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]


Statistics
 
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm
 Number of Results
11
 
 
 Arithmetic Mean
20.3%
 
 
 Standard Error
10%
 
 

Individual Experiment Results

Journal References

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%

 

 

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