To answer this question, we need to calculate the amount of solar energy that reaches the wood lot, the amount of solar energy that is converted into biomass by the plants, and the amount of biomass that is produced by the forest.
According to Britannica, between 98 and 99 percent of solar energy reaching Earth is reflected from leaves and other surfaces and absorbed by other molecules, which convert it to heat. Therefore, only about 1 to 2 percent of solar energy is available for photosynthesis.
The efficiency of solar energy conversion to biomass by plants depends on the type of plants and their photosynthetic pathways. According to The Conversation, the maximum efficiency of converting solar energy to biomass energy is estimated at about 4.3% for C3 land plants, which include most woody plants.
Therefore, the effective efficiency of solar energy conversion to biomass by the wood lot is about 0.1% x 4.3% = 0.0043%.
The amount of solar energy that reaches the wood lot is given by the product of the area of the wood lot and the average annual solar flux. The area of the wood lot is 100 hectares x (10 m)^2 = 10^6 m^2. The average annual solar flux in Missouri is 200 W/m^2. Therefore, the amount of solar energy that reaches the wood lot is 10^6 m^2 x 200 W/m^2 = 2 x 10^8 W.
The amount of solar energy that is converted into biomass by the wood lot is given by the product of the amount of solar energy that reaches the wood lot and the effective efficiency of solar energy conversion to biomass. Therefore, the amount of solar energy that is converted into biomass by the wood lot is 2 x 10^8 W x 0.0043% = 8600 W.
The amount of biomass that is produced by the forest is given by the product of the amount of solar energy that is converted into biomass by the wood lot and the rate of biomass production per unit of solar energy. The rate of biomass production per unit of solar energy is given as 0.0025 tons/1 kilowatt. Therefore, the amount of biomass that is produced by the forest is 8600 W x 0.0025 tons/1 kilowatt = 21.5 tons.
Hence, the answer is that 21.5 tons of wood can be produced by this property each year.
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