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Electric Field Air Bubbles Improve Crop Growth with Less Fertilizer
Greg Howard
2nd June, 2024
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Key Findings
- The study from University College Dublin found that using electric field-based air nanobubbles (EF-ANBs) in irrigation significantly boosts crop germination and growth
- EF-ANBs increased the germination rate of lettuce from 20% to 96% and basil from 16% to 53% in just two days
- EF-ANBs also enhanced plant growth, with lettuce and basil showing 2.8- and 1.6-fold increases in hypocotyl elongation over six days
AgricultureSustainabilityBiotech
References
Main Study
1) Electric field-based air nanobubbles (EF-ANBs) irrigation on efficient crop cultivation with reduced fertilizer dependency.
Published 31st May, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121228
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