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Doesn’t the biomass get dumped into the soil in a different place? You grow something, pick it, ship to a different country.
by f6v 5y ago
Doesn’t the biomass get dumped into the soil in a different place? You grow something, pick it, ship to a different country.
- londons_explore 5y agoAt a minimum, the roots are left in the soil. Normally other parts of the crop are left in the field too, like leaves and stems and whatever else doesn't sell.
- f6v 5y agoNot to forget that nowadays plants are optimized for high yield. I’d imagine the fruit/stem biomass ratio is becoming higher.