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At the Origins of Electroculture: A Retrodictive Modelling of Bertholon's 18th-Century Electrovegetometer in the Pre-Corona Regime
Thierry Dufour
Pierre-Nicolas Bertholon's 18th-century electrovegetometer was conceived to harness "atmospheric electricity" for plant growth, yet its physical capabilities have never been quanti…
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From Electroculture to Plasma Agriculture: A Three-Century Arc Bridging Bertholon's Legacy with Contemporary Farming Advances
Thierry Dufour
This review traces the historical trajectory of electricity in agriculture, from the earliest observations of electrical phenomena to the emergence of cold plasmas. Looking back to…