Abstract:
In this paper, with enclosed chamber system,
Medicago sativa seedlings were exposed to two CO
2 concentrations levels (ambient and double ambient CO
2 concentration), two temperature levels (ambient and + 2.2℃) and their combination for one growth season in order to research on its biomass accumulation and biomass allocation. The results showed that elevated CO
2 significantly increased the accumulation of root, stem and leaf biomasses and total biomass. And elevated temperature increased the leaf and stem biomasses and total biomass, but had no obvious effect on the root-biomass. Elevated temperature had positive effect on the accumulation of root, stem, leaf and total biomass under elevated CO
2. The combination of elevated CO
2 and temperature increased W
source/W
sink and available biomass, but decreased R/S and root biomass.