanternfly has spread to Illinois, threatening trees ...

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   The Illinois Department of Agriculture said a sighting of one of the winged adult insects was reported on Sep. Illinois is the latest state to find invasive spotted lanternflies, an winged insect ...