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

V. Khodakovskaya, Mariya; Dervishi, Enkeleda; Mahmood, Meena; Xu, Yang; Li, Zhongrui; Watanabe, Fumiya; S. Biris, Alexandru

doi:10.1021/nn900887m

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

Published in ACS Nano • Sep 22, 2009

Authors:

Mariya V. Khodakovskaya

Enkeleda Dervishi

Meena Mahmood

Abstract

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 mug/mL) compared to control. Analytical methods indicated that the CNTs are able ...

Subject

Germination

Carbon nanotube

Coat

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