Exposure of maize seeds to stationary magnetic fields: Effects on germination and early growth

Flórez, Mercedes; Carbonell, María; Martínez, Elvira

doi:10.1016/j.envexpbot.2005.10.006

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“…The greatest stimulation of growth was observed in seeds chronically exposed to a magnetic field or in seeds treated for 24 hours. An increase of the initial growth stages and an early sprouting of maize seeds exposed to a stationary magnetic field was also observed (Flórez et al 2007), treated plants grew higher and heavier than control. Effect of exposure of grass seeds to 125 mT and 250 mT was studied (Carbonell et al 2008), finding that mean germination time was reduced by 10% compared with control seeds; the time required for germination onset was also reduced and the roots of grass seedlings from chronically exposed seeds grew higher and longer than those of untreated ones.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

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Stimulatory Effect of the Magnetic Treatment on the Germination of Cereal Seeds

Martínez¹,

Flórez²,

Carbonell³

2017

IJEAB

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“…They found a positive growth response to a 125 mT and 250 mT magnetic field in rice, wheat and barley seeds (Flórez et al 2004;Martínez et al 2000Martínez et al , 2007. The greatest stimulation of growth was observed in seeds chronically exposed to a magnetic field or in seeds treated for 24 hours.…”

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confidence: 99%

Stimulatory Effect of the Magnetic Treatment on the Germination of Cereal Seeds

Martínez¹,

Flórez²,

Carbonell³

2017

IJEAB

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“…This is possible to achieve by agricultural and physical treatments as in the case of other legumes (Podleśny, 2002; and other plant species (Hernandez et al, 2009;Osman et al, 2009;Tobgy et al, 2009). However, according to some authors, the best method to combine these goals is the use of physical treatments (Delibatowa and Ivanova, 2006;Flórez et al, 2007;Hernandez et al, 2010;Jun et al, 2007;Rochalska and Orzeszko-Rywka, 2008). In some researches opinion, presowing physical treatments of seeds are environmentally safe because they only modify biochemical and physiological processes in seeds, which, in consequence, accelerate seedling emergence and improve plant development (Chen et al, 2005a;Podleśny et al, 2012;Rubinov, 2003).…”

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Changes in the germination process and growth of pea in effect of laser seed irradiation

Podleśna

Gładyszewska

Podleśny

et al. 2015

International Agrophysics

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A b s t r a c t. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of pre-sowing helium-neon (He-Ne) laser irradiation of pea seeds on changes in seed biochemical processes, germination rate, seedling emergence, growth rate, and yield. The first experimental factor was exposure to laser radiation: D0 -no irradiation, D3 -three exposures, D5 -five exposures, and the harvest dates were the second factor. Pre-sowing treatment of pea seeds with He-Ne laser light increased the concentrations of amylolytic enzymes and the content of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) in pea seeds and seedlings. The exposure of seeds to He-Ne laser light improved the germination rate and uniformity and modified growth stages, which caused acceleration of flowering and ripening of pea plants. Laser light stimulation improved the morphological characteristics of plants by increasing plant height and leaf surface area. Irradiation improved the yield of vegetative and reproductive organs of pea, although the effects varied at the different growth stages. The increase in the seed yield resulted from a higher number of pods and seeds per plant, whereas no significant changes were observed in the number of seeds per pod. Both radiation doses exerted similarly stimulating effects on pea growth, development, and yield.

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“…A report on the effect of magnetic field on plant seeds with respect to the growth of the plant was measured, and suggest the improved growth of roots and shoots [27]. Further, the effect was also reported to have improved level of photosynthesis, stomatal conductance and chlorophyll content after magnetic field treatment under stress conditions [28].…”

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Molecular Analysis of Biofield Treated Eggplant and Watermelon Crops

Trivedi¹,

Branton²

2015

Adv Crop Sci Tech

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Eggplant and watermelon, as one of the important vegetative crops have grown worldwide. The aim of the present study was to analyze the overall growth of the two inbreed crops varieties after the biofield energy treatment. The plots were selected for the study, and divided into two parts, control and treated. The control plots were left as untreated, while the treated plots were exposed with Mr. Trivedi's biofield energy treatment. Both the crops were cultivated in different fields and were analyzed for the growth contributing parameters as compared with their respective control. To study the genetic variability in both plants after biofield energy treatment, DNA fingerprinting was performed using RAPD method. The eggplants were reported to have uniform colored, glossy, and greener leaves, which are bigger in size. The canopy of the eggplant was larger with early fruiting, while the fruits have uniform shape and the texture as compared with the control. However, the watermelon plants after the biofield treatment showed higher survival rate, with larger canopy, bright and dark green leaves compared with the untreated plants. The percentage of true polymorphism observed between control and treated samples of eggplant and watermelon seed samples were an average value of 18% and 17%, respectively. Overall, the data suggest that Mr. Trivedi's biofield energy treatment has the ability to alter the plant growth rate, and can be utilized in better way as compared with the existing agricultural crop improvement techniques to improve the overall crop yield.

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Exposure of maize seeds to stationary magnetic fields: Effects on germination and early growth

Cited by 213 publications

References 15 publications

Stimulatory Effect of the Magnetic Treatment on the Germination of Cereal Seeds

Stimulatory Effect of the Magnetic Treatment on the Germination of Cereal Seeds

Changes in the germination process and growth of pea in effect of laser seed irradiation

Molecular Analysis of Biofield Treated Eggplant and Watermelon Crops

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