Elevated Carbon Dioxide: Impacts on Soil and Plant Water Relations
Elevated Carbon Dioxide: Impacts on Soil and Plant Water Relations
CRC Press; 1 edition | March 15, 2011 | ISBN-10: 1439855048 | 415 pages | PDF | 8.69 MB
CRC Press; 1 edition | March 15, 2011 | ISBN-10: 1439855048 | 415 pages | PDF | 8.69 MB
Between 1958 and 2008, the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere increased from 316 to 385 ppm. Continued increases in CO2 concentration will significantly affect long-term climate change, including variations in agricultural yields. Focusing on this critical issue, Elevated Carbon Dioxide: Impacts on Soil and Plant Water Relations presents research conducted on field-grown sorghum, winter wheat, and rangeland plants under elevated CO2. It describes specific results from pioneering experiments performed over a seven-year period in the Evapotranspiration Laboratory at Kansas State University, along with experiments appearing in peer-reviewed journal articles.