Beneficial role of carbon nanotubes on mustard plant growth: An agricultural prospect

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 4519-4528

  Mondal, Anindita ^a   Basu, Ruma ^b   Das, Sukhen ^a   Nandy, Papiya ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Jogamaya Devi College   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Conductivity; Food and agricultural systems; Germination rate; Moisture content; Plant growth; Soaking drying treatment

Indexed keywords

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS; GERMINATION RATES; MOISTURE CONTENTS; PLANT GROWTH; SOAKING-DRYING TREATMENT;

CULTIVATION; NANOPARTICLES; SEED;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

CARBON NANOTUBE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOPARTICLE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BRASSICA; CONDUCTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; GERMINATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 80955166075     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0406-z     Document Type: Article

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