Replying to Avatar ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ

no, the reasons for what i am saying relates to the solubility of CO2 in water at the given temperature, and the demand for CO2

i've seen plants elongate because of heat too, and thinking through it the reasons are obvious and related to why CO2 boosts width of stems and decreases the distance between sidebranches (aka opposite of elongation)
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 2y ago

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521132758.htm

it's because of CO2 solubility in water, i'm almost certain, and this is why CO2 enrichment makes a big difference in width and shortness of space between sidebranches

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 2y ago

i have a firm grounding in chemistry and solubility of gases in liquids gets higher at low temperatures so low light causes elongation but low temperature increases relative CO2 absorption

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Jac 2y ago

Thank you for the discovery journey. I’ll share what I find. Now I’m curious, as we have had this CO2 discussion under a different topic in the past.