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.

Agropyron cristatum [Crested Wheatgrass]


Statistics
 
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm
 Number of Results
2
 
 
 Arithmetic Mean
141%
 
 
 Standard Error
4.9%
 
 

Individual Experiment Results

Journal References

Experimental Conditions
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm

McGranahan and Yurkonis (2018)

Aboveground biomass expressed as a percentage of pre-experimental aboveground biomass that was regrown over the treatment period following a cutting at the beginning of a three week CO2 treatment period of well-watered plants grown in controlled environment chambers
148%

 

 

McGranahan and Yurkonis (2018)

Aboveground biomass expressed as a percentage of pre-experimental aboveground biomass that was regrown over the treatment period following a cutting at the beginning of a three week CO2 treatment period of water-limited plants grown in controlled environment chambers
134%

 

 

Printer Friendly Version