Effects of microplastics on lentil (Lens culinaris) seed germination and seedling growth

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 303; no. Pt 2; p. 135162
• Main Authors: De Silva, Y. Sanath K., Rajagopalan, Uma Maheswari, Kadono, Hirofumi, Li, Danyang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2022
• Subjects: bioassays; Biospeckle; Lens culinaris; lentils; Microplastics; Optical coherence tomography (OCT); polyethylene; Seed germination; Seedling growth; seedlings; tomography; viability; Microplastics; Seedling growth; Optical coherence tomography (OCT); Biospeckle; Seed germination

Widespread use of plastics and mishandling has resulted in severe environmental issues affecting seed germination and seedling growth. This study investigates the effect of polyethylene microplastics (740–4990 nm PEMPs) on lentil (Lens culinaris) seed germination and seedling growth using Biospeckle...