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US 2015/0296793 A1Published application
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 seeds comprising a polymer and carbon nanomaterials.
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