Generation of negative air ions by plants upon pulsed electrical stimulation applied to soil

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 414-419

  Tikhonov, V P ^b   Tsvetkov, V D ^a   Litvinova, E G ^a   Sirota, T V ^a   Kondrashova, M N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b AOOT DIOD   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aloe arborescens; Negative air ions; Reactive oxygen species; Soil electrization

Indexed keywords

ALOE; ALOE ARBORESCENS; ARANEAE; CHLOROPHYTUM COMOSUM; CRASSULA; CRASSULA OVATA; CRASSULA PORTULACEA; ECHINOPSIS; HAWORTHIA; MAMMILLARIA; MAMMILLARIA PROLIFERA; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA HUMIFUSA HUMIFUSA;

EID: 3543001703     PISSN: 10214437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:RUPP.0000028690.74805.e2     Document Type: Article

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