After this, though the dust-dosed maize continued to suffer from phosphorus deficiency, the wheat and chickpea plants perked up and grew to more than double the size of their undusted lab-mates.

在这之后，尽管施了灰尘的玉米持续遭受缺磷的折磨，小麦和鹰嘴豆植株却活跃起来，长得比未施灰尘的同类植株大了两倍多。