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Percent Photosynthesis (Net CO2 Exchange Rate) Increases for 300, 600 and 900 ppm
Increases in the Air's CO2 Concentration:

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Oryza sativa L. [Rice]

Journal References

Experimental Conditions
300 ppm

600 ppm

900 ppm
Anten et al. (2003)
Plants grown from seedling stage for 76 days in FACE arrays under a standard nitrogen treatment of 9 g N m-2
36%
 
 
Anten et al. (2003)
Plants grown from seedling stage for 76 days in FACE arrays under a high nitrogen treatment of 15 g N m-2
49%
 
 
Baker et al. (1990)
vats, growth chambers
22%
68%
 
Baker et al. (1997)
Plants grown to maturity in naturally sunlit, plant growth chambers under flooded conditions; 52 days after planting
18%
 
 
Baker et al. (1997)
Plants grown to maturity in naturally sunlit, plant growth chambers under flooded conditions; 75 days after planting
19%
 
 
Baker et al. (1997)
Plants grown to maturity in naturally sunlit, plant growth chambers under drought conditions at panicle initiation; 75 days after planting
303%
 
 
Baker et al. (1997)
Plants grown to maturity in naturally sunlit, plant growth chambers under flooded conditions; 86 days after planting
23%
 
 
Baker et al. (1997)
Plants grown to maturity in naturally sunlit, plant growth chambers under drought conditions at panicle initiation; 86 days after planting
21%
 
 
Baker et al. (1997)
Plants grown to maturity in naturally sunlit, plant growth chambers under flooded conditions; 122 days after planting
37%
 
 
Baker et al. (1997)
Plants grown to maturity in naturally sunlit, plant growth chambers under drought conditions at panicle initiation, then reflooded; 122 days after planting
27%
 
 
Baker et al. (1997)
Plants grown to maturity in naturally sunlit, plant growth chambers under under drought conditions at anthesis, then reflooded; 122 days after planting
43%
 
 
Baker et al. (1997)
Plants grown to maturity in naturally sunlit, plant growth chambers under drought conditions at panicle initiation and anthesis, then reflooded; 122 days after planting
34%
 
 
Bokhari et al. (2007)
Photosynthesis of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed for ten days in plastic containers in a controlled-environment chamber with 380 ppm CO2, after which they were successively grown for one additional day at 2x the ambient CO2 concentration
38%
 
 
Bokhari et al. (2007)
Photosynthesis of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed for ten days in plastic containers in a controlled-environment chamber with 380 ppm CO2, after which they were successively grown for one additional day at 3x the ambient CO2 concentration
 
54%
 
Bokhari et al. (2007)
Photosynthesis of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed for ten days in plastic containers in a controlled-environment chamber with 380 ppm CO2, after which they were successively grown for one additional day at 4x the ambient CO2 concentration
 
 
56%
Chen et al. (2005)
FACE study conducted in China (31°37'24"N, 120°27'51"E) under standard paddy conditions; photosynthesis at tillering
39%
 
 
Chen et al. (2005)
FACE study conducted in China (31°37'24"N, 120°27'51"E) under standard paddy conditions; photosynthesis at heading
28%
 
 
Chen et al. (2005)
FACE study conducted in China (31°37'24"N, 120°27'51"E) under standard paddy conditions; photosynthesis at grain filling
0%
 
 
De Costa et al. (2007)
Photosynthesis of 16 different genotypes of rice grown in open-top chambers under standard lowland paddy culture with adequate water and nutrients at the Rice Research and Development Institute in Sri Lanka from May to August (yala season)
3% to +278%
 
 
De Costa et al. (2007)
Photosynthesis of 16 different genotypes of rice grown in open-top chambers under standard lowland paddy culture with adequate water and nutrients at the Rice Research and Development Institute in Sri Lanka from November to March (maha season)
33% to +480%
 
 
De Costa et al. (2003)
Grown to maturity in the field in Sri Lanka in the maha season (January to March) in open-top chambers
94%
 
 
De Costa et al. (2003)
Grown to maturity in the field in Sri Lanka in the yala season (May to August) in open-top chambers
42%
 
 
De Costa et al. (1990)
3-month growing season in open-top chambers; maha season (Jan-Mar)
94%
 
 
De Costa et al. (1990)
3-month growing season in open-top chambers; yala season (May-Aug)
42%
 
 
SPAR units
43%
 
 
Haque et al. (2006)
Photosynthesis at flowering from transplanted seedlings grown to maturity under standard field conditions in open-top chambers in Bangladesh
83%
 
 
Haque et al. (2006)
Photosynthesis at early-maturity from transplanted seedlings grown to maturity under standard field conditions in open-top chambers in Bangladesh
83%
 
 
Haque et al. (2006)
Photosynthesis at mid-maturity from transplanted seedlings grown to maturity under standard field conditions in open-top chambers in Bangladesh
80%
 
 
Haque et al. (2006)
Photosynthesis at maturity from transplanted seedlings grown to maturity under standard field conditions in open-top chambers in Bangladesh
60%
 
 
Lin et al. (1997)
open-top chambers, vegetative period, ambient temperature
53%
 
 
Lin et al. (1997)
open-top chambers, vegetative period, elevated temperature
62%
 
 
Lin et al. (1997)
open-top chambers, postflowering period, ambient temperature
57%
 
 
Lin et al. (1997)
open-top chambers, postflowering period, elevated temperature
28%
 
 
Morison and Gifford (1983)
pots (3 liter)
37%
 
 
Ono et al. (1983)
Seedlings grown hydroponically in nutrient solution in growth chambers; cv. Nipponbare (wild type)
 
23%
 
Ono et al. (1983)
Seedlings grown hydroponically in nutrient solution in growth chambers; cv. Nipponbare (transgenic: H54-9)
 
41%
 
Ono et al. (1983)
Seedlings grown hydroponically in nutrient solution in growth chambers; cv. Nipponbare (transgenic: H69-7)
 
27%
 
Rowland-Bamford et al. (1991)
bins, growth chamber
8%
 
 
Sasaki et al. (2005)
Plants grown as per standard farming practices at the Japanese Rice FACE Project; at mid-tillering
36%
 
 
Sasaki et al. (2005)
Plants grown as per standard farming practices at the Japanese Rice FACE Project; at pre-heading
90%
 
 
Sasaki et al. (2005)
Plants grown as per standard farming practices at the Japanese Rice FACE Project; at grain-filling
39%
 
 
Schrope et al. (1999)
Plants grown for a typical "ratooned" growing season in 60-cm-deep vats within Temperature Gradient Chambers in greenhouses; cv. Lemont
98%
 
 
Schrope et al. (1999)
Plants grown for a typical "ratooned" growing season in 60-cm-deep vats within Temperature Gradient Chambers in greenhouses; cv. IR-72
165%
 
 
Sujatha et al. (2008)
Photosynthesis (measured at the vegetative stage) of uppermost fully-expanded leaves of main stem of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed in peat soil in pots within a phytotron maintained at low day/night temperatures of 31/24°C; cv. PS-2
52%
 
 
Sujatha et al. (2008)
Photosynthesis (measured at the heading stage) of uppermost fully-expanded leaves of main stem of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed in peat soil in pots within a phytotron maintained at low day/night temperatures of 31/24°C; cv. PS-2
28%
 
 
Sujatha et al. (2008)
Photosynthesis (measured at the ripening stage) of uppermost fully-expanded leaves of main stem of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed in peat soil in pots within a phytotron maintained at low day/night temperatures of 31/24°C; cv. PS-2
12%
 
 
Sujatha et al. (2008)
Photosynthesis (measured at the vegetative stage) of uppermost fully-expanded leaves of main stem of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed in peat soil in pots within a phytotron maintained at high day/night temperatures of 35/28°C; cv. PS-2
89%
 
 
Sujatha et al. (2008)
Photosynthesis (measured at the heading stage) of uppermost fully-expanded leaves of main stem of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed in peat soil in pots within a phytotron maintained at high day/night temperatures of 35/28°C; cv. PS-2
73%
 
 
Sujatha et al. (2008)
Photosynthesis (measured at the ripening stage) of uppermost fully-expanded leaves of main stem of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed in peat soil in pots within a phytotron maintained at high day/night temperatures of 35/28°C; cv. PS-2
3%
 
 
Sujatha et al. (2008)
Photosynthesis of uppermost fully-expanded leaves of main stem of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed in peat soil in pots within a phytotron maintained at a low day/night temperature of 31/24°C, measured at the vegetative stage; cv. PRH-10
55%
 
 
Sujatha et al. (2008)
Photosynthesis of uppermost fully-expanded leaves of main stem of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed in peat soil in pots within a phytotron maintained at a high day/night temperature of 35/28°C, measured at the vegetative stage; cv. PRH-10
108%
 
 
Sujatha et al. (2008)
Photosynthesis of uppermost fully-expanded leaves of main stem of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed in peat soil in pots within a phytotron maintained at a low day/night temperature of 31/24°C, measured at the heading stage; cv. PRH-10
30%
 
 
Sujatha et al. (2008)
Photosynthesis of uppermost fully-expanded leaves of main stem of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed in peat soil in pots within a phytotron maintained at a high day/night temperature of 35/28°C, measured at the heading stage; cv. PRH-10
70%
 
 
Sujatha et al. (2008)
Photosynthesis of uppermost fully-expanded leaves of main stem of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed in peat soil in pots within a phytotron maintained at a low day/night temperature of 31/24°C, measured at the ripening stage; cv. PRH-10
29%
 
 
Sujatha et al. (2008)
Photosynthesis of uppermost fully-expanded leaves of main stem of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed in peat soil in pots within a phytotron maintained at a high day/night temperature of 35/28°C, measured at the ripening stage; cv. PRH-10
120%
 
 
open-top chambers, Pusa-Basmati-1 cultivar
59%
 
 
open-top chambers, P-2503-6-693 cultivar
40%
 
 
open-top chambers, P-677 cultivar
32%
 
 
open-top chambers, P-834 cultivar
35%
 
 
glasshouse
 
57%
 
Yang et al. (2006)
Photosynthesis of transplanting to tillering plants grown under standard paddy culture conditions at the China Rice/Wheat FACE facility near Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, in 2001, 2002 and 2003
32%
 
 
Yang et al. (2006)
Photosynthesis of tillering to panicle inititation plants grown under standard paddy culture conditions at the China Rice/Wheat FACE facility near Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, in 2001, 2002 and 2003
6%
 
 
Yang et al. (2006)
Photosynthesis of panicle initiation to heading plants grown under standard paddy culture conditions at the China Rice/Wheat FACE facility near Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, in 2001, 2002 and 2003
21%
 
 
Yang et al. (2006)
Photosynthesis of heading to mid-ripening plants grown under standard paddy culture conditions at the China Rice/Wheat FACE facility near Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, in 2001, 2002 and 2003
42%
 
 
Yang et al. (2006)
Photosynthesis of mid-ripening to grain maturity plants grown under standard paddy culture conditions at the China Rice/Wheat FACE facility near Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, in 2001, 2002 and 2003
-27%
 
 
Ziska and Teramura (1992)
pots (20 liter)
48%
 
 
Ziska and Teramura (1992)
pots (20 liter, 2 plants)
52%