Sentence examples for yields of corn from inspiring English sources
The big farmers then "plant for subsidies, not for the market," Mr. Duffy said, producing some of the best yields of corn in the state's history.
As of this writing (July 31), there are another 4 weeks before final yields of corn will be determined in this experiment so speculation on yields is premature.
Rice, Taiwan's basic crop, has held up well in the face of difficulties, but yields of corn, soybeans, wheat, jute, oil seeds and other subsidiary crops have been lagging.
Between 1940 and 1980 in the United States, for example, per-acre yields of corn tripled, those of wheat and soybeans doubled, and farm output per hour of farm work increased almost 10-fold as capital was substituted for labour.
During the 20th century, country after country adopted methods of industrial agriculture — use of fertilizers, pesticides, irrigation and high-productivity grain hybrids — that caused yields of corn, wheat, rice and other staples to soar.
A new study co-authored by a Stanford Earth researcher looks at what climate change will mean for global yields of corn, or maize, the most widely grown crop in the world.
LM increased P concentrations in the early stages of growth and the yield of corn.
"It's still difficult to feed them all," Ms. Frazier said of her surviving children, noting the paltry yield of corn on her small plot.
The relative yield of corn was influenced by duration of weed-infested or weed-free period, regardless of corn types.
The drought deprived the crop of water, stunting its growth and reducing his yield of corn to feed his nearly 2,000 cows.
"We don't see any signs that our ability to improve the yield of corn is diminishing," said Marlin Edwards, global head of breeding technology for Monsanto.
