Plant sensitivity to low intensity 105 GHz electromagnetic radiation

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 403-407

  Tafforeau, Marc ^a   Verdus, Marie Claire ^a   Norris, Vic ^a   White, Glenn J ^b   Cole, Mike ^b   Demarty, Maurice ^a   Thellier, Michel ^a   Ripoll, Camille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Environmental stress; Flax; Meristem; Microwaves

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; LINEN; OILSEEDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); YARN;

CALCIUM-DEPRIVATION; COLD SHOCK; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GROUP OF CELLS; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; LOW-INTENSITY; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MERISTEM; NONTHERMAL; PLANT SENSITIVITY;

FLAX;

ARTICLE; COLD STRESS; COTYLEDON; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FLAX; KINETICS; LINSEED; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MERISTEM; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATOR; PLANT RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEEDLING; STRESS; TELEPHONE;

LINUM; LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 4444244902     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.10205     Document Type: Article

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