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\nThe video is a lecture presentation on improving crop yields. It discusses various methods that farmers can use to increase the mass of useful product they get from a crop. The presentation starts by highlighting the importance of...\nThe video is a lecture presentation on improving crop yields. It discusses various methods that farmers can use to increase the mass of useful product they get from a crop. The presentation starts by highlighting the importance of improving crop yields for farmers to increase their food production and profits. It then goes on to discuss how farmers can achieve this by providing the best possible growing conditions for their crops. The video covers methods such as increasing the rate of photosynthesis, providing appropriate mineral ions for growth, using glasshouses or polythene tunnels, adding fertilizers to the soil and controlling pests. The video provides details on the advantages and disadvantages of using both chemical pesticides and biological controls for pest control. \n
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11:58
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Higher Ed
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Science
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2018
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English
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carbon dioxide, light intensity, pesticides, food, light, pests, plants, temperature, chemicals, organisms
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gcse, and, igcse, science, biology, edexcel, extras, refilms, improving, crop, yields, polythene tunnel, glass house, limiting factor, mineral ions, polyethene tunnel, mineral iron, biological controls, larger molecules, chemical pesticides, food chain, crop yields, optimum temperature, factor, growth, simply, presentation, provide, increasing, achieved
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