CO2 Enrichment at Night Affects the Growth and Yield of Common Beans

Crop Science ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 1744-1747 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Bunce
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Enrichment ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Common Beans

Growth and Yield of CO2-Enriched Wheat Under Water-Limited Conditions

1979 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 367 ◽  
Author(s):  
RM Gifford
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Co2 Enrichment ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Atmospheric Co2 ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Yield Enhancement ◽  
Wheat Crop ◽  
The Absolute ◽  
Four Levels

Wheat was grown at a density of 120 plants m-2 in deep pots of soil in two artificially illuminated growth cabinets. One cabinet was left at ambient CO2 levels and the other enriched by 250 volumes per million (vpm). Four levels of growth-restricting water supply were imposed. Responses by the two cultivars used (Gabo and WW15) did not differ appreciably in terms of the mature crop dry-weight parameters examined. Comparison of the crop responses to water supply indicated sufficient correspondence between generalized field behaviour and cabinet behaviour to justify tentative interpretation of the results in terms of possible response of water-limited field wheat crop yields to the globally rising level of atmospheric CO2. The less water made available to the crop the less was the absolute response of grain yield to CO2 enrichment, but the greater was the response relative to the control yield. Under extreme aridity (about 100-120 mm crop transpiration overall), the data implied infinite relative enhancement of yield due to CO2 enrichment, because it allowed some grain growth where none occurred without extra CO2. The absolute yield enhancement was equivalent to 5-13 kg ha-1 per 1.2 vpm increment of atmospheric CO2 concentration. The level of CO2 in the global atmosphere is currently rising by about 1.2 vpm year-1. The higher temperature at which the crops were grown (19°C), relative to average field conditions in many wheat areas, may influence this interpretation.

scholarly journals Effect of Moringa Extract on Growth and Yield of Maize and Common Beans

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 055-062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Culver Mvumi ◽  
◽  
Fanuel Tagwira ◽  
Albert Zvenhamo Chiteka
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Common Beans

A comparison of the effect of straw incorporation and CO2 enrichment on the growth, nitrogen fixation and yield of soya beans

1976 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Shivashankar ◽  
K. Vlassak ◽  
J. Livens
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Root Nodules ◽  
Co2 Enrichment ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Culture Experiment ◽  
Fixation Capacity ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Straw Incorporation

SUMMARYIn a glasshouse pot culture experiment, the effect of adding straw at 3 and 6 t/ha with and without CO2 enrichment treatments at 1000 mg/1 from flowering to the pod-filling stage in open top chambers was evaluated on the growth and yield of soya beans in relation to nitrogen fixation. N2-ase activity of the soya-bean root nodules as determined by the acetylene reduction technique indicated that (1) straw on average gave significantly 34 and 43% higher N2-ase activity at 3 and 6 t/ha respectively than the controls; (2) CO2 treatments on average increased the activity by 34% compared with the no CO2 treatments; and (3) the mean N2-ase activity nearly doubled from 9·7 μg/h/plant in the control to 18·7 and 19·7 μg/h/plant with straw incorporation in conjunction with CO2 enrichment. High correlations were observed between weight of nodules and dry weight of leaves, between dry weight of nodules and grain yield and between dry weight of leaves and grain yield. Incorporation of straw was found to be beneficial in increasing CO2 content of soil air and in improving the growth and development of the plants. This study lends support to a hypothesis that straw can be considered to provide a partial substitute for the expensive CO2 enrichment treatment for improving N2(C2H2) fixation capacity and thereby the general growth and yield of crops.

Effects of different concentrations of atmospheric CO2on growth and yield components of wheat

1981 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Sionit ◽  
B. R. Strain ◽  
H. Hellmers
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area ◽  
Yield Components ◽  
Ecological Impact ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
Co2 Enrichment ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Plant Size ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Root Shoot Ratio ◽  
Net Assimilation

SummaryGrowth and yield components of a semi-dwarf spring wheat (Triticum aestivumL., cv. GWO 1809) were determined under three different atmospheric CO2a concentrations (350, 675 and 1000 μ1/1) in controlled environment chambers of the Duke University Phytotron. CO2 enrichment enhanced tiller and head emergence and increased the number of head-producing tillers and the total dry weight of the plants. Total leaf area, stem height and root/shoot ratio of the plants were greater at high CO2concentrations than at low. Net assimilation rate (NAR) increased with increasing CO2concentration and decreased with plant size. There was little effect of CO2enrichment on leaf weight ratio (LWR) and leaf area ratio (LAR) and no significant effect on specific leaf area (SLA). The weight and number of seeds were significantly higher with increasing CO2concentration. The results of this study provide evidence that important changes in plant growth and development may occur during the next century if global CO2enrichment continues. Some of these changes would have important ecological impact in natural and managed ecosystems in the future.

scholarly journals Growth, Pod, and Seed Yield, and Gas Exchange of Hydroponically Grown Peanut in Response to CO2 Enrichment

HortScience ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Stanciel ◽  
D.G. Mortley ◽  
D.R. Hileman ◽  
P.A. Loretan ◽  
C.K. Bonsi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Exchange ◽  
Seed Yield ◽  
Harvest Index ◽  
Co2 Enrichment ◽  
Branch Length ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Growth Chambers ◽  
Total Seed ◽  
Hydroponically Grown

The effects of elevated CO2 on growth, pod, and seed yield, and gas exchange of `Georgia Red' peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) were evaluated under controlled environmental conditions. Plants were exposed to concentrations of 400 (ambient), 800, and 1200 μmol·mol–1 CO2 in reach-in growth chambers. Foliage fresh and dry weights increased with increased CO2 up to 800 μmol·mol–1, but declined at 1200 μmol·mol–1. The number and the fresh and dry weights of pods also increased with increasing CO2 concentration. However, the yield of immature pods was not significantly influenced by increased CO2. Total seed yield increased 33% from ambient to 800 μmol·mol–1 CO2, and 4% from 800 to 1200 μmol·mol–1 CO2. Harvest index increased with increasing CO2. Branch length increased while specific leaf area decreased linearly as CO2 increased from ambient to 1200 μmol·mol–1. Net photosynthetic rate was highest among plants grown at 800 μmol·mol–1. Stomatal conductance decreased with increased CO2. Carboxylation efficiency was similar among plants grown at 400 and 800 μmol·mol–1 and decreased at 1200 μmol·mol–1CO2. These results suggest that CO2 enrichment from 400 to 800 μmol·mol–1 had positive effects on peanut growth and yield, but above 800 μmol·mol–1 enrichment seed yield increased only marginally.

scholarly journals Soybean-BioCro: A semi-mechanistic model of soybean growth

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan L Matthews ◽  
Amy Marshall-Colón ◽  
Justin M McGrath ◽  
Edward B Lochocki ◽  
Stephen P Long
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Co2 ◽  
Mechanistic Model ◽  
Co2 Enrichment ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Atmospheric Co2 ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Elevated Atmospheric Co2 ◽  
Crop Models ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Or Gene

Abstract Soybean is a major global source of protein and oil. Understanding how soybean crops will respond to the changing climate and identifying the responsible molecular machinery, are important for facilitating bioengineering and breeding to meet the growing global food demand. The BioCro family of crop models are semi-mechanistic models scaling from biochemistry to whole crop growth and yield. BioCro was previously parameterized and proved effective for the biomass crops miscanthus, coppice willow, and Brazilian sugarcane. Here, we present Soybean-BioCro, the first food crop to be parameterized for BioCro. Two new module sets were incorporated into the BioCro framework describing the rate of soybean development and carbon partitioning and senescence. The model was parameterized using field measurements collected over the 2002 and 2005 growing seasons at the open air [CO2] enrichment (SoyFACE) facility under ambient atmospheric [CO2]. We demonstrate that Soybean-BioCro successfully predicted how elevated [CO2] impacted field-grown soybean growth without a need for re-parameterization, by predicting soybean growth under elevated atmospheric [CO2] during the 2002 and 2005 growing seasons, and under both ambient and elevated [CO2] for the 2004 and 2006 growing seasons. Soybean-BioCro provides a useful foundational framework for incorporating additional primary and secondary metabolic processes or gene regulatory mechanisms that can further aid our understanding of how future soybean growth will be impacted by climate change.

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