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Plant Responses to High Frequency Electromagnetic Fields
Joint Authors
Vian, Alain
Davies, Eric
Gendraud, Michel
Bonnet, Pierre
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
High frequency nonionizing electromagnetic fields (HF-EMF) that are increasingly present in the environment constitute a genuine environmental stimulus able to evoke specific responses in plants that share many similarities with those observed after a stressful treatment.
Plants constitute an outstanding model to study such interactions since their architecture (high surface area to volume ratio) optimizes their interaction with the environment.
In the present review, after identifying the main exposure devices (transverse and gigahertz electromagnetic cells, wave guide, and mode stirred reverberating chamber) and general physics laws that govern EMF interactions with plants, we illustrate some of the observed responses after exposure to HF-EMF at the cellular, molecular, and whole plant scale.
Indeed, numerous metabolic activities (reactive oxygen species metabolism, α- and β-amylase, Krebs cycle, pentose phosphate pathway, chlorophyll content, terpene emission, etc.) are modified, gene expression altered (calmodulin, calcium-dependent protein kinase, and proteinase inhibitor), and growth reduced (stem elongation and dry weight) after low power (i.e., nonthermal) HF-EMF exposure.
These changes occur not only in the tissues directly exposed but also systemically in distant tissues.
While the long-term impact of these metabolic changes remains largely unknown, we propose to consider nonionizing HF-EMF radiation as a noninjurious, genuine environmental factor that readily evokes changes in plant metabolism.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vian, Alain& Davies, Eric& Gendraud, Michel& Bonnet, Pierre. 2016. Plant Responses to High Frequency Electromagnetic Fields. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vian, Alain…[et al.]. Plant Responses to High Frequency Electromagnetic Fields. BioMed Research International No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096980
American Medical Association (AMA)
Vian, Alain& Davies, Eric& Gendraud, Michel& Bonnet, Pierre. Plant Responses to High Frequency Electromagnetic Fields. BioMed Research International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096980
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1096980