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US 9,364,004 B2Granted
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 method for enhancing the germination and growth of seeds comprising the step of spraying a composition comprising a concentration of carbon nanomaterials to a surface of a plant seed, wherein said concentration of carbon nanomaterials is in the range of 0.1-200 μg/mL.
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