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Polyester microfibers in soil negatively impact the development of cherry tomato plants in experiments, raising concerns over the potential effect of high levels of such contaminants

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Polyester microfibers delay growth of cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) throughout the lifecycle

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The control, leachate, and microfiber treatments growing in the greenhouse approaching harvest time.

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Credit: Natasha Djuric, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Polyester microfibers in soil negatively impact the development of cherry tomato plants in experiments, raising concerns over the potential effect of high levels of such contaminants

Article URL: https://plos.io/3Ne0e7W

Article title: Polyester microfibers delay growth of cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) throughout the lifecycle

Author countries: Canada

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

Journal

PLOS One

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0336191

Article Title

Polyester microfibers delay growth of cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) throughout the lifecycle

Article Publication Date

14-Jan-2026

COI Statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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