There was an article not long ago describing how some desert folk were extracting water from the air using giant net contraptions. Enough to support the little village and their animals. This article is talking about respiration and transpiration as if it’s a new phenomenon. The more likely story is there is dew concentration on the leaves, which the plants can absorb, just like the net contraptions in the little village captures the dew. Fertilized plants need more water than unfertilized plants so enhanced growth is more likely a result of an increase in dew creating a spreading microclimate.
I would be interested in reading about these “net contraptions”. Do you remember where it was printed?
Plenty of dew around pre Noah because it had never rained until the clouds of heaven opened up and flooded the earth.
If you believe The Bible and I do.