Increased growth and germination success in plants following hydrogen sulfide administration

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dc.contributor.authorDooley, F.
dc.contributor.authorNair, S.
dc.contributor.authorWard, P.
dc.contributor.editorRutherford, S.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis study presents a novel way of enhancing plant growth through the use of a non-petroleum based product. We report here that exposing either roots or seeds of multicellular plants to extremely low concentrations of dissolved hydrogen sulfide at any stage of life causes statistically significant increases in biomass including higher fruit yield. Individual cells in treated plants were smaller (~13%) than those of controls. Germination success and seedling size increased in, bean, corn, wheat, and pea seeds while time to germination decreases. These findings indicated an important role of H2S as a signaling molecule that can increase the growth rate of all species yet tested. The increased crop yields reported here has the potential to effect the world's agricultural output.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityFrederick D. Dooley, Suven P. Nair, Peter D. Ward
dc.identifier.citationPLoS ONE, 2013; 8(4):e62048-1-e62048-5
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0062048
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/87396
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.rights© 2013 Dooley et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062048
dc.subjectPlants
dc.subjectPhaseolus
dc.subjectTriticum
dc.subjectZea mays
dc.subjectFruit
dc.subjectPlant Leaves
dc.subjectHydrogen Sulfide
dc.subjectSoil
dc.subjectGermination
dc.subjectPhotosynthesis
dc.subjectTime Factors
dc.subjectPlant Development
dc.subjectPisum sativum
dc.titleIncreased growth and germination success in plants following hydrogen sulfide administration
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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