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With all this mucus dripping, won't it need even more water? Wouldn't that be a problem in the dry future?
by henearkr 6y ago
With all this mucus dripping, won't it need even more water? Wouldn't that be a problem in the dry future?
- danielheath 6y agoCompared to the the problem of nitrogen fixing in a future without haber-bosch fertilizer plants, water use barely registers.
- quixoticelixer- 6y agoActually it does
- fouc 6y agoI wouldn't be surprised if the gel/mucus produced was water absorbent and most of the water used in the mucus actually came from external sources.
- tnjm 6y agoIt does. This landrace grows in areas receiving high rainfall, and with high ambient humidity -- and in my experience it only produces the mucus in those conditions, which sadly is likely to limit its potential, at least without very significant extra breeding work.