Abstract
Barley and pea plants were grown under several regimens of different compositions of soil atmosphere, the O2 concentration varying from 0 to 21% and the CO2 concentration from 0 to 8%. In absence of CO2, the effect of O2 on root length in barley was characterized by equal root lengths within the range of 21 to 7% O2 and a steep decline between 7 and 0%. In peas, while showing the same general response, the decline occurred between 14 and 7% O2. Root numbers of the seminal roots of barley decreased already with reduction in O2 concentration from 21 to 14%. Dry matter production was affected somewhat differently by O2 and CO2 concentration. Dry matter production in barley was reduced at 14% O2 while root length decreased between 7 and 0%. In peas, dry matter production was favored by low CO2 concentrations except where there was no oxygen. At 21% O2, increasing CO2 concentrations did not seem to affect root length up to concentrations of 2% CO2. At 8% CO2, root length was decreased. The inter-active effects of CO2 and O2 are characterized by a reduced susceptibility to CO2 at O2 values below 7%, and a very deleterious effect of 8% CO2 at 7% O2.
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