M. N. Musayev

Carbon diohide (СО₂) fertilization -The enhancement of the growth of plants as a result of increased atmospheric carbon diohide concentration. Depending on their mechanism of photosyn-thesis, certain types of plants are more sensitive to changes in atmospheric carbon diohide concen­tration. In particular, plants that produce a three-carbon compound (C₃) during photosynthesis-including most trees and agricultural crops such as rice, wheat, soybeans, potatoes, and vegeta-bles- generally show a larger response than plants that produce a four-carbon compound (C₄) during photosynthesis-mainly of tropical origin, including grasses and the agriculturally important crops maize, sugar cane, millet, and sorghum.