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That's interesting. Could the farmers reduce the impact of the oncoming drought by shading the plants, slowing down their photosynthesis cycle, and reducing the
by ambicapter 2y ago
That's interesting. Could the farmers reduce the impact of the oncoming drought by shading the plants, slowing down their photosynthesis cycle, and reducing the moisture uptake from the soil? Evening out the usage of available water, in a way.
- alice-i-cecile 2y agoGenerally speaking this will work, yes! Plants use more water during active photosynthesis, and unsurprisingly, water evaporates faster in the open sun. But logistically, on-demand shading of whole fields is quite challenging. And not all crops will be robust to being grown in the shade (for varying levels of shade).