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

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      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