Effects of Atmospheric CO₂ Enrichment on Plant Roots

Click on the links below to access reviews of the scientific literature on this topic that have been published since the 2009 NIPCC report.

Fine-Root Survivorship of Ponderosa Pine Trees: CO₂ vs. O₃ (11 January 2012)
The Benefits of Breeding Crops that Produce Deep Roots (14 December 2011)
The Rooting of Woody Plant Cuttings (28 September 2011)
Atmospheric CO₂ Enrichment Effects on Agricultural Plant Roots are Providing the Foundation for a New-and-Improved "Green Revolution" (19 January 2011)
Effects of Elevated CO₂ on a Regenerating Longleaf Pine Ecosystem (22 December 2010)
Dark Septate Root Endophytic Fungi, CO₂ and Trees (21 October 2010)
Battling for Fungal Sporocarps in Earth's Forests: CO₂ vs. O₃ (13 October 2010)
Belowground Carbon Storage in a Grassland Community (8 September 2010)
Effect of Elevated CO₂ on the Root Mass Fraction of Plants (5 August 2010)
The Depths to Which Some Roots Will Go (8 July 2010)