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ArticleScientific reports2020

Agar with embedded channels to study root growth.

Azlan Abdul Aziz, Kai Boon Lim, Ena Kartina Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Hanafiah Nurmawati, Abu Samah Zuruzi

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Azlan Abdul AzizFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Tungku Link, Gadong, BE1410, Brunei.
Kai Boon LimFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Tungku Link, Gadong, BE1410, Brunei.
Ena Kartina Abdul RahmanFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Tungku Link, Gadong, BE1410, Brunei.
Muhammad Hanafiah NurmawatiSingapore Accreditation Council, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore, 138634, Singapore.
Abu Samah ZuruziDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. zsamah@alfaisal.edu.
Universiti Teknologi Brunei · BNAlfaisal University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Agar have long been used as a growth media for plants. Here, we made agar media with embedded fluidic channels to study the effect of exposure to nutrient solution on root growth and pull-out force. Black Eye bean (Vigna Unguiculata) and Mung bean (Vigna Radiata) were used in this study due to their rapid root development. Agar media were fabricated using casting process with removable cores to form channels which were subsequently filled with nutrient solution. Upon germination, beans were transplanted onto the agar media and allowed to grow. Pull-out force was determined at 96, 120 and 144 h after germination by applying a force on the hypocotyl above the gel surface. The effect of nutrients was investigated by comparing corresponding data obtained from control plants which have not been exposed to nutrient solution. Pull-out force of Black Eye bean plantlets grown in agar with nutrient solution in channels was greater than those grown in gel without nutrients and was 110% greater after 144 h of germination. Pull-out force of Mung bean plantlets grown in agar with and without nutrient solution was similar. Tap root lengths of Black Eye bean and Mung Bean plantlets grown in agar with nutrient solution are shorter than those grown without nutrient.

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AgarDiffusion Chambers, CultureDrug Delivery SystemsGerminationMechanical PhenomenaNutrientsPlant RootsVignaAgarNutrients

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PMID32859972
PMCPMC7455560
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