Effects of a weak DC electric field on root growth in Arundo donax (Poaceae) |
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| Authors: | Antonio Scopa Maria Rosaria Barone Lumaga Luigi Pariti Giuseppe Martelli |
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| Institution: | 1. Dipartimento di Scienze dei Sistemi Colturali, Forestali e dell'Ambiente , Università degli Studi della Basilicata , Potenza;2. Orto Botanico, Università degli Studi di Napoli ‘Federico II’ , Napoli, Italy;3. Dipartimento di Biologia, Difesa e Biotecnologie Agro-Forestali , Università degli Studi della Basilicata , Potenza |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Electric fields can determine changes at the morphological and the physiological level in plants. Plants of Arundo donax L. (giant reed), obtained by set, grown on organic substrate were exposed to a DC electric field. A significant increase in growth rate was observed in the shoots and roots of treated plants. Treated roots also showed a modification in their morphology as compared to untreated ones. Our results point to a possibility of applying electric fields in plant propagation and reproduction. |
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| Keywords: | Arundo donax DC electric field root morphology growth rate |
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