All 6 Uses

yield
in
The Martian
(Edited)

I based my crop yield estimates on the potato industry back on Earth.
p. 19.8

yield = amount produced
Can I get a better yield?
p. 19.9
I estimate I can get 50 percent higher yield by using these tactics.
p. 20.2
Normally, it takes at least 90 days to yield full-sized potatoes.
p. 21.7 *

yield = produce
With all this going for them, they should yield healthy, sproutable tubers within forty days.
p. 21.9
The new, more yielding environment allowed the carbon fibers to separate.
p. 154.6 *

yielding = easily moved (giving way)

Definitions:

(1) (yield as in: will yield valuable data)
to produce (usually something wanted); or the thing or amount produced
(2) (yield as in: yield to pressure)
to give in, give way, or give up
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)