Early growth effects on Arabidopsis thaliana by seed exposure of nanosecond pulsed electric field

Arabidopsis thaliana seeds were subjected to nanosecond pulsed electric field (nsPEF) to examine the growth effect. The exposures were carried out using electrical pulses of 10 ns duration with the field intensity varied from 5 to 20 kV cm−1. Statistical analysis on the average leaf area showed that...

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Published in:Journal of electrostatics 2012-10, Vol.70 (5), p.445-450
Main Authors: Songnuan, Wisuwat, Kirawanich, Phumin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arabidopsis thaliana
Electric fields
Electrostatics
Full-wave analysis
Germination
High-intensity nanosecond pulsed electric fields
Leaf area
Nanocomposites
Nanomaterials
Nanostructure
Seeds
Statistical analysis
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Summary:Arabidopsis thaliana seeds were subjected to nanosecond pulsed electric field (nsPEF) to examine the growth effect. The exposures were carried out using electrical pulses of 10 ns duration with the field intensity varied from 5 to 20 kV cm−1. Statistical analysis on the average leaf area showed that the positive nsPEF effect appeared a few days after germination. It was also found that the effect was significant the second week following treatments, especially at 10 kV cm−1 with a maximum increase of 80% compared to the control (P 
ISSN:0304-3886
1873-5738
DOI:10.1016/j.elstat.2012.06.004