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


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Saccharum officinarum L. [Sugarcane]


Statistics
 
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm
 Number of Results
13
 
 
 Arithmetic Mean
35.7%
 
 
 Standard Error
5.7%
 
 

Individual Experiment Results

Journal References

Experimental Conditions
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm

de Souza et al. (2008)

Well watered and fertilized plants grown in pots in open-top chambers at the end of 50 weeks (April-March) of growth in Sao Paulo, Brazil
34%

 

 

Frew et al. (2017)

Total plant biomass at harvest (18 weeks after planting) of well-watered and fertilized plants grown in pots in environment-controlled glasshouse chambers
54%

 

 

Frew et al. (2017)

Total plant biomass at harvest (18 weeks after planting) of well-watered and fertilized plants, with added soluble silica, grown in pots in environment-controlled glasshouse chambers
36%

 

 

Vu et al. (2006)

Above ground biomass of well watered and fertilized plants grown from stalk cuttings under field-like conditions for sunlight in temperature-gradient greenhouses for a full growing season
37%

 

 

Vu and Allen (2009)

Stem juice production of well watered and fertilized plants (cv. CP88-1508, flood tolerant) grown from stalk cuttings for three months in paired-companion, temperature-gradient, sunlit greenhouses at an air temperature of 6.0°C higher than outside ambient air temperature
78%

 

 

Vu and Allen (2009)

Stem dry weight of well watered and fertilized plants (cv. CP73-1547, drought tolerant) grown from stalk cuttings for three months in paired-companion, temperature-gradient, sunlit greenhouses at air temperatures of 1.5°C above outside ambient air temperature
26%

 

 

Vu and Allen (2009)

Stem dry weight of well watered and fertilized plants (cv. CP73-1547, drought tolerant) grown from stalk cuttings for three months in paired-companion, temperature-gradient, sunlit greenhouses at air temperatures of 6.0°C higher than outside ambient air temperature
20%

 

 

Vu and Allen Jr. (2009)

Stem juice production of well watered and fertilized plants (cv. CP73-1547, drought tolerant) grown from stalk cuttings for three months in paired-companion, temperature-gradient, sunlit greenhouses at an air temperature of 1.5°C (near ambient air temperature)
71%

 

 

Vu and Allen Jr. (2009)

Stem juice production of well watered and fertilized plants (cv. CP73-1547, drought tolerant) grown from stalk cuttings for three months in paired-companion, temperature-gradient, sunlit greenhouses at an air temperature of 6.0°C higher than outside ambient air temperature
30%

 

 

Vu and Allen Jr. (2009)

Stem juice production of well watered and fertilized plants (cv. CP88-1508, flood tolerant) grown from stalk cuttings for three months in paired-companion, temperature-gradient, sunlit greenhouses at an air temperature of 1.5°C (near ambient air temperature)
19%

 

 

Vu and Allen Jr. (2009)

Stem dry weight of well watered and fertilized plants (cv. CP88-1508, flood tolerant) grown from stalk cuttings for three months in paired-companion, temperature-gradient, sunlit greenhouses at an air temperature of 1.5°C (near ambient air temperature)
12%

 

 

Vu and Allen Jr. (2009)

Stem dry weight of well watered and fertilized plants (cv. CP88-1508, flood tolerant) grown from stalk cuttings for three months in paired-companion, temperature-gradient, sunlit greenhouses at an air temperature of 6.0°C higher than outside ambient air temperature
41%

 

 

Ziska and Bunce (1997)

glasshouse
6%

 

 

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