Vegetables adore huge increases in CO2, by more than double in one case. The Garden Pea data:
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Experimental Conditions
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300 ppm
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600 ppm
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900 ppm
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Aranjuelo et al. (2013) |
The total dry matter of well-watered plants grown for four weeks, one to each 2.5-L plastic pot filled with a 3/2 mixture of vermiculite/perlite, in controlled-environment chambers where they were fertilized with N-free nutrient solution for N2-fixing plants
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67% |
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Aranjuelo et al. (2013) |
The total dry matter of well-watered plants grown for four weeks, one to each 2.5-L plastic pot filled with a 3/2 mixture of vermiculite/perlite, in controlled-environment chambers where they were fertilized with 10 mM KNO3– for nitrate-fed plants
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104% |
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Aranjuelo et al. (2014) |
Whole plant biomass of well-watered and fertilized (but supplied with no nitrogen) plants growing one to each 2.5-L pot filled with a 3:2 mix of vermiculite-perlite within controlled-environment chambers maintained at 25/18°C day/night temperatures
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50% |
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Aranjuelo et al. (2014) |
Root nodule biomass of well-watered and fertilized (but supplied with no nitrogen) plants growing one to each 2.5-L pot filled with a 3:2 mix of vermiculite-perlite within controlled-environment chambers maintained at 25/18°C day/night temperatures
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47% |
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Butterly et al. (2015) |
Above-ground biomass of plants grown from seed to maturity in well-watered and fertilized virgin soil contained within PVC columns located inside of outdoor SoilFACE bunkers at Horsham, Victoria, Australia
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77%
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Coll and Hughes (2008) |
Dry weight of the central leaflets of the youngest, fully-expanded leaves of well watered and fertilized plants grown from seed in 15-cm pots filled with common potting soil and placed within controlled-environment cabinets
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81%
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With 600 more ppm of CO2, more than double the dry matter. Stunning improvements all round. Burn more coal and gas.
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