Improvement of Commercially Valuable Traits of Industrial Crops by Application of Carbon-based Nanomaterials.

ABSTRACT: Carbon-based nanomaterials (CBNs) have great potential as a powerful tool to improve plant productivity. Here, we investigated the biological effects of graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on fiber-producing species (cotton, Gossypium hirsutum) and ornamental species (vinca, Catharanthus roseus). The exposure of seeds to CNTs or graphene led to the activation of early seed germination in Catharanthus and overall higher germination in cotton and Catharanthus seeds. The application of CBNs resulted in higher root and shoot growth of young seedlings of both tested species. Cultivation of Catharanthus plants in soil supplemented with CBNs resulted in the stimulation of plant reproductive system by inducing early flower development along with higher flower production. Catharanthus plants culti

SUBMITTER: Pandey K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6920410 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature