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Plenty has been written about concerns over elevated levels of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere, but a Kansas State University researcher has found an upside to the higher CO2 levels. And it's been particularly relevant in light of drought that overspread the area in recent months. ... The research showed that sorghum and winter wheat used water more efficiently as a result of the increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. ... Studies done subsequent to the early work confirmed the findings. -Mary Lou Peter, K-State Today, March 26, 2013

Plenty has been written about concerns over elevated levels of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere, but a Kansas State University researcher has found an upside to the higher CO2 levels. And it's been particularly relevant in light of drought that overspread the area in recent months. ... The research showed that sorghum and winter wheat used water more efficiently as a result of the increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. ... Studies done subsequent to the early work confirmed the findings. -Mary Lou Peter, K-State Today, March 26, 2013 This meticulously detailed work describes the literature surrounding plant and soil response to drought and elevated CO^D[2. ... Attractive features are the frequent diversions to review the history and fundamental science behind topics under discussion. The volume includes brief biographies of persons of historical importance in the field at the end of each chapter, as well as over 200 high-quality figures. ... Summing Up: Recommended. - CHOICE Magazine, May 2012 This is a book for the specialist/researcher though the explanation of principles, the many examples, and the considerable bibliography also constitute a valuable resource for lecturers. Moreover, the considerable detail on theory and practice is a welcome addition to the global warming literature which is sometimes based more on rhetoric than on tact but at GBP82 it will likely only be a library purchase and then only in a limited number of libraries. - Bulletin of the British Ecological Society, 2011

Plenty has been written about concerns over elevated levels of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere, but a Kansas State University researcher has found an upside to the higher CO2 levels. And it's been particularly relevant in light of drought that overspread the area in recent months. ... The research showed that sorghum and winter wheat used water more efficiently as a result of the increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. ... Studies done subsequent to the early work confirmed the findings. -Mary Lou Peter, K-State Today, March 26, 2013 This meticulously detailed work describes the literature surrounding plant and soil response to drought and elevated CO^D[2. ... Attractive features are the frequent diversions to review the history and fundamental science behind topics under discussion. The volume includes brief biographies of persons of historical importance in the field at the end of each chapter, as well as over 200 high-quality figures. ... Summing Up: Recommended. - CHOICE Magazine, May 2012 This is a book for the specialist/researcher though the explanation of principles, the many examples, and the considerable bibliography also constitute a valuable resource for lecturers. Moreover, the considerable detail on theory and practice is a welcome addition to the global warming literature which is sometimes based more on rhetoric than on tact but at GBP82 it will likely only be a library purchase and then only in a limited number of libraries. - Bulletin of the British Ecological Society, 2011

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M.B. Kirkham is a professor in the Department of Agronomy at Kansas State University. Dr. Kirkham is an editorial board member of several journals, including Crop Science and Soil Science. Dr. Kirkham has authored or co-authored over 200 articles in scientific journals and has been a recipient of the Carl Sprengel Agronomic Research Award of the American Society of Agronomy and the Crop Science Research Award of the Crop Science Society of America. Kirkham is a graduate of Wellesley College, Massachusetts, USA.

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