more light / co2... increase yields.
improving your methods of growing will reduce time invested per weight of yield, but to get more weight per sq ft, you need more light and the plant can't take more light per day without elevated CO2 -- assumes you do other things well enough to maximize it.
was just talkin about this.. ~50g/sq ft is a good goal for ambient co2. can you go over that? sure. can you be under that, sure. And, it may only be due to genetic differences you cannot control even when you do everything perfectly.
some people claim 100g/sq ft is possible with co2 and tightly controlled environment.. but liek measuring dicks, some people measure from the taint. Easy to massage the numbers.. simply don't let it dry enough, lol, or just lie.. or include a bunch of larf that no one want's to smoke.... lots of ways people's insecurity can shine through.
Growing a known quantity always helps.. a room full of heavy yielding clones with a growth pattern you are familiar with and can maximize with training can go over 50g/sq ft in ambient co2, no problem.