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


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Acacia nilotica Willd. [Gum Arabic Tree]


Statistics
 
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm
 Number of Results
11
 
 
 Arithmetic Mean
241.5%
 
 
 Standard Error
53.9%
 
 

Individual Experiment Results

Journal References

Experimental Conditions
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm

Kgope et al. (2010)

Shoot biomass of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed for one year in greenhouses
29%

 

 

Kgope et al. (2010)

Shoot biomass of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed in greenhouses for one year, after which they were cut back and allowed to re-grow for a second year
52%

 

 

Kgope et al. (2010)

Root biomass of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed in greenhouses for one year, after which they were cut back and allowed to re-grow for a second year
45%

 

 

Khurana and Singh (2004)

One-month-old plants grown from large seeds in 1710-cm3 pots that were then exposed to differential CO2 concentrations for one more month; aboveground biomass
625%

 

 

Khurana and Singh (2004)

One-month-old plants grown from large seeds in 1710-cm3 pots that were then exposed to differential CO2 concentrations for two more months; aboveground biomass
475%

 

 

Khurana and Singh (2004)

One-month-old plants grown from small seeds in 1710-cm3 pots that were then exposed to differential CO2 concentrations for one more month; aboveground biomass
200%

 

 

Khurana and Singh (2004)

One-month-old plants grown from small seeds in 1710-cm3 pots that were then exposed to differential CO2 concentrations for two more months; aboveground biomass
270%

 

 

Khurana and Singh (2004)

One-month-old plants grown from large seeds in 1710-cm3 pots that were then exposed to differential CO2 concentrations for one more month; belowground biomass
370%

 

 

Khurana and Singh (2004)

One-month-old plants grown from large seeds in 1710-cm3 pots that were then exposed to differential CO2 concentrations for two more months; belowground biomass
250%

 

 

Khurana and Singh (2004)

One-month-old plants grown from small seeds in 1710-cm3 pots that were then exposed to differential CO2 concentrations for one more month; belowground biomass
150%

 

 

Khurana and Singh (2004)

One-month-old plants grown from small seeds in 1710-cm3 pots that were then exposed to differential CO2 concentrations for two more months; belowground biomass
190%

 

 

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