Method of using carbon nanotubes to affect seed germination and plant growth
AssigneeBoard of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
InventorsMariya V. Khodakovskaya, Alexandru S. Biris
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Abstract
A method of increasing the probability and rate of seed germination, increasing vegetative biomass, and increasing water uptake in seeds, in which a seed is introduced to an effective concentration of carbon nanomaterial. The effective concentration of carbon nanomaterial is 10-200 μg/mL.
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A composition for coating a seed comprising a polymer mixed with carbon nanomaterials, wherein said composition comprises a concentration of said carbon nanomaterials in the range of 0.1-200 μg/mL.
A composition comprising a hydrophilic polymer mixed with carbon nanomaterials, wherein said composition comprises a concentration of said carbon nanomaterials in the range of 0.1-200 μg/mL, wherein said hydrophilic polymer is operable to absorb and retain water from soil, and wherein said carbon nanomaterials comprise multi-walled carbon nanotubes, single-walled carbon nanotubes, nanofibers, or fullerenes.
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