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


For a more detailed description of this table, click here.

Themeda triandra Forssk. [Kangaroo Grass]


Statistics
 
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm
 Number of Results
9
 
 
 Arithmetic Mean
54.9%
 
 
 Standard Error
15.8%
 
 

Individual Experiment Results

Journal References

Experimental Conditions
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm

Kgope et al. (2010)

Well watered and fertilized plants grown from tillers for one year in greenhouses
0%

 

 

Wand and Midgley (2004)

Well-watered and fertilized plants grown from seed for close to 200 days in pots in open-top chambers in a greenhouse; plants periodically defoliated
5%

 

 

Wand and Midgley (2004)

Well-watered and fertilized plants grown from seed for close to 200 days in pots in open-top chambers in a greenhouse; plants not defoliated
19%

 

 

Wand et al. (2001)

open-top chamber, leaves, first cut
119%

 

 

Wand et al. (2001)

open-top chamber, leaves, second cut
21%

 

 

Wand et al. (2001)

open-top chamber, non-leaf mass, first cut
118%

 

 

Wand et al. (2001)

open-top chamber, non-leaf mass,second cut
51%

 

 

Wand et al. (2001)

open-top chamber, shoot, first cut
118%

 

 

Wand et al. (2001)

open-top chamber, shoot, second cut
43%

 

 

Printer Friendly Version