Magnetic field effects on plant growth, development, and evolution

The geomagnetic field (GMF) is a natural component of our environment. Plants, which are known to sense different wavelengths of light, respond to gravity, react to touch and electrical signaling, cannot escape the effect of GMF. While phototropism, gravitropism, and tigmotropism have been thoroughl...

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Autor principal: Maffei, Massimo E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
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Plant Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25237317
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2014.00445
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description The geomagnetic field (GMF) is a natural component of our environment. Plants, which are known to sense different wavelengths of light, respond to gravity, react to touch and electrical signaling, cannot escape the effect of GMF. While phototropism, gravitropism, and tigmotropism have been thoroughly studied, the impact of GMF on plant growth and development is not well-understood. This review describes the effects of altering magnetic field (MF) conditions on plants by considering plant responses to MF values either lower or higher than those of the GMF. The possible role of GMF on plant evolution and the nature of the magnetoreceptor is also discussed.
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spelling pubmed-41543922014-09-18 Magnetic field effects on plant growth, development, and evolution Maffei, Massimo E. Front Plant Sci Plant Science The geomagnetic field (GMF) is a natural component of our environment. Plants, which are known to sense different wavelengths of light, respond to gravity, react to touch and electrical signaling, cannot escape the effect of GMF. While phototropism, gravitropism, and tigmotropism have been thoroughly studied, the impact of GMF on plant growth and development is not well-understood. This review describes the effects of altering magnetic field (MF) conditions on plants by considering plant responses to MF values either lower or higher than those of the GMF. The possible role of GMF on plant evolution and the nature of the magnetoreceptor is also discussed. Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4154392/ /pubmed/25237317 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2014.00445 Text en Copyright © 2014 Maffei. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Magnetic field effects on plant growth, development, and evolution
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title_short Magnetic field effects on plant growth, development, and evolution
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25237317
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