Induction of primary root curvature in radish seedlings in a static magnetic field

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 194-199

  Yano, Akira ^a   Hidaka, Eiko ^a   Fujiwara, Kazuhiro ^b   Iimoto, Mitsuo ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetic field gradient; Magnetotropism; Permanent magnet; Root elongation; Tropism

Indexed keywords

CLINOSTATS; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

CONTINUOUS ROTATION; EXPOSED TO; FIELD GRADIENT; MAGNETIC FIELD GRADIENT; MAGNETOTROPISM; PRIMARY ROOTS; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; ROOT ELONGATION; STATIC MAGNETIC FIELDS; TROPISM;

PERMANENT MAGNETS;

RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

ARTICLE; BRASSICACEAE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT ROOT; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

BRASSICACEAE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 0035316362     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.38     Document Type: Article

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