Percent Dry Weight (Biomass) Increases for
300, 600 and 900 ppm Increases in the Air's CO2 Concentration:


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Bouteloua gracilis [Blue Grama]


Statistics
 
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm
 Number of Results
10
 
 
 Arithmetic Mean
56.8%
 
 
 Standard Error
35.5%
 
 

Individual Experiment Results

Journal References

Experimental Conditions
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm

Augustine et al. (2011)

Deficit-irrigated plants grown for 62 days after planting in polyvinylchloride cylinders 15 cm in diameter and 45 cm deep filled with a 33:33:33 mix of sandy loam soil:washed sand:calcined clay within two greenhouses maintained at different CO2 concentrations
0%

 

 

LeCain and Morgan (1998)

Well-watered and fertilized C4 plants grown from seed in 8-liter pots for 39 days in controlled environment chambers
3%

 

 

McGranahan and Yurkonis (2018)

Aboveground biomass expressed as a percentage of pre-experimental aboveground biomass that was regrown over the treatment period following a cutting at the beginning of a three week CO2 treatment period of well-watered plants grown in controlled environment chambers
264%

 

 

McGranahan and Yurkonis (2018)

Aboveground biomass expressed as a percentage of pre-experimental aboveground biomass that was regrown over the treatment period following a cutting at the beginning of a three week CO2 treatment period of water-limited plants grown in controlled environment chambers
287%

 

 

Morgan et al. (1998)

growth chamber, shoot
28%

 

 

Morgan et al. (1998)

growth chamber, root
26%

 

 

Morgan et al. (2001)

growth chamber, low nitrogen
-54%

 

 

Morgan et al. (2001)

growth chamber, high nitrogen
-26%

 

 

Riech et al. (2001)

FACE
8%

 

 

Riechers and Strain (1988)

pots (1 liter)
32%

 

 

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