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FRI · 2026-10-02 · 09:02 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-1002-115778
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Crop outputs grew up to 100% in China’s big agricultural experiment: scientists

Chinese scientists have conducted large-scale field trials across China, from Heilongjiang to Hainan provinces, demonstrating that irrigation water treated with natural minerals radiated by sunlight can significantly increase crop yields. These trials, which included crops such as rice, wheat, soybeans, peanuts, sweet potatoes, sugar cane, and vegetables, showed improvements in photosynthetic efficiency.

Chao KongSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-02 · 09:02 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Crop outputs grew up to 100% in China’s big agricultural experiment: scientists
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Chinese scientists have conducted large-scale field trials across China, from Heilongjiang to Hainan provinces, demonstrating that irrigation water treated with natural minerals radiated by sunlight can significantly increase crop yields. These trials, which included crops such as rice, wheat, soybeans, peanuts, sweet potatoes, sugar cane, and vegetables, showed improvements in photosynthetic efficiency. The scientists behind the experiments reported that crop outputs grew by up to 100% in some cases. The study aimed to explore methods for enhancing agricultural productivity.

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The study was conducted across diverse regions of China, from Heilongjiang province to Hainan province.

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Large-scale field trials across China showed yield increases up to 100% in several crops.

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Irrigation water treated with natural minerals radiated by sunlight can dramatically increase crop yields.

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The trials improved photosynthetic efficiency in crops like rice, wheat, soybeans, peanuts, sweet potatoes, sugar cane, and vegetables.

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Large-scale field trials across China show that irrigation water treated with natural minerals radiated by sunlight could dramatically increase the yields of several crops, according to Chinese scientists behind the experiments. The team said the trials, including on rice, wheat, soybeans, peanuts, sweet potatoes, sugar cane and vegetables, improved photosynthetic efficiency. Their study, conducted from Heilongjiang province in northeastern China to Hainan province in the south, recorded yield...
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