A novel technique using SWCNTs to enhanced development and root growth of fig plants (Ficus carica)

Technical Proceedings of the 2013 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2013

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages 167-170

  Flores, Dora ^a   Chaves, Juan Scott ^a   Chacon, Randall ^a   Schmidt, Alexander ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Agriculture; CNT; Growth; Nanotechnology; Plant; SWCNT

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES; CNT; MATERIAL APPLICATION; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; PLANT; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON; SWCNT;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CELL MEMBRANES; DISPERSIONS; EXHIBITIONS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84881106625     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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