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minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 days agoCorn uses C4, but soybeans use c3 which typically uses more water to create the same amount of glucose.
minus-squareContramuffin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 days agoOnly 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
Corn uses C4, but soybeans use c3 which typically uses more water to create the same amount of glucose.
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