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


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Cenchrus ciliaris (L.) Link [Buffel Grass]


Statistics
 
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm
 Number of Results
4
4
 
 Arithmetic Mean
99.5%
78.8%
 
 Standard Error
49.3%
6.3
 

Individual Experiment Results

Journal References

Experimental Conditions
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm

Bhatt et al. (2007)

Adequately watered and fertilized plants grown for 120 days from the 30-day-old seedling stage out-of-doors in open-top chambers using "recommended agronomical practices"
242%

 

 

Rudmann et al. (2001)

growth chamber, 0 mg N kg-1
 

98%

 

Rudmann et al. (2001)

growth chamber, 20 mg N kg-1
 

77%

 

Rudmann et al. (2001)

growth chamber, 40 mg N kg-1
 

63%

 

Rudmann et al. (2001)

growth chamber, 60 mg N kg-1
 

77%

 

Santos et al. (2014)

Total aboveground forage mass of well watered and fertilized Aridus cultivar grown from seed and thinned to five plants in each of several 16-liter pots placed within controlled-environment growth chambers and maintained there for an additional period of 50 days
0%

 

 

Santos et al. (2014)

Total aboveground forage mass of well watered and fertilized Biloela cultivar grown from seed and thinned to five plants in each of several 16-liter pots placed within controlled-environment growth chambers and maintained there for an additional period of 50 days
16%

 

 

Santos et al. (2014)

Total aboveground forage mass of well watered and fertilized West Australian cultivar grown from seed and thinned to five plants in each of several 16-liter pots placed within controlled-environment growth chambers and maintained there for an additional period of 50 days
140%

 

 

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