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> The extra CO2 seems to be making them grow faster. Thus more plant, thus less nutrients available per unit volune of plant, thus less nutritious.
by basicplus2 8y ago
> The extra CO2 seems to be making them grow faster.
Thus more plant, thus less nutrients available per unit volune of plant, thus less nutritious.
- amelius 8y agoIt really depends on what "grow" means.
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoThis seems to assume that there is a fixed amount of nutrients available per plant. Can you state why you think that's a valid assumption? (I mean, yes, there is a fixed amount available, the total amount of nutrients contained in the soil available for the plant to pull nutrients from. But do you have some reason to think that plants are running into that limit?)
- flyGuyOnTheSly 8y agoIf a plant takes longer to grow, it consumes more water, and thus more nutrients, during it's growth period. It's one of the reasons why really cheap (highly efficient) commercially farmed produce these days tastes "watery" to some degree.