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


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Buchloe dactyloides [Buffalo Grass]


Statistics
 
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm
 Number of Results
3
 
 
 Arithmetic Mean
31.7%
 
 
 Standard Error
15%
 
 

Individual Experiment Results

Journal References

Experimental Conditions
300 ppm
600 ppm
900 ppm

LeCain and Morgan (1998)

Well-watered and fertilized C4 plants grown from seed in 8-liter pots for 39 days in controlled environment chambers
-5%

 

 

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
47%

 

 

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
53%

 

 

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