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UndercoverDoll49 t1_j1wtzh4 wrote

Reply to AskScience AMA Series: I'm Here to Talk About Roots and Shoots: How Plants Prosper in the Desert and What it Means for Agriculture and Biodiversity, AMA! by AskScienceModerator

I got a stupid question but I'd chasticise myself if I don't ask it

In the game My Time At Sandrock, the characters use an "algae paste" to prepare desert soil for planting larger plants. Is this based on a real technique or proposed technique?

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purpleyuan t1_j1wnhwp wrote

Reply to AskScience AMA Series: I'm Here to Talk About Roots and Shoots: How Plants Prosper in the Desert and What it Means for Agriculture and Biodiversity, AMA! by AskScienceModerator

It's my understanding (as a layperson) that a great deal of environmental issues around agriculture are around water management. Is one of the goals of your research to create hardier crops that might reduce the need to irrigate constantly, which drains our lakes and rivers (among other environmental impacts)?

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Rannie333 t1_j1wd81p wrote

Reply to What is the ‘widest’ ancestral generation? by vesuvisian

Yes, there are too many variables. One, after WWII, lot of people got married and had babies, food, safety net. Two, during power outs, lots of couples made love back a few decades ago when technology was not at it's best as today, and ended up having babies. Three, pandemics, like Covid-19 took away some lives, as did war in some countries. Four, medical research prolonged some lives, as in the past it didn't because the research was not there. Too many variables. I, like you, would like to put it into some kind of statistic, or whatever you call it. I lack the proper terminology.

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