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My understanding is that, while plants thrive overall, higher CO2 in the atmosphere is expected to “dilute” the nutrients in farm crops because they will grow t
by ericbarrett 5y ago
My understanding is that, while plants thrive overall, higher CO2 in the atmosphere is expected to “dilute” the nutrients in farm crops because they will grow too fast[0]. These nutrients may already be impacted by industrial agriculture practices[1]. So it’s still not good news for humans.
[0] https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/140507-crops-nutrition-climate-change-carbon-dioxide-science https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/140507-cr...
[1] https://news.utexas.edu/2004/12/01/study-suggests-nutrient-decline-in-garden-crops-over-past-50-years/ https://news.utexas.edu/2004/12/01/study-suggests-nutrient-d...