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


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Spinacia oleracea L. (Spinach)


Statistics
 
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm
 Number of Results
5
1
 
 Arithmetic Mean
46.8%
244%
 
 Standard Error
11.4%
0
 

Individual Experiment Results

Journal References

Experimental Conditions
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm

Battistelli et al. 1991

hydroponics, low light
40%

 

 

Battistelli et al. 1991

hydroponics, high light
25%

 

 

Dietz (1986)

pots
 

244%

 

Furbank and Walker (1986)

detached leaves
18%

 

 

Jain et al. (2007)

Photosynthesis of plants at mid-season growing out-of-doors in soil under recommended agricultural practices in open-top chambers
65%

 

 

Jin et al. (2009)

Photosynthesis of fully expanded leaves of well watered three-week old plants grown five to each 3.5-liter pot filled with 5 kg of a loam soil in controlled-environment chambers
86%

 

 

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