Sentence examples for raising yields from inspiring English sources

The authors say science and technology should be targeted towards raising yields but also protecting soils, water and forests.

But one way of raising yields stands out: developing genetically modified (GM) crops that, for example, use less water.

The Bt gene makes the plant produce a protein toxic to bollworms, reducing the need for spraying pesticides, raising yields and allowing Mr. Ma to survive.

On the one hand, the rising level of carbon dioxide in the air significantly bolsters the growth of plants, potentially raising yields.

The agriculture at its edge will be more productive than it is today, making use of abandoned land and raising yields to meet domestic and foreign demand without encroaching farther into the jungle.

Better, cheaper materials, and hidden manufacturing efficiencies that benefit producers first, are redolent of the "advantages" of biotech namely reduced applications of agricultural chemicals, which help to keep the cost down while raising yields.

The addition of ceramic waste reduced shear yield stress and retarded the hydration reactions, whereas construction and demolition waste (C&DW) had the opposite effect, raising yield stress and accelerating hydration kinetics.

Engineers believe that hotter boilers would raise yields even more.

The reduced corporate presence since the law was changed has tended to raise yields and produced anomalies that smart investors can exploit.

But if the deals eventually raised yields, spread technology and created jobs, that would at least be some cause for celebration.

The company said it had already raised yields of jatropha oil to 250 to 350 gallons per acre, double the normal output.