Multi‐walled carbon nanotubes applied through seed‐priming influence early germination, root hair, growth and yield of bread wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.)

Abstract

Augmented growth of MWCNT-primed wheat, enhancement in grain number, biomass, stomatal density, xylem-phloem size, epidermal cells, and water uptake is observed while finding no DNA damage. This opens up an entirely new aspect to using cost-effective nanomaterials (the MWCNTs were produced in-house) for enhancing the performance of crop plants. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.