Carbon Dioxide and Plant Responses

About this book

This book describes how carbon dioxide has affected all life on earth since the earliest times and explores the responses of plants, particularly food plants, to the ever-increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the air. It explains why the impact of elevated carbon dioxide on food production will not be the panacea that some have predicted.

Contents

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide - Past, Present and Future; The Quest for Direct Effects of CO2; Effects of Elevated Atmospheric [CO2 ] on Root Systems; Effects of Elevated Atmospheric [CO2 ] on Leaf Structure; Photosynthetic Responses to Elevated [CO2]; Effects of Atmospheric Elevated [CO2 ] on the Leaf Surface, Stomatal Function and Water-Use Efficiency; The Stem as a 'Sink' for Assimilates; Effects of [CO2 ] on Flowering and Fruiting; Effects of [CO2 ] on Seed Yield and Quality; Interactions of [CO2] with Aerial Pollutants and Ultraviolet Radiation; The Complexities of Plant Communities; The Global Carbon Cycle and Sustainable Development.

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