MikeC
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New Zealand's favourite chemtrail hunter has recently noticed a 2012 paper titled:
Effects of Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles on the Growth, Development, and microRNA Expression of Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
Which concludes that if you increase the amount of aluminium "nanoparticles" in soil you can affect the growth of plants.
as far as I can see there is no discussion in the paper as to the well known effects of aluminium toxicity and the pH of the soil being used is never discussed. Instead they postulate that:
Effects of Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles on the Growth, Development, and microRNA Expression of Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
Which concludes that if you increase the amount of aluminium "nanoparticles" in soil you can affect the growth of plants.
as far as I can see there is no discussion in the paper as to the well known effects of aluminium toxicity and the pH of the soil being used is never discussed. Instead they postulate that:
The paper seems reasonably argued - but I have little knowledge of the subject and was really looking to see if they addressed known Al+++ toxicity, so any one who has any insights in this I would welcome their comments.The results of this study show that Al2O3 nanoparticles have a negative effect on the growth and development of tobacco seedlings and that miRNAs may play a role in the ability of plants to withstand stress to Al2O3nanoparticles in the environment.