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


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Spinacia oleracea L. [Spinach]


Statistics
 
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm
 Number of Results
3
 
1
 Arithmetic Mean
24.3%
 
118%
 Standard Error
5.7%
 
0%

Individual Experiement Results

Journal References

Experimental Conditions
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm

Holbrook et al. (1993)

hydroponics, fresh weight
 

 

118%

Jain et al. (2007)

Leaf biomass of plants grown from seed to maturity out-of-doors in soil "as per recommended agricultural practices" in open-top chambers
20%

 

 

Jain et al. (2007)

Stem biomass of plants grown from seed to maturity out-of-doors in soil "as per recommended agricultural practices" in open-top chambers
15%

 

 

Jin et al. (2009)

Shoots of well watered three-week old plants grown five to each 3.5-liter pot filled with 5 kg of a loam soil in controlled-environment chambers
38%

 

 

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