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


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Ricinus communis L. [Castor Bean]


Statistics
 
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm
 Number of Results
7
 
 
 Arithmetic Mean
53.6%
 
 
 Standard Error
16.3%
 
 

Individual Experiment Results

Journal References

Experimental Conditions
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm

Arnone and Korner (1993)

closed simulated ecosystems,understory plants
18%

 

 

Arnone and Korner (1993)

closed simulated ecosystems,overstory plants
20%

 

 

Grimmer and Komor (1999)

growth chambers, at 0 hours light
58%

 

 

Grimmer and Komor (1999)

growth chambers, after 14 hours light
47%

 

 

Grimmer et al. (1999)

growth chambers, leaves
68%

 

 

Vanaja et al. (2008)

Seed yield biomass of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed for 105 days in open-top chambers
148%

 

 

Vanaja et al. (2008)

Total biomass of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed for 105 days in open-top chambers
16%

 

 

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