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


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Plantago lanceolata L. [Narrowleaf Plantain]


Statistics
 
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm
 Number of Results
11
 
 
 Arithmetic Mean
46.2%
 
 
 Standard Error
15.2%
 
 

Individual Experiment Results

Journal References

Experimental Conditions
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm

Chen et al. (2007)

Shoot biomass of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed for 14 weeks in 2.7-liter containers holding 3 kg of a sterilized soil mixture (1 part sandy loam, 2 parts pure sand)
47%

 

 

Chen et al. (2007)

Root biomass of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed for 14 weeks in 2.7-liter containers holding 3 kg of a sterilized soil mixture (1 part sandy loam, 2 parts pure sand)
28%

 

 

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%

 

 

Hodge and Millard (1998)

controlled environment rooms, root
135%

 

 

Hodge and Millard (1998)

controlled environment rooms, shoot
119%

 

 

Hodge and Millard (1998)

controlled environment rooms, total
123%

 

 

Hunt et al. (1991)

pots (1 liter)
0%

 

 

Maestre and Reynolds (2007)

Well watered plants grown from seed in microcosms within growth chambers for 90 days with nitrogen homogeneously supplied
7%

 

 

Maestre and Reynolds (2007)

Well watered plants grown from seed in microcosms within growth chambers for 90 days with nitrogen heterogeneously supplied
21%

 

 

Wulff and Alexander (1985)

pots, leaf area
8%

 

 

Wulff and Alexander (1985)

pots, leaf area
20%

 

 

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