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Atul K. Jain

Professor of atmospheric sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Rising atmospheric CO2 was the main environmental factor lifting rice production, by improving photosynthesis and water use.

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Study finds rising CO2 helped sustain global rice harvests

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Co-author of the rice production study

Global rice harvests have nearly doubled since the 1960s. A new study finds that rising carbon dioxide in the air did part of the work, adding about 30% to the gains that came from environmental factors.

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