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Monday, January 4, 2021

Xu et. al. (2020) -- The application of CO2 in the greenhouse stimulates eggplant growth

Source:

Xu, X., Wu, P.,  Song, H., Zhang, J.,  Zheng, S., Xing, G.,  Hou, L. and Li, M. 

2020. 

Identification of candidate genes associated with photosynthesis in eggplant under elevated CO2.  

Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment 34: 1166-1175.

"Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is widely cultivated throughout Asia.

... the eggplant variety Shenyuan 3 was grown under ambient (400 ppm) or elevated (800 ppm) CO2

... the elevated CO2 treatment was only maintained during the hours of 8 am to 10 am on sunny days. 

After four weeks of treatment, ... elevated CO2 increased both the plant height and stem diameter by 28.6% and 5.2%, respectively. Elevated CO2 also stimulate net photosynthesis of eggplant leaves by 86% ...