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

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Festuca pratensis Hudson [Meadow Fescue]

Journal Reference

Experimental Conditions
300 ppm

600 ppm

900 ppm
Garten Jr. et al. (2008)
Open-top chamber study of plants grown from the seedling stage to maturity together with six other old-field species typical of the area (Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA) over three consecutive growing seasons
0%
 
 
Hakala and Mela (1996)
open-top chambers, experiment 1, first growing season, ambient temperature
9%
 
 
Hakala and Mela (1996)
open-top chambers, experiment 1, first growing season, + 3° C temperature
9%
 
 
Hakala and Mela (1996)
open-top chambers, experiment 1, second growing season, ambient temperature
0%
 
 
Hakala and Mela (1996)
open-top chambers, experiment 1, second growing season, + 3° C temperature
9%
 
 
Hakala and Mela (1996)
open-top chambers, experiment 2, first growing season, ambient temperature
0%
 
 
Hakala and Mela (1996)
open-top chambers, experiment 2, first growing season, + 3° C temperature
26%
 
 
Hakala and Mela (1996)
open-top chambers, experiment 2, second growing season, ambient temperature
0%
 
 
Hakala and Mela (1996)
open-top chambers, experiment 2, second growing season, + 3° C temperature
19%
 
 
Smart and Penuelas (2005)
Initially 3-week-old plants grown for a further 61 days in soil microcosms in greenhouses; shoot biomass
31%
 
 
Smart and Penuelas (2005)
Initially 3-week-old plants grown for a further 61 days in soil microcosms in greenhouses; root biomass
120%