Plants... Quick Question, 10 Easy Points?

Question

How does The CO2 control affect the growth of a leaf in a shady compared to a sunny area...

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Leaves of plants grown in the shade are often larger than those grown in full sun.

Answer 2

The sun helps but light at all will producwe the same amount.  

Answer 3

Tropical temps release CO2 in photocells of plants.

Colder temps inhibit the amt of C02 emitted.

Answer 4

I found this and it may answeryour question... and it makes sense if you control the CO2 with how much nutrition, water and sunlight you allow, then plants will grow better...read more

http://www.plantphysiol.org/cgi/content/...

This is from a study on

Effects of Light and Nutrients on Leaf Size, CO2 Exchange, and Anatomy in Wild Strawberry

High-light leaves were thicker than low-light leaves and had greater development of the mesophyll. Within a light level, high-nutrient leaves were thicker, but the proportions of leaf tissues did not change with nutrient level. Maximum net CO2 exchange rate and leaf size were greatest in high-light, high-nutrient leaves and lowest in high-light, low-nutrient leaves. Changes in mesophyll cell volume largely accounted for differences in CO2 exchange rate in low-light leaves, but not in high-light leaves.

Leaf size in these experiments was apparently determined by nutrient and carbon supply. This may explain the observation that the largest leaves produced by wild strawberries in the field occur in high-light, mesic habitats, rather than in shady habitats.