Carbon Nanotubes Are Able To Penetrate Plant Seed Coat and Dramatically Affect Seed Germination and Plant Growth

Carbon Nanotubes Are Able To Penetrate Plant Seed Coat and Dramatically Affect Seed Germination and Plant Growth

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were found to penetrate tomato seeds and affect their germination and growth rates. The germination was found to be dramatically higher for seeds that germinated on medium containing CNTs (10−40 μg/mL) compared to control. Analytical methods indicated that the CNTs are able t...

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Veröffentlicht in:ACS nano 2009-10, Vol.3 (10), p.3221-3227
Hauptverfasser: Khodakovskaya, Mariya, Dervishi, Enkeleda, Mahmood, Meena, Xu, Yang, Li, Zhongrui, Watanabe, Fumiya, Biris, Alexandru S
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biomass
Fertilizers
Germination - drug effects
Lycopersicon esculentum - drug effects
Lycopersicon esculentum - growth & development
Lycopersicon esculentum - metabolism
Nanotubes, Carbon
Seeds - drug effects
Seeds - growth & development
Seeds - metabolism
Water - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were found to penetrate tomato seeds and affect their germination and growth rates. The germination was found to be dramatically higher for seeds that germinated on medium containing CNTs (10−40 μg/mL) compared to control. Analytical methods indicated that the CNTs are able to penetrate the thick seed coat and support water uptake inside seeds, a process which can affect seed germination and growth of tomato seedlings.
ISSN:1936-0851
1936-086X
DOI:10.1021/nn900887m