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- noun agriculture The conversion of a plant from an
annual to aperennial
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Examples
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In fact, research in Canada, Australia, China and the United States over the last 30 years suggests that perennialization of the major grain crops like wheat, rice, sorghum and sunflowers can be developed in the foreseeable future.
The New Beginning papabear 2009
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According to John Reganold and Jerry Glover of WSU, lead authors of the paper, the perennialization of grain crops would count among the greatest innovations in the history of agriculture, feeding the planet's hungry humans in a much more efficient, future-proof way.
Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now 2010
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They observe that the "perennialization of the major grain crops like wheat, rice, sorghum and sunflowers can be developed in the foreseeable future" and that doing so can help "protect the soil and substantially reduce greenhouse gases, fossil-fuel use and toxic pollution."
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In fact, research in Canada, Australia, China and the United States over the last 30 years suggests that perennialization of the major grain crops like wheat, rice, sorghum and sunflowers can be developed in the foreseeable future.
Cornucopia Institute 2009
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