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

Author: E. Martinez, M. Florez, M.V. Carbonell

ijeab doi crossref DOI: 10.22161/ijeab/2.1.47

Keyword: cereal seeds, magnetic field, germination, seedling, magnet.

Abstract: The main objective of this study is to determine the effects of 125 mT magnetic treatment on the germination of different cereals seeds. This objective has a practical application in agriculture science: early growth of seeds. Germination tests were carried out under laboratory conditions by exposing seeds to magnetic field for different times. For each treatment the number of germinated seeds was counted to determine the time necessary to achieve the final maximum percentage of germinated seeds; rate of germination was assessed by determining the mean germination time (MGT) and parameters T1, T10, T25, T50, T75, T90, time required to germinate 1 - 90 percent of seeds. An increase in the percentage and rate of germination of seeds as positive response to magnetic field treatment in rice, wheat, maize and barley seeds have been found for all treatments applied. The mean germination time and parameters were reduced for all the magnetic treatments applied. Most significant differences were obtained for time of exposure of chronically exposure and 24 hours. External magnetic fields enhance seed vigor by influencing the biochemical processes by stimulating activity of proteins and enzymes. Numerous studies suggested that magnetic field increases ions uptake and consequently improves nutrition value.

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MLA

E. Martinez, M. Florez, M.V. Carbonell et al."Stimulatory Effect of the Magnetic Treatment on the Germination of Cereal Seeds". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878),vol 2, no. 1, 2017, pp.375-381 AI Publications doi:10.22161/ijeab/2.1.47

APA

E. Martinez, M. Florez, M.V. Carbonell, P.(2017).Stimulatory Effect of the Magnetic Treatment on the Germination of Cereal Seeds. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(1), 375-381.10.22161/ijeab/2.1.47

Chicago

E. Martinez, M. Florez, M.V. Carbonell, P.(2017).Stimulatory Effect of the Magnetic Treatment on the Germination of Cereal Seeds. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(1), pp.375-381.

Harvard

E. Martinez, M. Florez, M.V. Carbonell. 2017."Stimulatory Effect of the Magnetic Treatment on the Germination of Cereal Seeds". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(1):375-381.Doi:10.22161/ijeab/2.1.47

IEEE

E. Martinez, M. Florez, M.V. Carbonell."Stimulatory Effect of the Magnetic Treatment on the Germination of Cereal Seeds", International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology,vol.2,no. 1, pp.375-381,2017.

Bibtex

@article { e.martinez2017stimulatory,
title={Stimulatory Effect of the Magnetic Treatment on the Germination of Cereal Seeds},
author={E. Martinez, M. Florez, M.V. Carbonell , R},
journal={International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology},
volume={2},
year= {2017} ,
}