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...gdom. It is a C-4 plant, able to convert up to 2 percent of incident solar energy into biomass.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} In prime growing region ...led [[bagasse]], are burned for fuel. Bagasse makes a sugar mill more than energy self-sufficient; surplus bagasse goes in animal feed, in paper manufacture,

...uickStats/index2.jsp NASS - Statistics by Subject - Crops & Plants - Field Crops - Sugarbeets]</ref> Beet sugar accounts for 30% of the world's sugar produ ...ing seasons as short as 100 days can produce commercially viable sugarbeet crops. In warmer climates, such as in California's Imperial Valley, sugarbeets ar

...bohydrate]] in [[biology]]. [[Cell (biology)|Cells]] use it as a source of energy and a metabolic intermediate. Glucose is one of the main products of [[phot ...is produced commercially via the [[enzymatic hydrolysis]] of starch. Many crops can be used as the source of starch. [[Maize]], [[rice]], [[wheat]], [[cass

...s are less affected by the [[Salt (chemistry)|salt]], so that the acoustic energy travels much farther in the ocean. [[Boric acid]] also contributes to absor ...cule. It is most commonly applied to potted plants, or to magnesium-hungry crops, such as [[potato]]es, [[rose]]s, [[tomato]]es, [[Capsicum|peppers]] and [[

...heat. When used to produce biopolymers, these are classified as [[non food crops]] which can be converted in the following pathways: ...because the CO₂ released when they degrade can be reabsorbed by crops grown to replace them, making them close to [[carbon neutral]].

| url = http://www.energy.gov.ab.ca/OilSands/1106.asp ...y of Mehrgarh where it was used to line the baskets in which they gathered crops.<ref>McIntosh, Jane. The Ancient Indus Valley. p. 57</ref> The Sumerians al

...s to achieve the desired outcome (usually [[thermal comfort]] with reduced energy consumption). ...en they burn.<ref>US Department of Energy, Consumer Guide, http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/insulation_airsealing/index.cfm/mytopic=11620</ref>

...ttle during a recent 20 year period. As a result of rising costs of labor, energy, and mining and processing equipment, the average unit price of crushed sto ...te, to change the soil from acidic to nearly neutral particularly benefits crops by maximizing availability of plant nutrients, and also by reducing [[alumi

...www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/jojoba.html | journal = Alternative Field Crops Manual | title = Jojoba | author = D.J. Undersander, E.A. Oelke, A.R. Kamin Like [[olestra]], jojoba oil is edible but non-[[food energy|caloric]] and non-digestible, meaning the oil will pass through the intesti

...e over a grove in an effort to prevent freezing temperatures from damaging crops. ''[[Salamander heater|Salamanders]]'' are kerosene space heaters used on c ...ide combination produces both a whiter light and a greater fraction of the energy in the form of visible light than a [[black body]] at the same temperature

...mp is produced in many countries around the world.<ref>[[National Non-Food Crops Centre]]. [http://www.nnfcc.co.uk/metadot/index.pl?id=2662;isa=DBRow;op=sho ....org/cannabis CRRH, Archaeologists agree that cannabis was among the first crops cultivated by human beings at least over 6,000 years ago, and perhaps more

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...nology include improved manufacturing methods, water purification systems, energy systems, [[Human enhancement|physical enhancement]], [[nanomedicine]], bett * atomically engineered food and crops resulting in greater agricultural productivity with fewer labour requiremen

...as one of the [[rainbow herbicides]] to deprive the Vietnamese of valuable crops. Some species of [[bacteria]] obtain their energy by [[redox|oxidizing]] various fuels while [[redox|reducing]] arsenate to a

...isher=Wiley |year=1999 |isbn=978-0471073383|page=505}}</ref> Neutrons with energy below the cutoff are deemed slow neutrons, distinguishing them from interme ...004 | last1 = Fthenakis | first1 = V | journal = Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | volume = 8 | pages = 303}}</ref>

Although most plants contain some oil, only the oil from certain major oil crops <ref>{{cite book | title=Oil Crops Outlook