Multi-walled carbon nanotubes improve nitrogen use efficiency and nutritional quality in<i>Brassica campestris</i>
Shixin Cai, Peng Zhang, Zhiling Guo, Feng Jin, Jingyuan Wang, Zijie Song, Tcyganova Nadezhda, Iseult Lynch, Xiuli Dang
Abstract
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) added into soil can improve the enzyme activities related to nitrogen (N) metabolism in the soil and plant to promote Brassica campestris growth and nitrogen use efficiency under different N applications.
Topics & Concepts
BrassicaCarbon nanotubeNitrogenAgronomyMaterials scienceChemistryBiologyNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication